By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone
Eruca Sativa – Shell
Everything is intense and simple at the same time. It's a woman in simple black clothing on an empty recording set. It's her, Lula Bertoldi, the same one who sings and plays guitar in this Argentinian trio, without her instrument as a weapon of defense and barefoot, facing the camera, which follows her every move. Defiant, Bertoldi embarks on a powerful choreography that unfolds as the verses of the song play., «"Forgive me if I'm wearing a shell. Thank you for waking me up, and bringing me back to myself.". She only speaks to the camera at specific moments to emphasize a few words, the strongest ones in the song. The best moment comes when he smiles and knows he's created a great audiovisual work. Wonderful.
Solentina – The Tone
Now let's go outside, to the Greater Buenos Aires area, and leave the camera still. In the distance, we see someone running towards us. We wait for them to arrive so the music can start playing. In less than four minutes, we see the character in a desperate dance, removing their tattered clothes without the lens moving an inch and without a single pause in the recording. The end, the last few seconds, total mayhem. In short, a brilliant display of independent folk rock and ingenuity that transcends budget. Brilliant.
The Bird Woman – Violent anxiety
Today's most complex video piece unfolds in Montevideo. The tension built during the editing of this clip reminds us Do the right thing. by Spike Lee. Here the heat is unbearable and dominates the entire atmosphere. The temperature is so oppressive that we know that at any second everything will rot and the worst of humanity will come out. Paranoia and fearful glances reign. Nevertheless, the band, drenched in sweat, continues playing a song that, contrary to our fears, unfolds with a clean and exquisite rhythm, without any surprises, just poetry in development. In the end, the inevitable violence. The production is perfect. A great piece of work.
