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This is the latest record from Miguel Angel Villanueva.

Though it’s the first one released under his own name, he’s been making music and releasing records since quite a while behind names like Los Autenticos  (a real legend in spanish 80s pop) and Los Brujos all through the 90s.

All this, together with seldom and surprising live appearances, steady press following, and a musical strength beyond reason, has been building up a character that, usually away from social life and fashion changes, is nowadays having the highest praise and respect from critics and enjoyers of emotional and precise pop songs.

Now, after a long and surrealistic breeding, connecting London, Benicasim and Murcia, is finally released the little big new collection of songs from Miguel Angel Villanueva.

A record that, as expected, contains beautiful songs with a quite uncommon sense of melody. Songs where imagination is not at odds with catchy melody lines. Songs where lyrics get away from the typical topics of the genre and stand up in their own right without any music.

Andy Morten on drums and Louis Wiggett on bass, both from british band Bronco Bullfrog, are providing the rhythm section.

The strings and wind arrangements were once again made by the legendary Peter Dello, from 60s band Honeybus, and writer of eternal songs like “I Can’t Let Maggie Go” or “Do I Still Figure In Your Life”.  Peter also wrote the english lyrics to three of the songs.

all songs written by  miguel angel villanueva

this time, los brujos  were:

andy morten,  drums

louis wiggett,  bass

miguel angel villanueva,  vocals, guitar and keyboards

with the help of:

juan antonio ross,  electric guitar at the end of “entre el cielo y el suelo”,

acoustic guitar in “verdades de alquiler”,

 electric fingerpicking in “nubes” and percussion here and there.

fran guirao, keyboards in “entre el cielo y el suelo” and assorted percussion.

javi vox,  galactic guitar in “tiempo suspendido”

carlos campoy,  liquid organ in “tiempo suspendido”

peter dello,  strings and wind arrangements.

also played:

pablo prieto,   violin and viola                 

guillermo martínez,   cello        francisco j. gonzalez,   sax

antonio lópez,  trumpet       pepe garcía,  trombone

wifredo polaino,  oboe                 jose a. cremades,  bassoon

basic tracks recorded by eugenio garcía at estudios michel, alhama de murcia.

all other instruments recorded by javier toral at s.c. studios, murcia.

vocals recorded by juan carlos tomás at estudios waves, almazora.

mixed by little fish, juan carlos tomás and miguel angel villanueva,

in la seta azul estudios, benicàssim.

mastered by jose maría rosillo at supersonic lounge, madrid.

design, cecilia wai yin chan and the swamp snake

painting of guitar, “blue melody”, cecilia wai yin chan.

photo, de la rosa.

special collaboration of  juan antonio ross in pre-production and first levitations. 

                   desde que no estás            

                        * sweet irony   

                                  entre el cielo y el suelo         

                                                 al amanecer    

                                                              verdades de alquiler         

                                                                                                    los dias que no volverán      

                                                                       * the days that won't ever come back 

                                                                     luna metálica      

                                                     nubes     

                                                como agua de luna      

                                      * moonwater     

                                                                              oración a san judas      

                                                                                                        el 27 de nunca          

                                                                                                                             tiempo suspendido      

                                                                                                     infierno personal      

                                                                     miedo en la estación     

                               todos vamos perdidos