Re-Foc
re-Foc is the first widely available album by Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, released in 2002. Some songs are re-recorded versions of those that appeared on Foc, a 9-track demo put together by the band in April/May 2001.[2] The demo was "recorded at home, without microphones - everything was played through the guitar pick-ups. This meant that some of the percussion on the strings sounded very quiet".[3] Others were written for the album, which features contributions from the violinist Zoë Conway and bodhrán player and percussionist Robbie Harris.
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Rubyworks Records | |||
| Producer | Rodrigo y Gabriela | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Diem" (dedicated to Dave Mustaine) | 4:50 |
| 2. | "New One" | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Foc" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Georges Street" / "The Tartar Frigate" (Sánchez, Quintero; Matt Seattle) | 4:21 |
| 5. | "30 de Marzo" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Paris" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Take Five" / "One (foc-ing version 9)" (Paul Desmond; James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich) | 6:44 |
| 8. | "Temple Bar" | 4:27 |
Some editions list the last track as "Sangre y Ritmo" instead of "Temple Bar".
Track 6 contains an excerpt of "Blitzkrieg" (Blitzkrieg).
Personnel
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Rodrigo Sánchez – acoustic guitar, cymbals, hi-hats, shakers
- Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar
- Additional performers
- Zoë Conway – violin, vocals
- Robbie Harris – percussion, bongos, shakers, cymbals, bodhrán
- Johnny Daly – double bass
- Claudia Chambers – cajón
- Aran O'Malley – cymbals
- Production
- Produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Mixed by Alberto Pinto, except "Temple Bar", mixed by Fionan De Barra
- Mastered by Robyn Robins
- Art direction, design, and fire photography by Marcus Byrne
- Photography by Cormac Scully
References
- Re-Foc at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- http://www.discogs.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-Foc/release/4949451 "Discog's entry"
- "2012 Irish Interview" Cormac Looney, 'Rodrigo y Gabriela; A Profile and interview', CLUAS, February 2002 (accessed August 4, 2014).
