I’m happy to announce that my third studio album, Transfigurations, is out today, May 21st, 2021.
Transfigurations is an album about change, renovation and transformation, both through art and through some sort of “ancestral spirituality”. The idea behind this music is that of the power of magic and love (aren’t they the same thing?) in altering the way we live and roam the world, and in strengthening the deep connection of the human being with the celestial and the natural world, which for me is its innermost and more authentic essence and state. The songs reflect a journey, some form of meditative state: it is meant to be a continuum and a circular work.
Listen to TRANSFIGURATIONS on Bandcamp or Spotify
Álbum credits
Side A
- FOR YOU DWELL IN THE LIGHT 9:16
- 11 OUT OF 10 2:55
- EMBELLISHMENT & SPORTING OF THE GOLDEN CROSS 2:47
- A DIFFERENT KIND OF PEACE 5:49
Side B
- MAIA 2:51
- IAKCH’ O IAKCHE! 3:34
- THE NĀGA AND THE DVĀRAPĀLA 4:37
- PASEO DE LOS MELANCÓLICOS 3:18
- ‘OUMUAMUA 5:54
All songs written and performed by Xisco Rojo
Recorded and mixed by Xisco Rojo at Sauerland Studios & Recording Co. (Madrid) from July to December 2020
Mastered to tape by Ángel Álvarez at LinneoDos
The following instruments & elements were used in the making of this record:
6-string & 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, Weissenborn, mountain dulcimer, Greek baglamas, Portuguese guitar, bass, shruti box, Philicorda organ, synthesizers, cimbalom, windchimes, shaman drums, tambourines, chajchas, cymbals, field recordings and sound processing
For You Dwell in The Light contains a field recording of cicadas at twilight registered in Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz.
Maia contains the sound of my daughter’s heart while inside her mother’s womb.
Original artwork by Mohammad Barrangi
Layout by Mohammad Barrangi & Xisco Rojo