Right now Dacal is working on a new album called “The Age Of Sound” where he plays with his orchestra, La Orquesta de Salon. The concept of the music he’s been making with the orchestra is the recreation of the 1950s and 1960s sound, the sound before rock’n’roll. He wanted to find the violence of rock in melody and harmony.

Pablo believes “The age of Sound” will be his last album. “I find the idea of no more albums interesting. Before, it made me sad but now it almost makes me happy”, Pablo says, “I believe this will determine the end of a rigid structure and the return to the singles period. To me, songs are like things to put inside your pocket and carry with you wherever you go. The ideal format for music is no format at all”.

Even if Pablo believes in free music format, he and a group of people created a record label of their own which already edited three albums.

Pablo knew what he wanted since he was very little, and he stood for it. He was never selfish or egotistic. He likes to share and he always did. That’s weird for a musician. Every leader would sooner or later break apart from the band. Pablo does the opposite. He reunites with his band, he plays with others, he invites and gets invited by the rest. And he enjoys it, as a part of the process.

“What I like most is live shows. I enjoy playing on my own, and I also like to rehearse with the band. Eight people in one room during a whole hour playing one song can be very funny. I like concerts because they are based upon a moment of communication when you can see what happens between your songs and the people”, Dacal tells me.

When I ask Pablo about his next projects, he tells me about his last trip. “I went in a small tour around the provinces, I really like to travel and take my songs everywhere. We have many shows with the band from now until the end of the year. In December I’ll perform live shows in a weekly basis in a San Telmo theatre, El Nacional. And my album will be edited in Colombia next November, so we want to go there and play”.

Play here, there and everywhere. For big crowds or small groups. Pablo Dacal likes to watch the faces of the public while he’s singing. “I look at them all the time, I try to generate a relationship with the public”. He whispers his everyday songs to the close ones. And still with the childish look in his face, he picks the guitar and leaves the show as one more guest. The special one.