Cayetano - Melanie (Limited LP)
Edition of 300 vinyl. 180gr with Download Voucher.
Cayetano’s «Melanie» is a fictional character starring in an imaginary film. The sound refers to the 70’s progressive rock days, produced on an analogue 70’s concept. This project combines live percussion, voices, orchestral instruments and sounds recorded in China, Maldives, Greece, Romania and the U.S.
In total, 26 people contributed to the making of «Melanie», the most ambitious, authentic, and artistic album ever produced by Cayetano.
The album contains a Download Voucher and a poster with lyrics.
released December 3, 2019
released December 3, 2019
CREDITS:
Giorgos “Cayetano” Bratanis: synthesizers, piano, el. bass, percussion, mellotron, rhodes
Tasos Peltekis: classic and acoustic guitar
Alex Papoulidis: el. guitar
Yannis Parzialakos: el. bass
Dimitris Tselios: flute, oboe, saxophone, recorder
Thomas Kostoulas: drums
Georges Perin: vocals
Alexandra Sieti: vocals
Themis Veleni: vocals
Jeff Gonzales (aka BNC): vocals
Xiu Ling: mallets
Lio Zeng: guzheng
Ralu Popa: double bass
Irina Kovac: cello
Miruna Simion: viola
Veronica Simion: viola
Veronica Bucur: violin
Attila Tudor: violin
Costin Gheorghe: trombone
Ionut Matel : trombone
Andrei Stoian: horn
Ana Vasile: trumpet
All music written, arranged and produced by Cayetano.
Recordings took place in Thessaloniki – Greece, Shenzhen – China, Las Vegas – USA, Bucharest – Romania and Laamu Atoll – Maldives.
Lyrics written by Panagiotis Skraparlis («Making The Distance» & «My Job Is Done»), Jeff Gonzales (“Looking For Love”), Georges Perin («Keep Me On») and Themis Veleni («Je Suis Pare»)
Mastered at Sweetspot Studio Productions, Athens, Greece.
«Melanie» model: Eleftheria Stamou / Photos by: Christos Kalaitzis.
Artwork by Tsoup Ziggy.
