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воскресенье, 22 декабря 2019 г.

The Best Of 2019. TOP50. 11-20


20. Aitor Etxebarria «Nihilism Part 1»
(p)El Segell
The music of irresistible beauty.

19. Selvatica «Macumba»
(p)Discos de Kirlian

18. Crononauta «Dibujando Al Azar»
(p)Clifford
The power pop duo whose name is absolutely new to me. The album was produced by Paco Roman so the sound of guitars is quite intricate.

17. Niña Coyote Eta Chico Tornado «Aitzstar»
(p)Pozoi
Ursula Strong & Koldo Soret go a bit more experimental on their fourth longplay.

16. Almacenes Merida «Problemas»
(p)self-released
The loud guitar rock album born in the very south of the state.

15. Retirada! «Son»
(p)El Segell
The second in a row perfect release of the dreamy gazy duo from Catalonia.

14. Las Ruinas «Alucinaje»
(p)El Genio Equivocado
The prolific Catalan trio announced their separation earlier this year, and it's so sad cos their last album is coincidentally their best.

13. Agoraphobia «Unaligned»
(p)DotMusic
Though “Unaligned” mostly repeats the tricks of “Incoming Noise” it doesn’t make it any worse. The formula still works.

12. Exxasens «Revolution»
(p)self-released
The best post rock album I listened to in a couple of years.

11. Leon Impala «El Plan»
(p)self-released
Fortunately "El Plan" has nothing in common with those from down under whose name first come to mind when you see the word 'impala'.






воскресенье, 31 марта 2019 г.

Selvatica "Macumba"

Selvatica "Macumba" (p)2019 Discos De Kirlian
If the album only managed to sustain the qualities of the first three tracks this would be the album of the year. I almost started my review with: "And while the country is desperately waiting for the debut Carolina Durante slab, the Album of the Year is already here". These tracks - namely "Quien Es La Sombra", "Solo Llueve En Mi Casa" and especially "Reino De Papel" - are the fast, sonorous, effervescent, ultra-melodic songs. But as the album flows by further it deviates from its initial course set by these amazing pieces and intrudes the air space of Her Majesty the Diversity with inclusion of saxo and tropical rhythms. There's nothing wrong with it and I really like saxo within the indie rock song context. So, all the subsequent tracks are good in their own right but as a result of the stylistic digressions the overall impression gets somehow blurred.