JOSE LUIS FERNANDEZ LEDESMA - Designios, studio album, Mexico 2002 (CD jewelcase)
Top progressive ensemble from Mexico. Official band release from 2002, CD packed in jewelcase. Brand new mint & sealed.
1. Ave Luz (7:58)
2. Muro Ciego (3:53)
3. Saena (7:32)
4. Cancion Para un Dia (í (6:36
5. Abismo (4:20)
6. Los Designios de Geminis (17:53)
7. Punta Cometa (8:44)
Total time 56:56
Line-up / Musicians
- José Luis Fernández Ledesma / keyboards, acoustic, 12-string & electric guitars, mandolin, ocarina, santoor, bass, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha P100, flute, Crumar Spirit, Korg MS20 & Oberheim Matrix synths, EMax sampler, ethnic percussion, vocals
With:
- Margarita Botello / vocals, Crumar Spirit synth, autoharp, percussion, maracas
- Alejandro Sanchez / violin (3)
- Ángela Aldama / violin (4)
- Vera Koulkova / violin (5)
- Vitali Roumanov / cello (4,6)
- Fernando Dominguez / clarinets (5,6)
- Manuel Ugarte / flute (6)
- Hugo Santos / Chapman stick (4)
- Julio Sandoval / bass (5-7)
- Hernan Hecht / drums (3,5,6)
- Raul Flores / percussion (3,4,6,7)
For once, JLFL strayed a bit from his avant-garde musical vision and focused on a more symphonic- oriented style, with lots of prog-folk and fusion elements brought in to provide special cadences and textures to the overall scheme. This album includes reburbished versions of two old tracks, 'Abismo' and 'Los Designios de géminis', which date back from his old days in Nirgal Vallis, a pioneering symphonic prog band that kept a low profile in the 80s Mexican rock scene. This detail is an indication of how decided was JLFL to explore that unusual part (the symphonic one) of his musical interests. The fact is that this album sounds majestic from beginning to end, with each and every note, each and every particle of sound, every instrument in itself and in connection with the others: no matter how explicitly pompous or candidly serene a particular piece is, definitely there will be a majestic aura to it. (César Inca, Progarchives)
