RETURN parts i and ii, from Max Richter’s beloved 8.5 hour long SLEEP suite here adapted for electric and baritone acoustic guitars. Perfect for meditation and sleep.
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DREAM 11 (Max Richter)
DREAM 11 parts i to iv, from Max Richter’s beloved 8.5 hour long SLEEP suite here adapted for baritone acoustic and electric guitars. Perfect for meditation and sleep.
Chromatographies: Beneath An Evening Sky (Homage to Ralph Towner)
This my definitive homage to the memory of master Ralph Towner. The collection comprises 8 of his compositions: new mixes of 6 tracks previously featured in Chromatographies vols. 1 to 4, plus two previously unreleased pieces, Beneath An Evening Sky and Serenade, opening and closing the set. Rest in peace Master Towner
Tracks featured in this collection:
Suhr telecatster
A telecaster from Suhr came into our hands. Black and gold. Maple neck and fingerboard. Low action, smooth playability, wonderful tele tones.
Listen to the new Suhr telecaster in action in the latest track released for the Chromatographies project, the beautiful “ASIA” by Paul Motian:
Chromatographies: The Singles Collection
“The Singles Collection” is a compilation album featuring a selection of tracks from the first 4 volumes of Chromatographies.
Chromatographies is the jazz and ambient guitar project of Carlos Ibanez. The recordings consist of solo guitar performances that alternate improvised ambient guitar meditations with jazz guitar pieces.
Tracks featured in this collection:
Synaptic Wisdom
“Synaptic Wisdom”, the latest track in the Chromatographies project, is an ambient guitar meditation to bring focus on the inner workings of our synapses. Totally improvised on the Casimi C5S baritone acoustic guitar tuned to open D, it is meant as a background to meditation and introspection.
Light, water, time…
The interplay between light, water and time can give extraordinary results in slow-shutter photography, a technique in which long(ish) exposures (1/15 – 1 sec) combine with various camera movements to yield magical streaks of light reflections on a surreal background. The covers and inlay photography of the four albums of my ambient and jazz guitar music project “Chromatographies” used this technique to turn familiar land and cityscapes into abstract paintings of movement, light and color.
The gallery above shows the photographs used for the four covers each followed by an (approximately) corresponding image taken with a normal shutter speed and no camera movement. Click on each picture for an enlarged image and try to guess where they were taken. Read further below for the spoilers.
Chromatographies vol. 4 “Acoustic Ribosomes” live in Bandcamp
“Acoustic Ribosomes”, the fourth volume of the Chromatographies project, is now live in Bandcamp for download or streaming. The download includes a digital booklet. There are also CDs available.
Chromatographies is the jazz and ambient guitar project of Carlos Ibanez. The recordings consist of solo guitar performances that alternate improvised ambient guitar meditations with jazz guitar pieces.
Different from previous volumes, the present recording mainly features acoustic instruments. In addition to original tracks, it includes pieces by Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti and Jimmy Page.
Tracks featured in this recording:
- Sacred Place (Ralph Towner)
- Cystine Knot Waltz [knotted]
- Salvador (Egberto Gismonti)
- The Three-Antibody Problem
- Jamaica Stopover (Ralph Towner)
- Cystine Knot Waltz [unknotted]
- Bonding Hydrogens
- Solitary Woman (Ralph Towner)
- Cystine Knot Waltz [reknotted]
- Peace On The Chromosome
- The Rain Song (Jimmy Page)
Compositions by Carlos Ibañez except as indicated.
“Bonding Hydrogens”
“Bonding Hydrogens”, the second advanced track from forthcoming vol. 4 of Chromatographies “Acoustic Ribosomes”, is an acoustic guitar meditation with a pastoral flair that evokes the open spaces of the green pampas. It is available for download at Chromatographies’ Bandcamp page.
“Peace On The Chromosome”
“Peace On The Chromosome”, an advanced track from forthcoming vol. 4 of Chromatographies “Acoustic Ribosomes”, is a slow, extended meditative improvisation in the style of an Indian raga. It is available for download at Chromatographies’ Bandcamp page.