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April, 2010
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My new album, «No More Faith», has been definitely released! You can know more about these recordings here. If you want to download this album with artwork and extra files, just click in this link:
«No More Faith» collects almost all the pieces that I have been writing and recording since July, 2009 until March, 2010. Some music hasn't been released, but at least 75% is in this album. A variety of Neo-Classicism, Post-Minimalism and Avant-Garde through 11 tracks, 46 minutes exactly... Nothing to do with «Human», my previous work, but it's again the same musician, just with other ideas...
In «No More Faith» I've faced, again, all the instruments, but in this occasion I've worked with VST (Virtual Studio Technology) instruments: flute, violins, cellos, harp, cembalo, vibraphones... 50% real, 50% false, 100% virtual I suppose... It has been a really hard work in the most of the times (as it was «Human» or even harder!) and I think I'm not going to do other album as this in the future, but anyway I'm happy with the result and realism of the instruments.
Although it's possible to download the complete album from this website or other places around Internet, you can buy it (veeeryyy cheeeaappp) in digital form in sites like CDBaby (for example, $2.99), Amazon or iTunes. It's a good way to support this music if you want! So that you know... Anyway, if you want to support, I think that the best thing is to share the album with friends, forums and so on.
Next objective: to work again in the mixes and sound of Cautiva's «Human» and to do a physical release of this album of June, 2009.
Please, tell me what you think about «No More Faith». I hope you enjoy it.
Best wishes to everybody and best regards to friends!
José Travieso
NP - Annihilator: The Trend :-)
March, 2010
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Recently I have finished all the recordings and mixes for the new album. I expected to write a final additional track, but the last week I decided that it would not be necessary and that it's enough for this time. «No More Faith» will last 46 minutes and will have 11 tracks. It will be available to download in this web at the end of May. Anyway, along the next days it will be possible to download it in places like Jamendo or Last-FM, so that if you don't want to wait... ;-)
Bye for now,
José Travieso
February, 2010
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Hello there!
If everything is going properly, I suppose that my new album will be completely finished for May or June. The most of the compositions are recorded, mixed and mastered, but I must write and record two or three additional track to finish with all it. I'm beginning this last part of the work the next month. Meanwhile you can hear some excerpts from the finished pieces here:
The album will be a mix of Neo-Classicism, Minimalism and Avant-Garde. Some pieces are soft and melodic, but other tracks are hard and experimental, connecting with the noise and industrial music. I've been experimenting with the connection between some extremes in the music, as the extreme pianissimo or fortissimo sounds, extreme low or high tones, etc. The most of the album is recorded with violin, cello, harp, flute or other conventional acoustic instruments, but in some ocassions these instruments are prepared (altered their sounds with implements) or an unusual instrumentation appears (giant tam-tam, bass waterphone, musical glasses, tape loops, etc.).
The album will last 50-60 minutes and it will have 12-14 tracks. It will contain the string quartet «Tunguska» (released as EP in September of 2009), but in a new mix, as well as a new acoustic version of the piece «After All These Years...». The rest of the tracks are new. No cover pieces, no collaborations.Some titles: «The Monster», «Minuet For Planet, Asteroids & Comet», «12 Megatons», «Yersinia XIV», «Shinigami's Dreams»... The album will be definitely called «No More Faith». Personal motives...
So long...
José Travieso
December, 2009
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December, 13. Good mark!
After a hard work during the last days, today I can say this website is finished. All the sections are working properly and it seems that everything is o.k.: links, animations, etc. I only need to add some details, to test in other computers and systems, and then everything will be finished. Later the only thing will be to update from time to time and to add news.
As much as I thought I would finish for the end of this month, I will finally have two additional weeks for free work. I think that I will rest for two or three days, and for sure that in a few of days I will begin to work in new compositions... After almost three months not composing, I have a lot of ideas in my head, so that I must put order there.
Please, write me if you find something working badly in this website.
Thanks,
José Travieso
December, 2009
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Today, 1st of December of 2009, this new website begins to work. Not all the sections are actually available, but an important part of them are active and you should not have problems reading news, watching the discography or downloading all the music. Sections as «Gallery», «Donate» or «Contact» will be added along the next month. If everything is going properly, this complete new website will be totally active for the beginning of the next year.
«JOSÉ TRAVIESO's official website» replaces «www.cautiva.org» as much as «CAUTIVA official MySpace», covering all my musical projects, including the CAUTIVA project. «www.cautiva.org» will be closed. What about «CAUTIVA official MySpace», because this metal project is actually in stand-by, there will not be added news or changes there. If I work again in this project in the future, I guess that I will update such MySpace page.
By the way, celebrating the creation of this website, I leave to share my last composition, to be released in a new album (neo-classical style) for Spring or Summer of 2010. You can take it here:
Written for harp and flute, this piece is called «A Tale For Our Wasted Years» and it was written and recorded during the last September.
I hope that you like this new piece and you find interesting this new website.
My best wishes,
José Travieso