Los Piraņas - Historia Natural
Los Piraņas is een Colombiaanse supergroep samengesteld uit het trio Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers & Chupame el Dedo - elektrische gitaar, computer en synthesizer), Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero & Ondatropica - basgitaar) en Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo & Chupame el Dedo - percussie), oude schoolmakkers die met deze Historia Natural al aan hun derde langspeler toe zijn. Pedro Ojeda: "To me, this album is going back to where we were in high school. We didn't have so many goals back then. We wanted to play riffs, to express ourselves, to find that rough spirit.". Eblis Alvarez vult aan: "We're looking back, but with all this experience. We were too much in a comfort zone, we were getting lazy about what to do next. So we talked and came up with some concepts. The three of us have a soul bond and a long history together.". "There's a huge Colombian repertoire of recordings that have influenced us. As a drummer, those rhythms have been my main inspiration. I try to get the feeling and the energy of those discs from the 1950s to the 1970s in what I do with the band.", vat Ojeda samen. Het resultaat is een schijfje waarop traditionele Latijns-Amerikaanse ritmes als cumbia, champeta, tropicalia en salsa botsen met psychrock, minimalistische dub en experimentele jazz; des te indrukwekkender als je weet dat alle tracks op Historia Natural live werden ingespeeld in de studio. Mario Galeano: "Every sound you hear on the album is us playing live. In the studio we jam and develop different takes on ideas. Much of what we do is improvised. We know each other so well that we're very connected; the communication between us is completely natural. It's why we don't have to rehearse that much.". Heerlijk geflipt Latijns-Amerikaans retrofuturisme!www.glitterbeat.com | www.xmd.nl