Sunday, November 03, 2013

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Teatro Principal de Palencia

Un lugar realmente bonito en el que tocar. Ha sido una experiencia única (bueno, espero que no sea literalmente única). Nos hemos sentido durante un rato como si fuéramos de verdad estrellas del rock. Al llegar, teníamos sitio reservado en el lateral del teatro para aparcar nuestros coches y bajar todos los trastos cómodamente e introducirlos al teatro. Como es lógico, esa entrada lateral da paso directamente al escenario, pero en ese momento, que íbamos cargados con un ampli o dos guitarras o lo que fuera, no esperábamos encontrarnos de repente en medio del escenario delante del patio de butacas y los palcos de un precioso teatro. Y piensas, "vaya, voy a tocar aquí". 

El técnico del teatro era un tío muy majo e hizo un trabajo estupendo, pero además nosotros contábamos con Raúl, batería de nuestros amigos Singapore Fish y profesional de estas cuestiones sonoras, y eso es siempre una garantía de que todo va a sonar bien.

Lamentablemente, y uso esta palabra porque el motivo del concierto era recaudar fondos para una causa solidaria, no hubo demasiado público, bien es cierto que el día frío y desapacible no invitaba a salir de casa.

Hay que mencionar de manera especial a Ana, miembro de la Asociación Palentina con el Pueblo Saharaui, que estuvo en todo momento pendiente de nosotros y nos trató estupendamente. ¡Muchas gracias por todo, Ana!

A really beautiful place to play at. It has been an unforgettable experience. We have felt a little bit as if we were real music stars. As we arrived, we found that parking space had been reserved for us next to the side entrance of the theatre, so that we could comfortably download all the gear and take it in. Obviously, that side entrance leads straight to the stage, but at that moment, busy as we were carrying this amp or that guitar or whatever, you didn't expect to find yourself all of a sudden in the middle of a stage in front of the stalls and box seats of a gorgeous theatre. And you think, 'Wow!, I'm playing here'.

The sound technician in the house was a very nice guy and he did a great job, but we also had Raúl, drummer of our friends Singapore Fish and a professional sound technician, and that's always a guarantee that everything is going to run smoothly.

Unfortunately, and I use this word because the concert was aimed to raise money for a cause of solidarity, there was not a large audience. However, to tell the truth, the cold, disagreeable weather didn't invite people to leave the comfort of their homes and drop in.

We shouldn't forget to mention Ana, member of Palencia Association for Saharan People, who looked after us all through the evening and was so very very nice. Thanks for everything, Ana!













Thursday, June 06, 2013

Friday, March 01, 2013

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Recording V

     Las guitarras están mas o menos listas. Faltan por grabar algunos arreglos en algunas de las canciones, pero para ir avanzando un poco, hemos empezado a grabar las voces. Como se puede ver en las fotos,  el montaje que hemos preparado no tiene desperdicio. Algunas partes las hemos grabado en el local, pero creo que las voces principales las voy a grabar en la tranquilidad del hogar. Ya he mencionado esto en alguna ocasión anterior. A ver si podemos ir acabando alguna canción para darla a conocer al mundo, que ya es hora. Lo cierto es que resolver cuestiones puramente técnicas resulta, en mi modesta opinión, bastante bastante aburrido.
     Lo de poner una manta delante del micro pues... a falta de algo mejor ¿por qué no? Además, Rodrigo vio a Christina Aguilera hacer algo parecido en un vídeo, y... ¿quiénes somos nosotros para poner en tela de juicio las técnicas de prestigiosos productores californianos?

     Guitars are more or less ready to go. There's still some work to do on arrangements in some of the songs, but in order to keep moving forward, we have started recording vocals. As you can see in the pictures, the set-up is quite a sight. Some parts were recorded at our rehearsal cubicle, nevertheless I think I could do with some homely peace and quiet to record the main vocals. I've talked about this some other time. Hopefully, we will be able to finish off two or three of the songs before long. I have to say that dealing with technical issues is, for me, a boring, time-consuming activity which I'm beginning to hate.
     What is that blanket doing in front of the mike? Well, you have to use something, why not a blanket? Besides, Rodrigo watched a Christina Aguilera video singing in a studio using a similar set-up. Who are we to question these techniques used by prestigious Californian producers?