Black Pyramid, by Ángel Ontalva

Black Pyramid

by Ángel Ontalva

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1.	Alarming signs of instability 03:59	buy track
2.	Blessing of the river 01:48	buy track
3.	Bats in the Burial Chamber of the King 08:34	buy track
4.	Ancient roads 05:45	buy track
5.	Wall of the crow 04:03	buy track
6.	Scarabs 02:29	buy track
7.	Black Pyramid 05:23	buy track
8.	Whispering old corridor 03:10	buy track

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This group of compositions is inspired by the beautiful and detailed drawings that Frederic Norden made in Egypt and published in his book Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie. Frederic Louis Norden (22 October 1708 – 22 September 1742) was a Danish naval captain, cartographer, and archaeological explorer. To my surprise, in his book he describes, and draws, a fourth great pyramid on the esplanade of Giza of which there is currently no trace or any historical record. This idea excited my imagination and the music I present here began to appear.

On the technical side, I have a love-hate relationship with the Roland VG88 guitar processor. Over the years I have owned and sold four units: I like their ability to obtain unique sounds and I am not so sure about the digital emulations of guitars and amplifiers (when this device appeared on the market, in the early 90s I think, the emulation technology was in its infancy). Coincidentally one of these devices fell into my hands again and I have created the music of this album inspired by its sounds, which give the colorful that I think goes well with this exotic themed suite. All sounds heard here are produced by the aforementioned device except for additional reverb and the radio receiver (from the BBC archives) in Whispering old corridors. / Ángel Ontalva

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released June 4, 2023

Ángel Ontalva: composition, guitar, recording, mix, master, cover illustration 2023

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