By José Gandue @Gandour
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Those who have followed Fernando Ruiz Diaz's career have been able to verify over the years that his thing is to make songs that combine raw emotion, Rock of rage and heart, and on the other hand, a spirit of experimentation which sets it apart from simply using the genre's traditional sounds. Their approach, as we saw in Catupecu Machu, and now in Vanthra, Their new project is to create anthems that convey the value of their melodies, the hot blood of their routes, and the occasional digital flirtation that breaks the common pattern of bands in their environment.
Calling Vanthra and their latest album an "electronic rock" product would be simplistic but far too limiting for the result. Ruiz Diaz and his bandmates (Charlie Noguera and Pape Fioravantino) don't deny their rock roots in their strongest origins, And it is clear that they retain their taste for the smell of dough acquired in previous stages, But they also know that, to distinguish themselves, their task is to delve into new textures, not only from what new technology offers, but also from elements of Argentine folklore. As proof of this, their percussion set includes a bombo legüero (a traditional Argentine drum), a modified ten-inch tom, and a connection to an Octapad. This helps their compositional constructions advance through hard rock territory, but also through industrial experimentation, and, Although it may sound contradictory, through some spaces created by chamamé and other native cultural expressions of the Southern Cone.
This album includes, over forty-seven minutes, 11 tracks, which, for the most part, aim to keep the viewer's spirits high. Vanthra wants to see her audience singing and shouting every single lyric featured in the recordings., As an intense release, like a kind of noisy cleansing of the soul. This production is the sum of thunderous moments that shake the body and, once they end, allow us to feel lightness in the weight. It's a thrilling album with brilliant moments like those that can be heard in Lonely song, The desert of God, The sum of nothing and everything and, especially, in The Devils Dance, a masterpiece from every angle.
Fernando Ruiz Diaz has matured and continues to bring great musical moments worthy of being celebrated. It would be bold to say that he is constantly reinventing what we conceive as "Rock"«, But fortunately, he doesn't give up, and we celebrate his intentions.
