SUITE N.3 13.34
Aria di te 00.00
Instrumental version Fausto Mesolella Ed. Sugar
La tela 03.14
Fausto Mesolella Ed. Musicacè
Aria di te 05.24
Seconda parte Fausto Mesolella Ed. Sugar
Samba greca 08.18
Fausto Mesolella Ed. Musicacè
Il dubbio di Ulisse 11.56
Fausto Mesolella Ed. Musicacè
SUITE N.4 06.51
L’improvviso mare 00.00
Fausto Mesolella Ed. Musicacè
Fausto had been impressed and fascinated by the sound of Scott Hamilton's saxophone, recorded in the ancient cellar of the Palazzo di Scoto di Semifonte in Certaldo Alto, and from there the desire to record a new guitar album was born. Giulio Cesare had asked Fausto to bring everything he normally used for a concert, his amplification system to diffuse the sound and "all his cazzabubboli," as they jokingly called them among themselves. Giulio Cesare had placed Fausto and his guitar in the acoustically optimal spot in the cellar, tuning the amplification system to the space. He had positioned the legendary Neumann microphones as if he were recording acoustically, capturing what we heard live: the sound of the cellar. The result was fascinating, intimate, unique. Fausto played, freely expressing his art and his soul. A magical atmosphere... a journey, as he defined it. The album title, Taxidi, came to me while we were at Red Ronnie's, at the Roxy Bar. I translated the word into Greek, and that's the title. Fausto loved it. The two days of recording were truly a journey for us, as we were there listening to him and capturing that moment, trying to capture all the profound emotions that came from his music and his guitar, "the Bloody One." He played his Suites with the vinyl playing time in mind. "Only vinyl," he said. He had actually asked me to let him know when we were around 18 minutes into the song (a vinyl side holds about 20 minutes), but he was so busy playing that in one Suite he couldn't even see my cues, and I had to get so close to the microphones that you can hear my breathing, which obviously remained in the recording. The Suites are entire takes, played in one go, full of pathos and poetry. So much emotion, so much beauty... Taxidi, a journey with Fausto Mesolella.
Paola Liberato
