By José Gandue @Gandour
Three musicians who look like mad scientists, with a respectable career in the Argentine music scene, They decide to use the power of instrumental noise to shake up the world as they know it through eclectic experimentation. They are beginning to occupy their place among the most interesting instigators of sonic chaos on this side of the planet. They call themselves Volt Diver, a name that suggests a kind of surfing through the energetic waves, where their flags parade, which At times they are dressed in warmth, and at other times they are covered in harshness.
Voltio Diver is made up of Matías Betti (plays the stick, a plucked string instrument that allows the execution of multiple notes regardless of the tonal distance), Renzo Baltuzzi (guitarist, partner of such outstanding artists as Peteco Carabajal, Adriana Varela, Kevin Johansen, Lito Vitale and others) and Pablo Belmes (drummer who has participated in the projects of Tonolec, Xeito Novo, and León Gieco). The trio manages to describe their project as a mix of jazz, electronica and experimental rock. They are committed to the full development of the melodies and their hard work is evident. by creating auditory memory among the audience, demonstrating this with his album Antenna.
This ten-song album moves from the aggressive distortion of The Monster (theme that opens the production), to the daring, transgressive funk stance of Octopus, making a stopover through the tender hallucination it produces Arsenal. The themes are intertwined chapters that wander through diverse landscapes, each with its own voice. and its unique range of colors. Voltio the Diver has a mature expression, but, at the same time, He still has the sensitivity of a child when describing all his joys and fears in his notes. What they reveal, rather than the typical presumption of intelligence assumed by other contemporary instrumental projects, It is the emotion in the experimentation, affectionate respect for the listener and the desire to shake our playful spirit, making it transgress borders ready to be torn down.
Antenna It's an album that includes two very popular covers, Riders on the storm, from The Doors, and Dear Prudence, by The Beatles. Diver Voltio dares to present his versions of these classics, because he knows how to disassemble them, reconstruct them, and display them as if they were his own, And they are, because their recordings contain enough peculiar elements to cast doubt on their original authorship. Upon recognizing them, All we can do is applaud because the challenge has been a complete success.
We appreciate the work of this trio of provocateurs, unhinged and even disrespectful experimenters called Volt Diver. His work is impressive., resulting in one of the best musical productions of 2016. This is a must-hear album, without a doubt.