by Sammy Burbano @Vagabond3824
Latin American rock has developed a different side in the last decade and is definitely at a level that is rapidly rising every day, as connoisseurs and curious onlookers alike scrutinize it. Electric Diamond is one of the groups that has invested in music with one of the rawest sounds with which they express a certain displeasure at how the music industry looks to other more commercial points; to what "goes for the safe.".
Strummled guitars, paying homage to what started it all in rock, the blues, and at the same time, nodding to pop, the band formed by Juan Galeano, Daniel Álvarez Andee Zeta takes the most significant step in her career with The Great Swing, almost unexpectedly. Diamante Eléctrico took the project very seriously, so much so that they included Joshua B. Smith, a sound engineer and producer who has worked with Jack White, Beck, Neil Young, among other important musicians, on the production staff. The Great Swing It aims to mark a turning point for Diamante Eléctrico, because its nature differs considerably from what they did in their two previous works.
The album's intro, After the Wait, This immediately gives you an idea of what you'll hear on the album: The mark of the dark and crazy, which transforms into Placebo, The track that follows, which unhesitatingly evokes some riffs in the style of Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, without any exaggeration. Furthermore, there is an intermediate moment where, musically speaking, things calm down a bit with tracks like Secret Light y Into the Void, songs that create an atmosphere worthy of good contemporary blues like Derek Trucks or Kenny Wayne Shepherd, whose lyrics do not stray from that aforementioned blues essence, fueled by the melancholy of the one who performs it, and the emotion of the person who hears it.
It is precisely the musical contrast that enriches this material by Diamante Eléctrico, which makes us think of bands like Royal Blood. It's pure Rock N' Roll that leaves nothing out. It's great to find a well-crafted album in our language that can stand up to one in a foreign language. In short, it's albums like this that make us think., Latin American rock enjoys the privileged place it has in recent times.