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пятница, 8 сентября 2023 г.

DOM "Warm" (p)2023 self-released

The first word that comes to mind upon listening to the new release of Domingo Aleman's "household" solo project DOM is 'visceral'. You can almost see how this music pours out of Domingo's body in its own intuitive way. How it paves its way through his skin pores. How it streams through his fingers short-circuiting the guitar strings. How it's pulsating within the drumkit (yes I know the drums are programmed but I'm not speaking of what I know, I'm only speaking of how it feels). 
The tracks are quite repetitive and it's the case when repetition transforms into captivity. That's why the longest tracks are the best here (for me personnally I'd prefer this to be glued together into one 40 minutes long piece without pauses between the tracks). As long as Domingo is not your conventional songwriter with the songs built up on some basic four chord sequences there is no standard verse-chorus structure to be found on this album. So the music just flows around to envelope you with its vibe and to move you to another place full of tribal rhythm, offbeat synths and fluid desert rock guitars.


четверг, 26 ноября 2020 г.

DOM "Emergency"

DOM "Emergency" (p)2020 Discos Delejos

At the first sight "Emergency" is less consumable than last year's "2019" by another Domingo Aleman's avatar Sunday German Flowers. However, it is clear that it inherits as to "2019" as to the past works of now-defunct combo Ruin Man Band (also led by Domingo) "Beyond Panzaburro" and "Paraiso". It may lack Ruin Man Band's dance groove or "2019"'s cohesion but it's still got a lot to offer. Lyrically "Emergency" is dedicated to the contemporary world issues (environmental crisis, the conflict of new human-centered values and capitalistic system, etc). Partnered again with his long-time ally Manuel Estevez, this time Domingo invited his frequent collaborators: the local Canarian mainstays Fajardo and Diego Hdez - along with less frequent ones Arico and Acid Buda - to represent his world view the best way. As all of the mentioned persons are far from 'your usual songwriter' type, the album boundlessly mixes leftfield electronica with trip hop, dub, freak-folk and even abstract hip hop to produce strange music that may seem too complicated at the first listen but causes the effect of dependency with every subsequent time you push the play button.

BNDCMP


среда, 5 декабря 2018 г.

Best Of 2018. EPs & mini albums





















20. En Septiembre "Adelante" (p)self-released BNDCMP
19. Rio Agra "Rio Agra" (p)Discos FUP/ Caballito BNDCMP
18. Jorra I Gomorra "A Manacor" (p)Bubota Discos BNDCMP
17. El Relevo Aleman "Pterodactilos" (p)self-released BNDCMP
16. Dreyma "Moonlight" (p)Magnolia Damasco BNDCMP
15. Mento "La Caridad" (p)Arcadia SPTF
14. Repion "Donde Escapa La Luz" (p)Galerna Norte SPTF
13. Las Sexpeares "Somos Lo Peor" (p)Dromedario BNDCMP
12. Martes Niebla "Martes Niebla" (p)self-released BNDCMP
11. Banani "Yellow Sound" (p)Hidden Track SPTF
10. Los Marcianos "Nuevo Orden Cosmico" (p)Clifford BNDCMP
09. Cosmo K "Ultimo Disco" (p)Discos De Kirlian BNDCMP
08. DOM "Summertime"/ "Autumn Blues" (p)self-released BNDCMP
07. Bobito "El Verano De Las Cenizas" (p)Flor Y Nata BNDCMP
06. Los Turistas "Casi Tocamos El Cielo" (p)Clifford BNDCMP
05. Ljubliana & The Seawolf "Shit Dope" (p)Bankrobber BNDCMP
04. Lanave "Lanave" (p)El Hombre Bala BNDCMP
03. Chef Creador "Sucesos Extraños" (p)Clifford BNDCMP
01-02. Yo, Estratosferico "Aves Raras" (p)self-released BNDCMP
01-02. I Am Dive "Mauve" (p)WeAreWolves BNDCMP

Heterogeneous both in genres and geography, these short form releases nevertheless have something in common: every entry in this list makes you wish for more from the certain band. 
We're noting some interesting points such as three Clifford Records releases in the Top10, or three stylistically completely different releases from Canary Islands. Moreover, nearly half of the list consists of the names that are new to me. Chef Creador? Ljubliana? Los Turistas, Cosmo K, Martes Niebla, Repion, Rio Agra, En Septiembre? Never heard of them prior to this year. 
Along with the new ones, some familiar names in the fresh wrappers are in the list.
An EP by Bobito, a band spearheaded by Roberto Lopez from Clara Plath - something that Roberto was distracted with whilst his spouse/CP frontwoman was on the maternity leave with their first baby. An EP by Bruno Banani, the former componente of Fuckin' Bollocks and Dulce Pajara De Juventud...

I haven't chosen the one and only winner. "Aves Raras" accompany me from the very first days of the year, while "Mauve" is of the late harvest, but I should declare I can't prefer one over the other. The raw emotion along with the unpredictable melodic twists of the former over the masterfully nuanced sonic perfection of the latter... I could only regret that they haven't added a song or two to their efforts to get promoted into the main Top50 list where they probably would take the same positions as here.