Sueños Estropeados is 60's twang surf guitar.

 

You step back as you dance to Latin beats, timple and twirling Spanish guitars. Music in sepia, film grain, irrepressible and fun, with melodies that ring in your head.

 

A bar in Havana with a virtual band.

 

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como una rosa

a veces creo que me amas

pastel de cerezas

sueños estropeados

nikita

fuera de su alcance

bajo todo esto

vestigio

tango de la medianoche

 

All compositions by Jon Goddard

 

He played:

Electric guitar, steel and nylon strung acoustic guitars, timple

electric and acoustic sampled pianos, keyboard, sampled double bass

real and sampled percussion

 

Sueños Estropeados is composer Jon Goddard's second new solo release this year and is another of the multi-instrumentalist's homebred concoctions. This time out the guitarist has written a series of pieces that are distinctly south of the border giving way to a Spanish feel. The disc opens with ¿Dónde Estás Ahora? a romantic slice of Tijuana heat and passion. The second piece, Como Una Rosa communicates the appearance of an invitation to dance an intimate tango. Goddard plays both accompanying guitar as well as prime soloist on all tracks. The arranger relies on sampled bass and percussion to help portray a humid setting where you can easily imagine the feel of perspiration dripping off the old small town structures. The moods of many pieces range from relaxed and restrained to easy going, but the delivery is still uncluttered and precious.  Pastel de Cereza is probably the most danceable groove constructed by the composer. Your feet almost want to begin a little shuffle as the bright guitars play against light percussion and metallic tins. Vestigiois vintage Mexican balladry at it's finest: Los Lobos would listen on with respect in particular on this piece. Closing out the collection of eleven songs is Tango del la Medianoche that reminds me of a few soundtrack recordings Ry Cooder did in the past. Overall Goddard continues to surprise with the depth of his arrangement abilities.