Viator
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'Viator' is as skeletal as it is instantly recognizable. Following the inception of the unmistakable post-power electronics cubist-Latin-blues that kept Adri n de Alfonso busy during his Don The Tiger days, the first album under his own name is a ruthless step forward into a new form of avant-garde balladry, raw and stripped down, poetic yet enchanting, anchored in a sort of stubborn and repetitive primitivism, which synthesizes the future rituals of a stateless tradition. 'Viator' consists mainly of a series of frayed ballads and deformed instrumental miniatures, underpinned by the heavy swing that intertwines Adrian de Alfonso's lyrical coplera vocals and improviser Mike Majkowski's rubbery double bass, which is often drained of its acoustic nature through computer and tape manipulations. The record takes on an extra sheen from the slow heels of crooked dancer Siri Salminen, the murmuring choir composed of V ctor Herrero, Lorena lvarez and Marcos Fl rez, and the arachnid shreds of de Alfonso's unamplified midi guitar. This is material that draws deeply on flamenco, copla, bolero, tango and sardana, but is transfigured into the uncanny by Adri n's relentless use of FM transmission, unhinged sampling/midi techniques, musique concr te outbursts, stripped-down chanting and outlandish operatic procedures. 'Viator'- traveller in Latin - was recorded with a bunch of piezos and cheap mics (sometimes with the window open) in de Alfonso's bedroom in Berlin, in a bathroom (without ven
Tracks
1~1~Esquejes De Un Buen Sam N1~2~Pleamar
1~3~Arden
1~4~Verde Virguero
1~5~Remeje
1~6~Irepli Guese La Guardia Toda!
1~7~Nido De Sierpes
1~8~La Tromba Exacta
1~9~Coyuntura En El Manglar
1~10~A Vueltas Con El Pareg Rico
1~11~Postrer Cicl N
1~12~La Cara Est Pida Del Ritmo
1~13~Voladura
Details
Catalogue Number: MDR84Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: De Alfonso, Adrian
Release Date: 03 January 2025
Genre: Alternative
Label: Maple Death Records
Distributor: Rocket Group
