discografia/discography
Acaba de salir al mercado su primer disco, llamado "llama", el cual se puede comprar en la página web: www.marecording
(english)
Their first disc, called "llama" is already on the market. You can buy it through the webside: www.marecording
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The music on "llama" is somewhat varied. More than half the tracks were done in single takes, both Sílvia and Ravid knowing immediately what they wanted to express. Nevertheless, track one ended up being take two of "Gitana". It is possible however, to hear take one (the first song of the sessions) on the "MAonSA" sampler (available from the MA website). Track two is part of a lullaby, "Vestida de nit" that Sílvia`s mother used to sing to her. Sílvia also reveals her unique approach to Fado on "Lagrima" originally sung by Amalia Rodriguez (track 6), while both performers express their respect for the music of Africa, on track 9. Sílvia shows some of her vocal jazz chops on "I'm All Smiles". Ravid's solos, which I programmed more like interludes between and after songs, are somewhat more introspective and impressionistic, although Sílvia is just as poetic, but in a different way, on her "Los Silencios de Los Desiertos". The set ends with Ravid's "Lullaby for Yali" on which Sílvia sang very quietly, but very close to the microphones.
Finally, the venue for this recording was a little church in the Barri Gotic quarter of Barcelona. MA's own custom made, DC powered, line level microphones with Bruel and Kjaer capsules were used. You can see them on the cover of the "MAonSA" SACD sampler. The high output of these mikes was then fed thru 3 meters of Crystal Cable "ULTRA" XLR cable, directly into the DCS 904 Analog to Digital converter which was placed close to the microphones. The digital signal from the AD converter was then sent via a 12 meter AES-EBU digital cable (also by Crystal Cable) to the Fostex FR2 Field Memory Recorder which records on Compact Flash Memory. The sampling rate used was 88.2 kHz with a 24 bit rate.
