Gotan Project "La Revancha del Tango" (2001)
Gotan Project is another artist where I was familiar with the name but
had totally the wrong idea about what sort of music they played. I
assumed they were some kind of indie/alt-rock group. Not sure if that
was based on some vibe I was getting from their name or whether I was
getting them mixed up in my head with some other act like Gerling.
The group are nothing like that though. Much like Suba’s “Sao Paulo
Confessions” (day 879) reinvigorated Bossa Nova music through modern
electronic interpretation and instrumentation; Gotan Project’s “La Ravancha del Tango”
(roughly translated as ‘Tango’s Revenge’) does the same with Tango
music.
As with “Sao Paulo Confessions” this album/artist take the genre and
produces a music based in the electronic genre but retaining certain
familiar aspects, like rhythms or instruments specific to its chosen
genre. One of these instruments is the bandoneon (kind of a small
accordion) which I love and has a brilliant sound.
I really enjoyed this album. It does a really good job of modernising
the Tango sound, while still retaining some of its fire in tracks such
as “Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)” and “Una Música Brutal”.
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