iSound

When I started to record the album Qualquer, in 2006, my intentions were to record it live, as a DVD. Not being able to fulfill my desire, the CD was recorded, in studio, but mostly live, with all musicians playing together, at the same time. Qualquer was released September, last year, and in October we were already on tour. The presentations were adaptations of the album (recorded on string based instruments and a piano) to a trio setup, composed by Chico Salem (who also participated on the recording sessions), on the acoustic and nylon strings guitars; Betão Aguiar, on the electric and nylon guitar; and Marcelo Geneci, on the keyboards and accordion. With some new tunings and beats, we were able to create the album´s atmosphere. Maybe, the most remarkable feature of the performances was the piano being substituted by accordions and keyboards. With the sounds making more sense as the time passed and a dialog between instruments being created to sound more and more like a band, the ...