THE MUDSLIDE DARKEST PROJECT
"It has been some time since the Venezuelan synthe master Rada has released a recording. THE GOLDEN FLAME is a quantum leap forward for him both technologically and artistically. The sonic nature of the recording is stunning with it’s multi-layers of pure electronic tones, spiced by samples and occasional natural instrumental embellishments. Keyboards, percussives, sequencer, and hints of sitar and other exotica permeate the mix. Of all the electronic music I’ve heard from Latin America this ranks as the best."
Archie Patterson
In 1999 Venezuela suffered the most relevant tragedy and the most relevant political change, Angel Rada was working in a new project called "the Golden Flame", when began a rain period too heavy and continously, Angel Rada was living in Macuto, Vargas ,Venezuela when was ocurring this big mudslide tragedy where more than 100.000 peoples lost their lives, Angel Rada lost his home, his keyboards, all his recording studio, he was homeless, meanwhile Hugo Chavez Frias became president of Venezuela, the Golden Flame was a tribute to all people of Vargas and the most beautiful concert "America Cristo Mio", a recording of all sounds of that days. In this period it was to heavy for artists, because it was a coup d'ètat and a general strike , nobody works, all music industry was stopped ... The golden Flame was standstill in the stores ... Eurock gave a big support for this CD in 2002 ... Angel Rada rose up again. Rada understand a new significant on his Art, the simplicity and few tools to proposal a new step in his music, then he began to write the most recent project, with the idea to be acoustically and virtual, the AVR MUSIC venezuelan record label requested him an Unplugged CD. Rada gave them "The Amazonia Rain: the virtual unplugged", one of the best Cd produced in Venezuela ... it became in 2006 the most renewal reference for all southamerican musicians. It was first time Rada played with others musicians and used another Recording technics with the help of his Sound Engineer, Karen Gonzales, she produced the recording session sound in The Golden Flame and Amazonia Rain. Rada, this time use the external loudspearkers of a Yamaha PSR 740 and Leonardo 8600 synths to take the sound for the project using air pressure to produce a rich sound with too many harmonics to get a virtual unplugged sound, rich acoustically. Electronic music became more natural and less cold. Also Rada and Karen used the wall of sound proposed by the sound engineer Phil Spector to recreate a new version of High hopes of the original song of Pink Floyd. Sting influences was presented in the song "Desert Rose" recreated virtually and acoustically. Roundabout a classical song of the symphonic Rock Band "Yes" to give some density and heavynees to project. In June 2005 Angel suffered a Heart stroke that keep him in the hospital more or less 15 days, then a new project is on the way..the performance Roof Art and the next step for a new CD. At last Amazonia Rain was released in November 2005. One of the best ethnosonic blues played by Eduardo Soto in hering Harmonica and Angel Rada, also the song "Nostalgia" the most beautiful Venezuelan waltz played by them, one used a transversi flute and Angel Rada played the Leonardo 8600 using the loudspeaker of Marshall Amplifier. The most relevant guitar riff was played by Karen Gonzales in the song "Plasma Light", all these songs are including in the CD "Amazonia Rain: The Virtual Unplugged", but the song "amazonia Rain" have many Jimmy Hendrix elements and structures of his song "Hey Joe" . The next release of Angel Rada for 2006 was "Neuronal Connections project", a diferent Sound View with a wide landscape of analogical and digital process including new technics.
In 1999 Venezuela suffered the most relevant tragedy and the most relevant political change, Angel Rada was working in a new project called "the Golden Flame", when began a rain period too heavy and continously, Angel Rada was living in Macuto, Vargas ,Venezuela when was ocurring this big mudslide tragedy where more than 100.000 peoples lost their lives, Angel Rada lost his home, his keyboards, all his recording studio, he was homeless, meanwhile Hugo Chavez Frias became president of Venezuela, the Golden Flame was a tribute to all people of Vargas and the most beautiful concert "America Cristo Mio", a recording of all sounds of that days. In this period it was to heavy for artists, because it was a coup d'ètat and a general strike , nobody works, all music industry was stopped ... The golden Flame was standstill in the stores ... Eurock gave a big support for this CD in 2002 ... Angel Rada rose up again. Rada understand a new significant on his Art, the simplicity and few tools to proposal a new step in his music, then he began to write the most recent project, with the idea to be acoustically and virtual, the AVR MUSIC venezuelan record label requested him an Unplugged CD. Rada gave them "The Amazonia Rain: the virtual unplugged", one of the best Cd produced in Venezuela ... it became in 2006 the most renewal reference for all southamerican musicians. It was first time Rada played with others musicians and used another Recording technics with the help of his Sound Engineer, Karen Gonzales, she produced the recording session sound in The Golden Flame and Amazonia Rain. Rada, this time use the external loudspearkers of a Yamaha PSR 740 and Leonardo 8600 synths to take the sound for the project using air pressure to produce a rich sound with too many harmonics to get a virtual unplugged sound, rich acoustically. Electronic music became more natural and less cold. Also Rada and Karen used the wall of sound proposed by the sound engineer Phil Spector to recreate a new version of High hopes of the original song of Pink Floyd. Sting influences was presented in the song "Desert Rose" recreated virtually and acoustically. Roundabout a classical song of the symphonic Rock Band "Yes" to give some density and heavynees to project. In June 2005 Angel suffered a Heart stroke that keep him in the hospital more or less 15 days, then a new project is on the way..the performance Roof Art and the next step for a new CD. At last Amazonia Rain was released in November 2005. One of the best ethnosonic blues played by Eduardo Soto in hering Harmonica and Angel Rada, also the song "Nostalgia" the most beautiful Venezuelan waltz played by them, one used a transversi flute and Angel Rada played the Leonardo 8600 using the loudspeaker of Marshall Amplifier. The most relevant guitar riff was played by Karen Gonzales in the song "Plasma Light", all these songs are including in the CD "Amazonia Rain: The Virtual Unplugged", but the song "amazonia Rain" have many Jimmy Hendrix elements and structures of his song "Hey Joe" . The next release of Angel Rada for 2006 was "Neuronal Connections project", a diferent Sound View with a wide landscape of analogical and digital process including new technics.
