Showing posts with label dreamy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dreamy. Show all posts
Video: SILVA - "Volta"
Gorgeously shot between sunset and sunrise and directed by William Sossai and Angelo Silva, the exquisite clip for “Volta,” latest single off of Vista Pro Mar, follows SILVA on a journey through the streets of Luanda, Angola. Killer dance moves and performances by young and less young kuduristas are juxtaposed to the Brazilian multi-instrumentalist’s fragile, beautifully nuanced voice telling a story of contemplation and romance (“Pode ser o tempo fará com que você perceba que nós dois não somos em vão, em vão não há beleza”).
Although separated by an ocean, Brazil and Angola share a rich history of mixed Afro-Iberian musical tradition – heritage of centuries-long Portuguese colonization and slave trade. Thus, this stunning depiction of cross-fertilization at a micro-level makes the marimba-like layer take on a full significance.
In May, SILVA will release a documentary about his week-long trip in Luanda, in collaboration with FARM.
For Corners, Diego Bernal
FOR CORNERS, DIEGO BERNAL
Exponential, USA ***1/2
Rating: 76
By Carlos Reyes
Cloudy groves and electronics are hard to get away with, a predestinated musical tragedy, unless someone finds the asserted tissue to underline both, in this case the outcome turns to be a raw and bleak manifestation, and quite a exciting. It’s truly grateful to find a project bold as that of Antiguo Automata Mexicano (Angel Sanchez Borges), who is probably one of the most underrated geniuses in Mexico’s contemporary music. Located in San Antonio Texas, Diego Bernal takes a stance on diverse range of roots, from the natural scales of work songs and spiritual songs, the dreamy urban sound, to the complexity of latin jazz. The collision of all these sounds is approached with a minimalistic sensitivity, something hard to even ambition for a first album. Amazingly, with such a delicate care, For Corners sounds colossal, like the extended intros in epic hip hop. Leading single “Bring it on Home” journeys an event, celebrates it, and concludes it firmly, a simplistic and fascinating structure that is carried all around. Also, check out for the official remix by Mexicans With Guns. “Dusty Sanchez” feels generational, but not to this generation at all, it’s like a lost soul of the Chicano movement. Personally, the most captivating moment arrives with “May Day”, a violent and heart-wrenching depiction of the abuse by L.A. police to a group of pro-immigration marchers at MacArthur Park two years ago. A total of 19 tracks might get you overdosed; this is to be appreciated at its own phase, it does wonders on a solitary afternoon. Exponential Records will release the album physically by the end of this month, but it’s open for free download at this very moment.
♫♫♫ "May Day"
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