I listened to a lot of Anthony Braxton. Charlie does wonders with his little Casio CZ. Sometimes it feels like he is getting sounds out from the bowels of the planet

Jams at Charlie's

Cecil - Ode

Joe Sabela - Drums
Charlie Castillo - Synth
Noel Ishta Paz (logdrum ) - Alto sax

Jam at Charlie's - Improvisation #2 - Jan 22 2023

Joe Sabela - Drums
Charlie Castillo - Synth 
Noel Ishta Paz (logdrum ) - Hybrid bass + Guitar

The Hybrid 7 string is 3 string bass guitar and 4 string guitar in one with 2 outputs into 2 amps and played contrapuntal style

The synth is a Casio - small synth with sampler.

Drums are vintage Ludwig.

No loopers or overdubs. Compositions conceived and evolved/devolved on the spot.

Recorded with a small Zoom H6 using the built-in XY or MS mic

Jam at Charlie's - Composition of the Day- Feb 04 2023

Charlie Castillo - synths/fx, Joe Sabella - drums, Ishta Paz (logdrum) sax

Jam at Charlie's Track 2 - Aug - 20 - 2023

Slightly more in and not so far out - Also testing the use of Russian Ribbon Mics - copies of the big RCA ribbons.77A. We got away with no compression here. Wonderful mics
Charlie Castillo - synth and fx
Joe Sabella - Drums
Ishta Paz - Bass and switched to soprano sax briefly

Jam at Charlie's Track 3 - Aug - 13 - 2023

There are fairies everywhere. This one is in a trailer park at the edge of a cliff overlooking a desert canyon. She is still looking for a lost ship below. 
Noel "Ishta" Paz - Solo Piano

Trailer Park Fairy

Charlie Castillo - Synth FX
Joe Sabela - Drums
Noel Paz - Alto Saxophone - H90

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Joe Sabela - Drums
Charlie Castillo - Synth and FX
Noel Ishta Paz - Bass 6 string

Jam at Charlies - Nov 19 2023 Trk 2

June 07 2025 - Improv 1

Joe Sabela - Drums
Charlie Castillo - Synth , Soprano Sax
Noel Ishta Paz (logdrum) - Guitar, Alto Sax

June 07 2025 - Improv 2

Noel Paz - Hybrid Guitar, tenor sax
Al Faet - drums. percussion
Joe Sabela, -drums
Charlie Castillo - synth /soprano sax
Dave Nielsen - electric bass and alto sax

Improv #1 05-10-2025

Improv #2 O5-10-2025

Ib. Le cornu ancestrale és la darrera òpera de cambra de Joan Bagés que tracta sobre el Riu Ebre.

Jam at Charlie's - Improvisation #2 - Jan 22 2023

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