By José Gandue @Gandour
It's 20 minutes. This time, for a moment, I suggest that you don't think in terms of song compilations under a unifying title. Start by watching a video that presents each of the songs that make up the production in their respective order, but don't imagine that you're going to see a series of clips that each represent a recording with its own particular tone. No. Everything is a staged performance that we suggest you take as if it were a classical composition divided into movements that aims to create a general tone from beginning to end. The video is relentless, and don't expect much action. Everything unfolds in a Bogotá apartment overlooking the eastern hills, where the artist (whose identity we've confirmed after seeing her photos on social media) attempts to convey her state of mind, whether by gazing at herself in the mirror or letting the water run from the sink until it overflows, soaking the apartment's wooden floor. No, there's no tragedy. No sadness—that would be too easy to say. Rather, there's introspection, a lowering of defenses, and a slow, brief, almost everyday emotional outburst. There will be no seas drowning the protagonist, nothing close to that.
Now, let's get back to the audio. There are five songs, presented in an instrumental mix that aims to immerse the listener in an emotional journey without overwhelming them. Yes, use headphones and imagine you're on the road, crossing invented plains and impossible lake shores. You could even imagine, along the way, a landscape of frailejones in the highlands, where only the air exists, and whoever listens to this piece full of experimental elements can detect traditional folk music, the sounds of the Colombian Andes, and some electronic timbre picked up in a European school. This album is called Undress and it was done by a new artist named Noelia Maffiold. Don't worry, as I said at the beginning, it's only twenty minutes. Enjoy the journey. It's worth experiencing.
