synesthesiais a social music journal

Nicholas Chen

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Drop D

Matteo Mancuso

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3/14/2026 public

i was first drawn to this track because i recognized al di meola but after listening to paco de lucia's rendering of album art for Concierto De Aranjuez: 2. AdagioConcierto De Aranjuez: 2. Adagio i dug more into his playing

he's a flamenco player and plays all the fast runs on this song with alternating index/middle finger movement. his playing would be unfathomably fast for someone playing with a pick; i genuinely have no idea how it's possible to play this fast using your fingers.

the first time i was exposed to the idea of the "picado" technique was through matteo mancuso - see album art for Drop DDrop D