Novo CD de Vítor Rua & The Metaphysical Angels "Do androids dream of electric guitars?", editado pela Clean Feed

Vítor Rua and The Metaphysical Angels

“Do Androids Dream of Electric Guitars?"

Vítor Rua (b. 1961) began his career in the late seventies with a series of interventions that changed the face of Portuguese pop/rock.

In 1982, formed with Jorge Lima Barreto the duo Telectu.

In 1987, in an act of autodidactic determination, he devoted himself to the study of contemporary musical notation.

His work is characterised by a variegated, embryonic post-modernism and an empiricist rejection of cultural confines, and reflects a transition from structured improvisation to strict composition.

The multiple intention of his work is therefore an aesthetic and kaleidoscopic propaedeutic about the situationism of post-modern music - a proposition for a new musical subjectivism.

In the course of his work as an improviser, he has played with leading figures in the world of improvisation (Jorge Lima Barreto, Chris Cutler, Elliott Sharp, Jac Berrocal, Carlos Zíngaro, Jean Sarbib, Evan Parker, Paul Lytton, Eddie Prévost, Louis Sclavis, Sunny Murray, Ikue Mori, Paul Rutherford, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Barry Altschul, Gerry Hemingway and Daniel Kientzy).

His music has been played by around the world by virtuosos interpreters like Daniel Kientzy, John Tilbury, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Ensemble QTR (Peter Bowman and Kathryn Bennetts), Edwin Prevóst, Frank Abbinanti, OrchestrUtopica, Remix Ensemble, Peter Rundle, Bernini Quartet, etc. He also work for Dance, Theatre, Film, Video, Poetry, Performance.

He is an ethnomusicologist and the primordial interest of his investigation is “Sound”, that is the theme of is P.H.D..

Rui Eduardo Pais, 2017

CD1: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Guitars?"

Vítor Rua: all guitars (classical Ramirez guitar and Fender Squire guitar)

1. THE AMAZING WORM (6:40)

2. FRIENDLY FORMANTS (5:44)

3. ROULOTTE (7:55)

4. FLAMENCO IS DEAD (5:29)

5. SUBLIMINAL SIGNS OF HUMOR (4:51)

6. FUGUE IN FUCK MAJOR (5:51)

7. DELEUZE VERSUS TARZAN (5:07)

8. PREPARED ONION WITH OLIVE GLUE (3:40)

9. DESCENDING STAIRS WITH DUCHAMP (3:42)

10. DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC GUITARS? (4:57)

CD2: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Bands?"

Vítor Rua and The Metaphysical Angels

Vítor Rua: guitars, composer

Hernâni faustino: Bass

Luís San Payo: drums

Manuel Guimarães: piano

Nuno Reis: trumpet

Paulo Galão: clarinets

1. THE AMAZING WORM (6:44)

2. FRIENDLY FORMANTS (6:00)

3. ROULOTTE (7:57)

4. FLAMENCO IS DEAD (5:32)

5. SUBLIMINAL SIGNS OF HUMOR (4:50)

6. FUGUE IN FUCK MAJOR (5:57)

7. DELEUZE VERSUS TARZAN (5:08)

8. PREPARED ONION WITH OLIVE GLUE (3:38)

9. DESCENDING STAIRS WITH DUCHAMP (3:51)

10. DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC GUITARS? (4:58)

All compositions by Vítor Rua (Copyright: Vítor Rua 2016)

Recorded by Vítor Rua (cd1) at Asoka Miau Studio and António Duarte at Dim Sum Studio (cd2)

Mixed by Vítor Rua (cd1) and António Duarte (cd2)

Masterization by António Duarte (cd1 and cd2)

Produced by Vítor Rua

Executive production by Pedro Costa for Trem Azul

Design by Travassos

THANKS: Pedro Costa, Cesarino Rua, Rufino Rua, Ilda Teresa Castro, Gonçalo Falcão

Released by Clean Feed in cooperation with Asoka Miau Records

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