Inmanencia is a live album recorded in October 2018 at “Loft,” a renowned concert hall and recording studio in Cologne, Germany.
The session was originally planned only to film two new compositions and an arrangement the band had been performing for about a year. According to Sáez, the results were so unexpectedly compelling that he decided to produce a full album, combining the new material with four pieces previously recorded on their debut.
During post-production, several significant events shaped the album’s direction. Sáez became a father for the second time, and the track „Las preguntas de Cristóbal“ closes the record in honor of that moment. In addition, the 2019 Chilean social uprising (two years before the pandemic) had a strong impact on the final concept. Since the new compositions were already rooted in themes such as social inequality, xenophobia, and classism, the production incorporated spoken texts directly connected to these topics. Cono Sur and Inmanencia are prime examples.
Drawing on conclusions from a symposium in Lima based on the essay América profunda by Argentine philosopher Rodolfo Kusch, Sáez shapes the music through reflections on the relationship between Indigenous American cultures, the Earth, and how societies emerged, evolved, and thrived prior to European colonization. The emphasis lies on modes of thinking as a formative axis of collective identity, awareness of being, and the act of creation itself. The production was granted authorization by PRATEC (Proyecto Andino de Tecnologías Campesinas, Lima, Peru) to use excerpts from the original text.
Musically, the album navigates Latin American fusion from multiple angles: on one hand, it opens up a more rock-influenced sound through Brämswig’s guitar work; on the other, Clerc’s playing brings the ensemble closer to the aesthetics of contemporary classical music.
Line-Up
Pablo Sáez: Drums, Electronics, Composition
Philipp Brämswig: Jazz Guitar
Miguelángel Clerc: Acoustic Guitar
Norman Peplow: Piano
Joan Chávez: Double Bass
Production
REC: 20.10.2018 Loft Cologne, Germany
Audio FX: Diego Sáez, Ermita Música
Voice-overs: Alicia Salgado
Art/Photo: Andrés Sáez
Lay-Out / Design: Álvaro Severino
Camera: Andrés Azua
Media: Niklas Perez Mey
Text reviewer: Edwin Abbett
Cut: Árbol Studio für Musik
Live-Rec: Lukas Lohner
Mix: Christian Heck, Tonart Studio
Master: Nate Wood, Kerseboom Mastering Written by Pablo Sáez
Producer Daniel Orejuela
Allá Records
*For the Bonus Track “Las preguntas de Cristóbal“: Anette Maiburg (Flute , Alto Flute), Anna Tocchetti (Violin) and Alvaro Severino (Acoustic Guitar).
**Original Titel: „Libertango“ Musik: Astor Piazzolla © Curci Edizioni Srl / Paganmusic s l r Recorded at 20.10.2018 Loft Cologne, Germany.
***Text: “América Profunda”. Relatorías, conclusiones y acuerdos del Coloquio, Simposio y Foro. P.239 – authorized by PRATEC (Proyecto Andino de tecnologías campesinas) Lima – Perú.