Strunz & Farah – Misterio (1989)
4860:00 A1 Preludio
6:58 A2 Anoranza Yearning
13:45 A3 Arcades
19:18 B1 Ziryab
26:15 B2 Misterio
30:50 B3 Lluvia Suave (Soft Rain)
36:11 B4 Burabampo (The Deer)
Art Direction – Kathlyn Powell
Cover – Kathlyn Powell
Guitar – Ardeshir Farah, Jorge Strunz
Photography – Michael Sexton
Producer – Kavichandran Alexander
Recorded By – Kavichandran Alexander
album notes:
Jorge is on the right channel on "Preludio", Añoranza, and "Lluvia Suave", Ardeshir is on the right channel on "Arcades", "Ziryab", and "Misterio".
All compositions by Jorge Strunz, Irazu Publishing, BMI except "Ziryab" by Ardeshir Farah, Ardesh Music, ASCAP and "Burabampo" by Luis Pérez, Irazu Publishing, BMI.
"Burampo" is a Yaqui Indian peyote chant.
Recorded at Christ the King Chapel, St. Anthony's Seminary, Santa Barbara, CA, December 12 and 13, 1988.
Mastered from the original analog master tape at The Exchange (London) on a custom-built system designed by Tim de Paravinci of EAR, UK.
Cover painting dancer inspired by Marina Lorca.
Back cover photo taken at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Montecito, CA.
Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah play Maldonado cutaway flamenco guitars.
This is a pure analog recording done exclusively with custom-built vacuum-tube electronics. The microphone set-up was the classic Blumlein arrangement. No noise reduction, equalization, compression, or limiting of any sort was used in the making of this record.
Microphones: Custom-built vacuum-tube design by Tim de Paravinci of EAR using MILAB dual rectangular capsules
Mic Pre-Amp: Custom-built vacuum-tube design by Tim de Paravinci
Recorder: Ampex MR70 (Nuvistor) "The Jack Mullin Special". Half-inch two-track with custom heads designed by Tim de Paravicini. Run at 15 i.p.s./C.C.I.R.
Tape: Ampex 456
Cables: AudioQuest
Vacuum-tubes and Nuvistors: Gold Aero Platinum Series
This recording was monitored with Apogee Caliper Signature Ribbon Speakers
Power Amps: EAR 509 MkII (100 Watt Mono Blocks)
This work is dedicated to San Juan de la Cruz and Ibn al'Arabi.
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