ICONOGRAPHY LP (2017)
IN A LIMITED CANVAS OF INFINITE NOTES,
INSPIRED BY NOSTALGIA, LOSS AND AN UNBREAKABLE WILL,
MERLINMOON CONCLUDES ICONOGRAPHY.
A TEN SONG, THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES LONG JOURNEY
FROM THE SOUL TO HEAVEN AND HELL.
THE ALBUM MIXES MERLIN’S INFLUENCE OF
PETER GABRIEL’S INTENSE BITTERS,
WITH THE MELLOW PSYCHEDELIA OF
PINK FLOYD AND KING CRIMSON.
BRUSH STROKES INSPIRED BY STING’S
SENSITIVITY TOWARDS LOVE AND
BOB MARLEY’S SUBTLE TOUCHES
PROCLAIMING A HIGHER SPIRITUAL ATONEMENT.
SEVENTEEN MONTHS BREWING,
IN-BETWEEN HIGH VOLTAGE VINTAGE EQUIPMENT
AND A MIND FULL OF UNCERTAINTY,
INSECURITY AND AN UNPARALLELED VISION
THROUGH THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED.
PRODUCED BY MERLINMOON
RECORDED AT BANGYBANG Studio, (MIAMI, FL, USA)
BETWEEN AUGUST 2015 AND NOVEMBER 2016
ALL LYRICS AND MUSIC WRITTEN BY MERLINMOON
CO-PRODUCED BY JUAN C. NIETO, PJ OLSSON & MICHAEL D’ALESSANDRA
MASTERED BY JUAN C. NIETO & RICHARD DE AVILA
IBEAT HOUSE MASTERING STUDIO (MIAMI, FL, USA)
Artwork:
Creative director: MERLINMOON
Cover Art: NEYHA SOFAT
Graphic Design: FUTURIANZ
ICONOGRAPHY
MIXED BY PJ OLSSON & JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: ELECTRIC AND BASS GUITARS, VOCALS & BACKGROUND VOCALS
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• YOLI MAYOR, LINA GAUDENZI, XARIA ANTHONY: BACKGROUND FEMALE VOCALS
• MERLINMOON & JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZERS, SOUNDSCAPE & FX.
BORN TO FEEL
• MIXED BY PJ OLSSON & JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: VOCALS,VOCODER/VOCAL SYNTH & FX
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• REUBEN CAINER: BASS GUITAR
• YOLI MAYOR, LINA GAUDENZI, XARIA ANTHONY: FEMALE BACKGROUND VOCALS
• MERLINMOON & JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZERS & SOUNDSCAPE
• MERLINMOON & PJ OLSSON: DRUM PROGRAMMING
SAVE ME
• MIXED BY PJ OLSSON & JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: GRAND PIANO, ELECTRIC AND BASS GUITARS, VOCALS & BACKGROUND VOCALS
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• LINA GAUDENZI, XARIA ANTHONY: FEMALE BACKGROUND VOCALS
• IRENE GARCIA: VOCAL SOLO
• JUAN C. NIETO: HAMMOND ORGAN
LULLABY OF LOVE
MIXED BY JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: VOCALS
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• REUBEN CAINER: BASS GUITAR
• MICHAEL D’ALESSANDRA: GRAND PIANO & VINTAGE MELLOTRON
• LINA GAUDENZI, XARIA ANTHONY: FEMALE BACKGROUND VOCALS
• MERLINMOON & JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZERS, SOUNDSCAPE & PROGRAMMING
• PJ OLSSON: BACKGROUND VOCALS
• CUSHMAN’S SCHOOL CHOIR: CHILDREN’S VOCALS
HOLD ON TO THE MAGIC
MIXED BY JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: VOCALS, VOCODER, ELECTRIC & BASS GUITARS, GRAND PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR.
• MERLINMOON & JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZERS & SOUNDSCAPE
• PJ OLSSON & JUAN C. NIETO: DRUM PROGRAMMING
• JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZER SOLO (BRIDGE)
THE SEARCH
MIXED BY JUAN C. NIETO
• MICHAEL D’ALESSANDRA: GRAND PIANO & MELLOTRON
• MERLINMOON: SOUNDSCAPE & FX
• MERLINMOON & JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZERS
• ANDREA PIZZORNI & MERLINMOON: OCEAN WAVES RECORDING
PEARL OF MY HEART
MIXED BY PJ OLSON & JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: VOCALS, SOUNDSCAPE & FX
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• REUBEN CAINER: BASS GUITAR
• MICHAEL D’ALESSANDRA: GRAND PIANO & MELLOTRON
• LINA GAUDENZI, XARIA ANTHONY, YOLI MAYOR: FEMALE BACKGROUND VOCALS
• MERLINMOON & JUAN C. NIETO: SYNTHESIZERS
NO MAN'S LAND
MIXED BY PJ OLSON & JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS & PERCUSSION
• REUBEN CAINER: BASS GUITAR
• MICHAEL D’ALESSANDRA: SYNTHESIZER FLUTE & MELLOTRON
• ANA MARIA LOMBO: BACKGROUND FEMALE VOCALS
• PJ OLSSON: BACKGROUND VOCALS
• JUAN C. NIETO: HAMMOND ORGAN
BEYOND THE SUNRISE
MIXED BY JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: GRAND PIANO, ELECTRIC GUITARS, VOCALS & BACKGROUND VOCALS, PROGRAMMING & FX
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• REUBEN CAINER: BASS GUITAR
• LINA GAUDENZI, XARIA ANTHONY: FEMALE BACKGROUND VOCALS
• YOLI MAYOR: VOCAL SOLO
• PJ OLSSON: BACKGROUND VOCALS
• JUAN C. NIETO: HAMMOND ORGAN
SPIRIT RISING
MIXED BY PJ OLSSON & JUAN C. NIETO
• MERLINMOON: VOCALS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SOUNDSCAPE & FX
• MASSIMO BUONANNO: DRUMS
• REUBEN CAINER: BASS
• MICHAEL D’ALESSANDRA: ELECTRIC GUITAR
• JUAN C. NIETO: HAMMOND ORGAN