Fausto Mesolella - Taxidi: Guitar and Loop Pedal '2017

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Fausto had been deeply impressed and fascinated by the sound of saxophonist
Scott Hamilton recorded in the old wine cellar of the Palace of Scoto di
Semifonte, in Certaldo Alto, and that very listening triggered his desire to
record a new guitar album. Giulio Cesare had asked Fausto to bring everything he
would have normally used for a live concert, his PA system to deliver sound, and
all of his “knickknacks’’, as they ironically used to call
them. Giulio Cesare took care of the acoustics and put Fausto and his guitar in
the optimal point of the cellar, tuning the amplification system and adjusting
it to the surrounding space. He had placed the legendary Neumann microphones as
if recording acoustically, a live take of everything we were listening to, the
sound of the cellar. The result was charming, intimate, and unique. Fausto
played his guitar expressing his art and his soul freely. A magic
atmosphere… a “journey”, as he called it. The title of the
album, Taxidi, came to our minds while we were at Red Ronnie’s Roxy Bar.

I translated the word into Greek, and that is the title. Fausto liked it a lot.
Those two days of recording were truly a journey for those of us who had the
chance to be there, to listen to him and to witness that moment, trying to
capture all the deep emotions that originated from his music and his
“Bloodstained” guitar. He played the Suites thinking of the length
of a vinyl. “Vinyl Only” he said. In fact, he had asked me to warn
him upon reaching approximately 18 minutes of music (each vinyl side contains
about 20 minutes), but then he was playing one of the Suites so busily that he
was just not able to see my gestures. I had to get so close to the microphones
that one could hear my very breath, obviously captured within the recording. The
Suites are whole takes, played in one go, full of pathos and poetry. So many
emotions, so much beauty...

Taxidi, a journey with Fausto Mesolella.

Tracks:

01. Suite, Pt. 3
02. Suite, Pt. 4
03. Suite, Pt. 5
04. Suite, Pt. 1
05. Suite, Pt. 2

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