Gotan Project - Lun?tico
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Free Music Review: Gotan Project's At Its Best
Hit: 5 Stars
Fundamentally, a return to Revancha del Tango, yet not quite. Lunatico moves forward like a big city-New York or Buenos Aires-exploring new boundaries but remaining true to its cadences and beats.
Even the Rap in "Mi Confesion" seems fitting, faithful in a way to the melancholy of Tango, also particularly present in "Tango Cancion" and the gorgeous "Celos."
Of all the good and not so good Electro-Tango that has come out in recent years, even Supervielle, Federico Auberle or Bajo Fondo, Gotan Project's remains the most substantial work being done today in "renewing" Tango once more.
The writing is inspired, and Gustavo Beytelman through his piano-and arranging and conducting of all strings-is specially stunning. Precise and economic in his solos but not without his tender side. Buenos Aires music at its best.
Another perfect move has been choosing Cristina Villalongo to lend her voice, never dramatic yet bringing precise nuance and character through her singing.
Other tracks to distinguish are "Amor Porteno," a collaboration with the band Calexico, as well as the Electronica take on "La Viguela" and Ry Cooder's "Paris, Texas" transformed into longings right out of Argentina's folklore.
All in all, a tremendous return to form and a whole new expanse of sounds and evocative possibilities for the New Tango.
Free Music Review: Only a Loco Would Not Like Lunatico!
Hit: 5 Stars
This record is filled with entrancing string arrangements, danceable rhythms, and intelligent lyrics. No one combines classical Tango with the modern club sound like Gotan Project; this piece is extremely versatile and will appeal to many types of musical tastes. And if you are already a fan of Gotan, buy the record immediately!
Put the disc in your stereo and you will feel as if you've been transported to a bar in Buenos Aires:
Some of the songs, like 'Celos', 'Amor Porteno,' and 'Paris, Texas,' have a slower, more deliberate pace; these are spread about the record and seem to be there to let let you catch your breath between songs and buy a drink.
Other tracks, like 'Notas,' 'Mi Confesion,' and 'Arrabal' are irresistably danceable.
The rest of the tracks are somewhere in between, but this record is not disappointing.
There is a seriousness to this piece, but it does not make the work unenjoyable. The music demands your attention, but wants you to have a good time. It is playfully seductive, and way beyond any other electronica I have heard this year.