Manoel Macía's - musical Labyrinth

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   Hello everyone,

My name is Manoel Macía, a composer and performer focused on acoustic 12- and 6-string guitar, classical, baroque, and electric guitar. My musical language blends progressive rock, minimalism, and contemporary chamber music into a personal and emotionally charged sonic landscape.

Over the years, I’ve been part of projects such as Galadriel, Muzik, Berlin Zoo, and Vimana, all exploring experimental and progressive territories since the 1980s. I studied with guitarists such as Francisco Cuenca and Tony Madigan, and took part extensively in Guitar Craft seminars across Spain, Italy, and Germany from the 1990s to the mid-2000s.

I’ve collaborated with musicians like Caballero Reynaldo, Alejandro Suárez, Rafael Pacha, etc, broadening my sound through shared experiences and creative intersections.

My solo work is deeply influenced by artists such as John Renbourn, Anthony Phillips, Steve Hackett, among others. In recent years, I’ve embraced a more intimate and timeless approach through albums like La vida guardada and Rozando burbujas, where the guitar becomes a space of silence, memory, and resonance.

A description that I particularly like is from Nick Hudson, regarding La vida guardada:

“Manoel Macía’s work in La vida guardada is a delicate exercise in sonic archaeology. There is a constant search for restrained beauty, for echoes buried in memory. The acoustic guitar here is not merely an instrument, but an emotional archive. This is music written with time—not in the chronological sense, but as one who slowly carves into stone an intimate story. At times it recalls the transparency of Durutti Column, elsewhere the ghostly breath of a Harold Budd piece. But what matters most is what remains unspoken: the weight of silence, the density of what is not played.”

To put it "simply":
my music is a labyrinth that grows with each listen.

You can listen and explore here:

https://manoelmacia.bandcamp.com

Thanks. Music can still surprise.

Manoel Macía

Edited by Manoel1618 - 12 hours 58 minutes ago at 16:30

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	Hello everyone, My name is Manoel Macía, a composer and performer focused on acoustic 12- and 6-string guitar, classical, baroque, and electric guitar. My musical language blends progressive rock, minimalism, and contemporary chamber music into a personal and emotionally charged sonic landscape. Over the years, I’ve been part of projects such as Galadriel, Muzik, Berlin Zoo, and Vimana, all exploring experimental and progressive territories since the 1980s. I studied with guitarists such as Francisco Cuenca and Tony Madigan, and took part extensively in Guitar Craft seminars across Spain, Italy, and Germany from the 1990s to the mid-2000s. I’ve collaborated with musicians like Caballero Reynaldo, Alejandro Suárez, Rafael Pacha, etc, broadening my sound through shared experiences and creative intersections. My solo work is deeply influenced by artists such as John Renbourn, Anthony Phillips, Steve Hackett, among others. In recent years, I’ve embraced a more intimate and timeless approach through albums like La vida guardada and Rozando burbujas, where the guitar becomes a space of silence, memory, and resonance. A description that I particularly like is from Nick Hudson, regarding La vida guardada: “Manoel Macía’s work in La vida guardada is a delicate exercise in sonic archaeology. There is a constant search for restrained beauty, for echoes buried in memory. The acoustic guitar here is not merely an instrument, but an emotional archive. This is music written with time—not in the chronological sense, but as one who slowly carves into stone an intimate story. At times it recalls the transparency of Durutti Column, elsewhere the ghostly breath of a Harold Budd piece. But what matters most is what remains unspoken: the weight of silence, the density of what is not played.” To put it "simply": my music is a labyrinth that grows with each listen. You can listen and explore here: https://manoelmacia.bandcamp.com Thanks. Music can still surprise. Manoel Macía Edited by Manoel1618 - 12 hours 58 minutes ago at 16:30