Pierre Bensusan "Altiplanos"

Pierre Bensusan "Altiplanos"

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Pierre Bensusan
Altiplanos
The Story
For a follow-up to his acclaimed debut on Favored Nations, 2001's solo instrumental recording "Intuite", French acoustic fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Pierre Bensusan has put together a 10th solo album, showcasing a varied program of gorgeous vocal numbers, provocative improvised pieces, intimate ballads and strikingly original composed works on "Altiplanos". "I didn't want to go back and do another solo thing in the same vein as "Intuite"," says Pierre. "I wanted to bring another element to this new recording, the vocal. So I have two songs sung in French -- "Demain des L'Aube" and "La Nuit Des Meteores" -- All together, the music hits in different places than the last album, with more textures and colors." "Altiplanos" brilliantly showcases Bensusan's highly original and orchestral six-string style, which is marked by deft left-handed hammer-ons, percussive fretboard tapping, a remarkably nuanced touch and an uncanny sense of melodic ingenuity on the steel string acoustic guitar.
The Music
02:41 Sentimentales Pyromaniaques Instrumental
05:13 La Dame De Clevedon Instrumental
01:53 Sur En Fil Instrumental
05:07 Altiplanos Instrumental
05:49 Demain, Des L'Aube Vocal
05:34 Scarabe Instrumental
03:42 If Only You Knew Instrumental
04:30 Hymn 11 Instrumental
03:58 Nefertari Instrumental
02:29 Sylva Instrumental
04:56 La Nuit Des Meteores Vocal
07:28 Falafel A Montsegur Instrumental
03:36 Tacita Instrumental
02:27 Chant De Nuit Instrumental
The Artists
Pierre Bensusan Guitar, Voice, Bass, Percussion, Udu, Production, Engineering
Blaise Boutlefeu Djembe, Flute, Percussion
Michel Benita Contrabass, Keyboards
Didier Malherbe Doudouk
Daniel Rallo Engineering, Mixing, Production Assistance
Doatea Cornu-Bensusan Production Assistance
Frederic Marin Mastering
Rudy Serairi Cover Artwork, Photography
Rolan Menegon Photography
Jean Louis Marie Photography
Barbara Reddoch Photography
Juan Miguel Carmona Photography
Recorded in France, between October and December 2004 at the Studio du Chien qui Tourne in Chateau-Thierry, and mixed at the Studio Slogan Music in Vancresson.

Mastered at Digipro in Paris.