Producido por Richard Shindell y Puente Celeste.
				Richard Shindell VUELTA 2004 | KOCH 9538
					Ya está listo el nuevo disco de Richard Shindell, «Vuelta»,  coproducido con Puente Celeste; una increíble obra compuesta de 10 canciones profundas llenas de poesía e ingeniosa narrativa, en la cual los músicos de Puente  aportaron su original color instrumental. Este 5to. disco solista de Shindell (quien fuera durante años musico de Joan Báez) fue grabado en su mayor parte en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, y en principio será lanzado a mediados de octubre de 2004 en EE.UU. Para más información www.richardshindell.com.
	LISTA DE TEMAS 1. Fenario 2. Waist Deep In The Big Moody (Pete Seeger) 3. Tha Island 4. Hazel’s House 5. Che Guevara T-Shirt 6. Cancion Sencilla 7. There Goes Mavis 8. So Says The Whipporwill 9. The Last Fare of The Day 10. Gray Green				MÚSICOS Richard Shindell: voz, guitarra acústica y eléctrica. PUENTE CELESTE Edgardo Cardozo: guitarra criolla, requinto, guitarrón. Luciano Dyzenchauz: contrabajo y bajo eléctrico. Alejandro Franov: accordion, piano, rhodes, sitar. Marcelo Moguilesky: flauta dulce, clarinete, doudouk, botellas. Santiago Vazquez: percusión. INVITADOS Lincoln Schleifer John Putnam Dennis McDermott Lucy Grammer Radoslav Lorkovic
	FICHA TÉCNICA Grabado por Pablo Acevedo en Estudios Ion (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Mezclado por Mariano Lopez en Estudio Circobeat (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Masterizado por David Glasser en Airshow Mastering. Diseño Gráfico Mauro Oliver. Fotografía Diego Lopez. Producción Ejecutiva Tom Briggs
	CRÍTICA
	It may seem a long time to wait, but the four and a half years between this new release and his last studio album ‘Somewhere Near Paterson’ have seen Richard relocate to Buenos Aires and write, record and perfect the songs on ‘Vuelta’. It’s appropriate title too, (def. turn, reconsideration, homecoming) as while the players include Lincoln Shleifer, Lucy Kaplansky, Tracy Grammer and Dennis McDermott, the majority of the backing is provided by Richard and ‘Puente Celeste’ an excellent group of Argentinean musicians - this shift in personnel has brought subtle but significant changes to the sound that make this disc stand out. Rather than being flamboyant or obviously South American, the backing is much more subtle, it’s more detailed, controlled and confident than almost every other singer/songwriter album around. It’s predominantly an acoustic disc, but one that sounds fresh and full of variety, texture and depth; it’s certainly not a challenging listen, but the deeper you delve the more the arrangements have to offer. What hasn’t changed though is the quality of his writing, the 10 tracks (46 mins) contain some of the finest songwriting you could wish to hear, and every track is both lyrically and musically memorable. Despite the consistency throughout, the disc is dominated by two songs; the tale of a Miami bound South American stowaway is played out in the excellent ‘Che Guevara T-Shirt’, and ‘The Last Fare of the Day’ is an atmospheric song relaying a taxi-drivers experience – it’s a stunning piece of writing that is beautifully arranged and performed. Other highlights include ‘Hazel’s House’ which has a sweet melody and guitar line that make it instantly likeable, and ‘Waist Deep in the Big Muddy’, the albums only cover, is an epic song in the ‘Cold Missouri Waters’ mould. On the evidence of ‘Vuelta’ the move to Argentina has influenced Richard’s work in a positive way – his songs are as strong, if not stronger than they’ve ever been, but the arrangements and instrumental changes have added an extra dimension; it’s not wildly different to ‘Paterson’ but it certainly feels a little more low-key and relaxed, as well as being more instrumentally rich and subtle. Overall ‘Vuelta’ is an album of the very highest quality – the writing and arrangements are stunning, and the overall feel sets it apart from the output of most North American singer/songwriters. Highly recommended.
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