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Alex SABA est le compositeur, arrangeur, producteur et principal interprète de "Angel's Dream", opus paru en 1996. Notre homme se révèle comme un musicien talentueux, tant à la guitare qu'aux claviers ou autres programmations. Sa musique s'apparente à un rock Progressif électronique emmené par une six-cordes nerveuse. "Missa Universalis " (2001) révèle une approche différente, puisque la musique était prévue pour être jouée live par un orchestre.

I released three CDs since 1996. All instrumentals. The first one Angel's Dream it's more eclectic with progressive rock, jazz, bossa nova and a Ballet Suite. The second (Missa Universalis) is intent for a modern catholic mass and is more classical or "word music" oriented. The new one it's the original music for a theatrical play and has three bonus track and a video with highlights of the play. I also have a fourth one, but this wasn't released as industrial CD. It is a limited edition of 100 CDs, hand made and with electronic musics for download. CD Baby do the job and it's excelent doing that, but I want more and AbstractLogix it's what I'm searching for.
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Alex SABA is the composer, arranger, producer and main performer of "Angel's Dream", a record issued in 1996. He proves to be a talented musician, both playing the guitar and the keyboards and even for programming. His music can be described as electronic Progressive rock led by an energetic guitar. "Missa Universalis " (2001) has a diferent approach, as the music was intended to be played live with an orchestra.

Alex SABA is the composer, arranger, producer and main performer of Angel’s Dream, a record issued in 1996. He proves to be a talented musician, both playing the guitar and the keyboards and even for programming. His music can be described as electronic progressive rock led by an energetic guitar.

Caro Alex Saba, estou viajando pela sua página ouvindo Angel's Dream. Sabe, cara, uma das maiores dádivas que a vida me concedeu foi um dia ter tido a oportunidade de ouvi-lo. Angel's Dream é um CD que carrego comigo para todos os lugares em que estou; ouço-o mesmo que ele não esteja no aprelho de CD. Ele está em minha alma juntamente com outras produções humanas de grandiosidade como os romances de Machado de Assis, Kafka, Sartre; as músicas de Beethoven, a poesia de Manuel Bandeira e Fernando Pessoa, tc. Poderia escrever páginas sobre o que de bom a humanidade produziu; no entato, uma delas cabe ao se trabalho - e principalmente a Angel's Dream. Força sempre e produza mais e mais.

(1996) “Angel’s Dream”: primeiro disco do guitarrista. Um álbum excelente que pode ser definido como rock progressivo 100% instrumental com algumas pitadas de jazz-rock. São 17 faixas: quase 70 minutos. Além das belas composições, gostei muito do que está escrito na contra-capa: “Nobody sings Nothing”.

A one-man instrumental effort, more new age than rock, with Alex Saba playing keyboards, flutes, guitars, and percussion. This is incidental music for the Christian Mass, but includes musical influences from outside the tradition.

New one from Alex. More focused on keyboards than the previous, still with a progressive touch, but also more influenced by the likes of GOBLIN and ethnic sounds as well.

Electric guitar based work with additional synths and digital sounds to complete the score. The compositions for guitar are all quite interesting. The additional sounds are all ok too, but sti might have been much better if they were played by more interesting music instruments and by participating musicians. Synths often limit a bit the feeling of surrounding space, becoming a personal space instead. But here the full basic concept of compositions remains nice. The concept reminded me at Vietgrove or at a Latin version of Schicke- Führs- Fröhling.

A peça de um ato e de apenas uma artriz-diretora foi montada a partir de texto produzido por Luiz Horácio Rodrigues, dramaturgo, jornalista e escritor. Não há sequer uma palavra em toda apresentação, apenas um grito, apenas música de Alex Saba, apenas luz, apenas Tereza Amoêdo encarnando dor em estado bruto.

An interview with Alex Saba (september 1997) after the release of his first album to Lanzarini from the http://www.rockprogressivo.com.br site (portuguese only).

Stefan Högström (from Vocal Six)

http://www.rockprogressivo.com.br/sominterior/art_eng.htm

This (Missa Universalis) is the second album of Brazillian composer and multinstrumentist Alex Saba. Based on the actual parts of a catolic Mass, with diverse influences of Eela Craig, Spooky Tooth & Pierre Henry, Peter Gabriel, Dave Brubeck e Duke Ellington, this work is a step ahead his first work.

The progressive rock enciclopedia GIBRALTAR, call this album one of the best example of the fusion between styles: classic, rock and word music, resulting in a great word fusion work, where oriental and ocidental instruments are mixed together without fear to create an unique sound, remembering Philip Glass and Mike Oldfield, with a little touch of Peter Gabriel.

Here Alex don't use his electric guitar, there is only one track with acoustic guitar, but lots od the most diverse instruments as bamboo flutes, kalimba and synthesyzers. This work is being accepted and recognized as a new mark in the word fusionmusic.