By José Gandue @Gandour
Try this exercise: Convince a die-hard rock and roller of the necessity to experience nostalgia and heartache, filling their head with as much sad and effective bolero as can reach your neurons. Do the work of persuading this character, whose skin is glued to the black leather of his jacket, to meet the putative children of José Pepe Sanchez, that Cuban who in 1883 made the first bolero in this hemisphere, And that, upon hearing the melodies of these musicians, you may be captivated by the melancholy of the Caribbean Sea. Go through this entire process and you will experience the exquisite artistry of this Chilean band. The Big Rage.
We've already talked about this duo. We've said that their songs seem made for films framed within the style of... film noir or feature films directed by Jim Jarmusch, But his last recording, I don't want any more., makes us think of Iberian humor, in the works of Pedro Almodóvar. I don't want any more. It is colorful sadness, it is boiling blood as desolation takes over the body. It's blues with a bolero flavor. This song, produced by Pedro de Dios, guitarist of the Spanish band Guadalupe Plata, It has audacity, irony, and spite. The song shuns innocence and muddies its noise. with a sorrow that makes the listener tremble and hurts. This is the first preview of an album that, we already hope, will further elevate the presence of these Chileans on the international scene.
The Big Rage It is one of the most interesting Latin American proposals of recent times, For its risk-taking, its originality, and its intelligent audacity. Surely its tunes won't easily be heard on your local radio stations, but that doesn't give you permission to stop listening to its admirable catalog of recordings. Here's a free download for you to share with your friends.