Simple
(Fluid Audio, 2024)

Composición, grabación y producción: Pepo Galán.
Artistas invitados: Sita Ostheimer, Karen Vogt, Bicyclops, Mark Crocker, Ohmu, Hannah Elizabeth Cox, Lee Yi, Daniel Rosenholm y Mi Cosa de Resistance.
Masterización: Rafael Anton Irisarri / Black Knoll Studio (NY).
Diseño: Daniel Crossley / Fluid Audio.
«Every time I record a new album, I tell myself: “Next time, I’ll make more subtle and simple songs.” Yet, I always end up adding new layers, new details, and new ideas, eventually driving myself crazy mixing the songs a million times. That easy, straightforward album never seems to materialize.
This same concept of simplicity is something I want to apply to my daily life-thinking about simplifying and not giving too much importance to things. But in the end, it all comes down to personality. I’m a perfectionist-meticulous and conscientious about my work-because that’s just how I am. I tend to make my music overly complicated because it’s in my nature, and it’s hard for me to change.
Ultimately, I find peace and simplicity by letting myself be guided by my “wild” instinct, not worrying about what others might think. Even when I know there are technical flaws that could be fixed, sometimes I embrace them because I perceive them differently and love the way they turned out.
This album is full of technical errors, layers I no longer recognize, saturations, and tracks that sound outdated. In a way, I’ve had less and less time to record music, fewer resources, and I care less about perfection. I’ve just let things happen naturally.»
(Pepo Galán)