11:11 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 September 2009 | |||
Label | Rubyworks Records | |||
Producer | Rodrigo Sánchez, except '11:11', produced by John Leckie and Rodrigo y Gabriela | |||
Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology | ||||
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Playing Rodrigo's part! I absolutely love this group, as some have noticed by now. I apologize if my guitar is a little low in the mix sometimes, the input volume was really low when I recorded it.
11:11 is the third studio album by Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. It was released on independent label Rubyworks around the world from 2 to 8 September 2009. It guest stars Strunz & Farah on the song 'Master Maqui' and Alex Skolnick on the song 'Atman'.[1] The song 'Buster Voodoo' was performed by the band on The Tonight Show hosted by Conan O'Brien on Thursday, 1 October 2009 and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Wednesday, 28 October 2009. Each song on the album is a tribute to an artist that has inspired both Rodrigo and Gabriela.
The song 'Santo Domingo' was chosen as the StarbucksiTunes Pick of the Week for 10 November 2009.[2]
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (81/100)[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
MusicOMH | [5] |
NME | [6] |
Spin | [7] |
Billboard | favourable[8] |
Track listing[edit]
All music composed by Rodrigo y Gabriela.
No. | Title | Dedicated to | Length |
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1. | 'Hanuman' | Carlos Santana | 3:43 |
2. | 'Buster Voodoo' | Jimi Hendrix | 4:24 |
3. | 'Triveni' | Le Trio Joubran | 3:55 |
4. | 'Logos' | Al Di Meola | 2:50 |
5. | 'Santo Domingo' | Michel Camilo | 4:02 |
6. | 'Master Maqui' (feat. Strunz & Farah) | Paco de Lucía | 5:05 |
7. | 'Savitri' | Shakti | 3:46 |
8. | 'Hora Zero' | Ástor Piazzolla | 5:24 |
9. | 'Chac Mool' | Jorge Reyes | 1:51 |
10. | 'Atman' (feat. Alex Skolnick) | Dimebag Darrell | 5:50 |
11. | '11:11' | Pink Floyd | 4:49 |
Personnel[edit]
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Rodrigo Sánchez – acoustic guitar, ukulele, oud, cajón
- Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar, ukulele, oud, darbuka
- Additional performers
- Jorge Strunz – acoustic guitar solo (right channel) on 'Master Maqui'
- Ardeshir Farah – acoustic guitar solo (left channel) on 'Master Maqui'
- Alex Skolnick – electric guitar solo on 'Atman'
- Edgardo Pineda Sanchez – piano on '11:11'
- Production
- Produced by Rodrigo Sánchez, except '11:11', produced by John Leckie and Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Mixed by Colin Richardson
- Mix engineer – Matt Hyde
- Recording engineer and production assistant – Fermin Vazquez Llera
- Additional engineering by Brian Wilson at Musikbox, and Martyn 'Ginge' Ford and Jeff Rose at Nott-In-Pill Studios, Newport, UK
- Mix coordination by Lora Richardson
- Mastered by Robyn Robins
Charts[edit]
Chart[9][10] | Peak position |
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Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders) | 12 |
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 27 |
French Albums Chart | 20 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 55 |
UK Albums Chart | 46 |
References[edit]
- ^'''11:11' press release'. Rodgab.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^Heringer (10 November 2009). 'Mark-heringer.com'. Mark-heringer.com. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^'11:11 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic'. Metacritic.com. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^Jurek, Thom. '11:11 - Rodrigo y Gabriela'. AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^Banrs, Miles. 'Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11 album reviews'. MusicOMH. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^Pinnock, Tom (1 September 2009). 'Album review: Rodrigo Y Gabriela - '11:11''. NME. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^Eddy, Chuck (1 September 2009). 'Rodrigo y Gabriela, '11:11' (ATO)'. Spin. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^Graff, Gary (1 September 2009). 'Rodrigo Y Gabriela, '11:11''. Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^Lescharts.com Retrieved 11 February 2010
- ^Chartstats.com Retrieved 11 February 2010
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Area 52ATO Records
This album’s birth is more complex thanmeets the eye. The songs aren’t new, in theconventional sense. The wildly talentedMexican guitar duo selected nine tracks fromtheir last two albums--11:11 and Rodrigoy Gabriela—reworking them with the aceguidance of British jazz pianist Alex Wilsonand the 13-piece C.U.B.A. (CollectiveUniversal Band Association) orchestra.
For full effect, place a few of the originalsnext to new versions and you’ll find thatthe stripped-down guitar instrumentals, theancestors of these new compositions, areinfectious. But the result of meshing Latin,Cuban, jazz, metal, rock, Arabic, and Hindiinfluences is downright hot and sexy—thesense of urgency on Area 52 is overwhelming.
The DVD offers an intriguing behind-the-scenesglimpse of the music in the making, asthe Cuban musicians attempt to match theirclassical training with Rod and Gab’s madlyoriginal phrasing. The musicians are shownclapping out syncopated beats, trying hardto grasp the rapid-fire rhythms, though theyeventually find a common ground.
“Hanuman” is a lively track outshiningits former self with added rock drummingand fleeting electric solos. Besides the nylonand steel strings, some electric and lap steelguitar (Gab gives an acoustic wah a whirl),the instrumentals incorporate experimentalpercussion, horns, piano and organ, bass,violin, sitar, oud, and rare Cuban drums.The adventurous “11:11” features DavidGilmour-like tones (Rodrigo calls it an odeto Pink Floyd) and closes with native chanting.It’s not all exotic, though. The primalacoustic strummer “Logos” was given a jazzalter ego with subtle piano, drums, and bass.
If this all sounds complex—and literally,it does—imagine these formidable playerstrying to dismantle the sheer genius of Rod’smind-boggling speed and Gab’s off-kilterrhythmic stylings. They play so percussively,harmonically, and passionately that at time asit’s hard to discern the guitar from the otherinstruments, especially on “Juan Loco.”
The primarily self-taught Rodrigo yGabriela plunged into an alien world oforchestrated Cuban music, and it’s awe-inspiringto hear the result and see even abit of how it was done. —Tessa Jeffers
Must-hear track: “Juan Loco“