By José Gandue @Gandour
Some of my all-time favorite bands had their heyday in the early 1990s. Having already moved beyond the excess of synthesized sounds generated by machines in previous years, At that time, the taste for recovering the power of guitars returned, but poisoning them with new effects. In other words, the eighties didn't completely disappear with the passing of time, and their lessons remained to enrich a musical future that was showing itself to be warmer without disregarding technology. The lessons left by albums like Technique, from New Order, or Spooky, from Lush, They are related to being able to combine the tenderness of good melodies with the textures that came from the ambient strings, the use of vocal reverberations as eternal layers of sound and the selection of elegant percussive sounds that, without overwhelming the listener, They perfectly set the rhythm of each song, creating a desire for gentle swaying at every moment of the composition.
The Chilean band Intimate Stranger It shows that the subject was learned perfectly. and properly adapted to modern times. They present, as a preview of their album Just, his single You mean a lot to me, a fascinating return to the good old days without losing touch with current reality. It's a song that moves you from beginning to end thanks to its exquisite melodic craftsmanship and the use of guitars as narrators of a story woven into the air, enveloping the listener in sweet sonic blankets. They sing in English, yes, and that sometimes bothers us., But it works well for Intimate Stranger And we're not going to complain about it, especially after this exquisite result.
Intimate Stranger announces the release of their new album in the coming days., which will be available for free download For all those who wish to collect this material in digital format. The truth is, from what we can hear in this first track, It is essential to have it.
