Combining traditional tango's urban sensuality with today's aesthetic of el… Read Full Bio ↴Combining traditional tango's urban sensuality with today's
aesthetic of electronica, Tanghetto, released their excellent debut album
"Emigrante" in January 2004. With a hypnotic mood and captivating
nostalgia this album is a must have for anyone interested in the new tango
fusion that's becoming a new sensation in Argentina and Europe. It's an amazing
instrumental album, with the bandoneon painting this modern sonic landscape
that's great for both listeners and dancers.
Emigrante relates the story of today’s Argentinean youths
that were forced to flee out of their country in one of history’s worst
economic crisis. It shows the different faces of history in a musical journey,
how a land of immigrants became a land of emigrants and how those factors
influenced their culture and music.
Tanghetto's "Emigrante (Electrotango)" is tango for the new millennium.
This is Neo-Tango, and has been well received from Buenos Aires to
Nijmegen to New York. This is the tango for the "under 30 crowd." It is
not your father's tango. Some people do not even think it is tango.
These are the purists who call it "tango loco." The music is a fusion
of modern tango with techno and jazz to a traditional tango beat.
"Traditional tango beat" may be misleading because most tango (other
than candombe) does not use percussion instruments. It is an
interesting sound. Did I mention that this disk was nominated for a
Latin Grammy ?
So much for that. If you are an Argentine tango dancer, you should
be now familiar with the Neo-Tango genre, and if you are not familiar
with Neo-Tango, perhaps you should learn something. There are many
milongas (Argentine social dances) where this music is played.
My favorite selections on the disk are "Inmigrante" and
"Alexanderplatz Tango." You can feel the inspiration of Piazzola
combined with the bandoneon and electronic keyboard. Although the above
were my favorite pieces, I find the whole disk quite danceable. It has
some possibilities for "cross over" into the mainstream from salon
tango to club dancing, so this disk should be taken seriously. Yes, I
could venture to say that if this disk was played at my local Veterans
of Foreign Wars club, there would be people on the floor dancing to the
music just from an appreciation of the music and the beat.
Emigrante (electrotango) is a masterpiece that mixes the best elements of
tango and electronic music. The influence of such artists like the best modern
tango icon, Astor Piazzolla and great electronic bands like Saint Germain and
Chemical Brothers has created a unique blend of music: the electrotango.
The production of the record is incredible, it is cool and refreshing.
From the first song, "Immigrant" until the last one one "Exile of the Soul", there is a
special climate created by the bandoneon that conquers the soul of the ocasional
listener.
The word of mouth helps great records to become popular, this is
the case with Tanghetto's cd that became a smash instantly, because of the
quality of its music. And that is the thing that every music lover is trying to
find desperately.
aesthetic of electronica, Tanghetto, released their excellent debut album
"Emigrante" in January 2004. With a hypnotic mood and captivating
nostalgia this album is a must have for anyone interested in the new tango
fusion that's becoming a new sensation in Argentina and Europe. It's an amazing
instrumental album, with the bandoneon painting this modern sonic landscape
that's great for both listeners and dancers.
Emigrante relates the story of today’s Argentinean youths
that were forced to flee out of their country in one of history’s worst
economic crisis. It shows the different faces of history in a musical journey,
how a land of immigrants became a land of emigrants and how those factors
influenced their culture and music.
Tanghetto's "Emigrante (Electrotango)" is tango for the new millennium.
This is Neo-Tango, and has been well received from Buenos Aires to
Nijmegen to New York. This is the tango for the "under 30 crowd." It is
not your father's tango. Some people do not even think it is tango.
These are the purists who call it "tango loco." The music is a fusion
of modern tango with techno and jazz to a traditional tango beat.
"Traditional tango beat" may be misleading because most tango (other
than candombe) does not use percussion instruments. It is an
interesting sound. Did I mention that this disk was nominated for a
Latin Grammy ?
So much for that. If you are an Argentine tango dancer, you should
be now familiar with the Neo-Tango genre, and if you are not familiar
with Neo-Tango, perhaps you should learn something. There are many
milongas (Argentine social dances) where this music is played.
My favorite selections on the disk are "Inmigrante" and
"Alexanderplatz Tango." You can feel the inspiration of Piazzola
combined with the bandoneon and electronic keyboard. Although the above
were my favorite pieces, I find the whole disk quite danceable. It has
some possibilities for "cross over" into the mainstream from salon
tango to club dancing, so this disk should be taken seriously. Yes, I
could venture to say that if this disk was played at my local Veterans
of Foreign Wars club, there would be people on the floor dancing to the
music just from an appreciation of the music and the beat.
Emigrante (electrotango) is a masterpiece that mixes the best elements of
tango and electronic music. The influence of such artists like the best modern
tango icon, Astor Piazzolla and great electronic bands like Saint Germain and
Chemical Brothers has created a unique blend of music: the electrotango.
The production of the record is incredible, it is cool and refreshing.
From the first song, "Immigrant" until the last one one "Exile of the Soul", there is a
special climate created by the bandoneon that conquers the soul of the ocasional
listener.
The word of mouth helps great records to become popular, this is
the case with Tanghetto's cd that became a smash instantly, because of the
quality of its music. And that is the thing that every music lover is trying to
find desperately.
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