Abel B.

Descubrí a Löffler con un set en Cercle que me gustó bastante. Luego acudí a los discos y, sinceramente, creo que pierden muchísimo gancho y se quedan más en argamasa ED-emo para poner de fondo en vídeos de autosuperación.

'A Life' es otro ejemplo, pero son todos intercambiables. Mismo ritmo, mismos BPM, mismos apoyos vocales. Había que intentarlo, pero sigo fuera. Ciao.

An experimental and fierce collaboration between western and eastern music that, for me, is more interesting in concept - like Merzbow making beats for Islamic rappers - than in execution. I felt overwhelmed halfway through it.

For me, to give an opinion on hip-hop is like giving an opinion about a private joke of a group of friends you’ve just joined. I’ve yet to go with the Genius booklet to layer albums like this one.

That said, the whole campaign and art direction pointed to a masterpiece and it’s been a little disappointing for me. The first half is as pompous or more so as you’d expect from Tyler, but the soul and RnB skirmishes are still good.

It’s just that, lyrically and thematically, I think I was going to sense more intense depth charges than I’m getting on several listens. Still, Tyler’s voice is one of my favourites… More

Kim Gordon juega al ajedrez en cuatro dimensiones, mueve las piezas con uñas de porcelana largas y las tripas fuera.

Muchísimas ganas de escucharla en el Mira Festival y observar las reacciones y las fugas a otros escenarios.

Fav track: BYE BYE

black midi’ has been one of my favourite discoveries so far this decade, but already with ‘Hellfire’ it was clear that their avant-garde rock style was becoming too small for them. Precisely in the songs sung by Geordie Greep, you could feel the strained concerns that have become evident in the well-titled ‘The New Sound’.

Clearly, if you’re looking for an extension of bm in solo format, this album will disappoint. Greep’s eclectic conservatory culture permeates every song, and it’s evident that he’s aiming for some sort of timeless Dr. Manhattan-esque vision that brings together all his influences: from hardcore to funk to bossa-nova (and more genres I’d rather not reveal). Always from an almost… More