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Acoustic Ideas down by Daniel Urdaneta

Hi….

It’s been a while since we made the last update for RR website. After some of the shows played in “Leaving A World Behind 2010″ , Rip took a break from recording and performing. It has been an exciting year so far and the god news is that he’s back to the studio to record the entire album!

In the beginning of the year it was a constant trip to find new ideas letting creativity take it’s place. the process of composition have been long but fruitful, working hard but freely writing songs and songs and more songs. Finally, the tracks are ready to be recorded.

This time Rip looked for the collaboration of music producer and composer Daniel Urdaneta who is also responsible for generating the ideas for the upcoming album in Spanish in 2012. the work will be done between Art Sound Studios & Masiva Music studios in Miami FL and it is going to be backed up by great musicians from the local scene.

I’m happy to be part of this project and share with all of you a “documentary” of behind the scenes, interviews, photos and more during the recording stage of the album.

This site is going to be very active for the next 5 months left of 2011.

Thanks for visiting ronaldrip.com

M. Eelio

Sometimes I feel that I need certain material things to feel complete and I guess that happens to all of us … I think we should try to liberate our mind from that belief and embrace the fact that we are breathing and being alive and to know that finding our true purpose is a responsibility that we carry in our lives…

When I am in this process of creation and writing songs I feel totally connected to the “source” (GOD) and it gives me the sensation of freedom from this fantasy…. Then I feel some kind of instant peace… Now and then I practice an exercise to clear my mind and think that some of the best things in life are for free… right?

My gift for you is writing music and connect through this beautiful art…
what’s yours to the humanity? to the universe?

Rip

I’m always interested in reviewing new albums from the artists that influence my music so much…although you can hear my music very different form my influences there’s always a pattern or element swimming in my head at the time of my compositions that defines the direction of the song I like to make.

In this case I admire this artist form New York City, the one that got into this dance scene as a DJ spinning in some clubs of this great city and creating a career in music like a few artists can built…

I describe this album as a very sublime combination of melodic elements encompassing a true understanding of beauty…it brings you to an state of contemplation and devotion to something you feel as true.

That’s my journey when I travel through this songs, they really touch me in some way or another. In my opinion, MOBY has done it again and has achieved this touch of simplicity in beauty that I’ve been waiting for in a long time, maybe because it is the kind of melancholic sound I like so much.

There has been two albums that have changed my perception of the music creation process, one of them is “IN RAINBOWS” by RADIOHEAD and “WAIT FOR ME” by MOBY. They have opened my vision of atmospheric voyages into the basics of songwriting, artists that connect to the invisible intelligence and have brought a pure sense of sincerity in their songwriting.

I’d like to share a video for the song “Pale Horses” I know you’ll find this interesting…

Thank you