By José Gandue @Gandour
Fran Straube, a Chilean artist, is the owner and mastermind of the project. Blond, She has announced her move to Mexico. She said in an interview in the newspaper La Tercera that in their country it's difficult to take risks. It's time to take a chance to conquer the world, seeking broader markets., spaces that allow him to establish himself as the figure he has long since proven he deserves to be. We won't repeat what we've said in other articles: You already know our opinion around here. But, reading that news and, at the same time, listening to his new album, called The Loss, We can confirm what we have been saying for some time: If anyone can show the world that in Latin America, musically speaking, we have stopped resignedly watching the progress of other regions, And that we now look to the sky as the limit, it is she.
The Loss It's a five-song preview of his upcoming album, but it's the sign that indicates that Straube's aim is to keep breaking molds, and to keep having fun by overcoming and avoiding his own clichés. Of course, she has her own language; she continues to seek the seductive dance in the audience, she continues with the juggling of vocal effects, she remains enamored with reverberation. But in The Loss, The 15-minute journey unfolds like an exhilarating blindfolded roller coaster, where each song offers its own unique experience. The sonic tunnel opens with the title track, featuring moments that sound like they're drawn from an obscure Islamic prayer, and then, as it begins Gold, The second track invites the listener to join a noisy yet slow dance, where oral experimentation occurs in varying degrees., that move between cavernous tones and sharp, distorted stabs. Then the viewer must be ready to push their body into the challenging movement and hear the climax of this work., Return.
In Knot, Straube returns to a slower tempo and seems to whisper in each of our ears. The melody grows with the collaboration of Frannie Holder, singer of the Canadian band Random Recipe, and for the first time includes lyrics in French in its compositions. The EP closes with 21st Century Storm, a theme that seems to revisit elements of his album Fish, But, at the same time, it's noticeable that his current focus is on vocal games, where he stretches his talent and ventures into uncharted territory in his career.
In the end, The Loss, As we mentioned before, this is a preview of what's to come in a longer format, material we'll surely enjoy in a few months. But in the meantime, consider yourself warned: here's the evidence that Straube and his Rubio project are on their journey to solidify their place in the music scene, at a time when a large part of the world's audience is looking to fall in love with new artistic offerings. that invite us to contemplate renewing worlds and sounds that alleviate all present tedium.