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(Senogul) - "Concierto de Evocacion
Sonora"
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Label - Margen
Records
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Reviewed
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Erik
Neuteboom
www.progwalhalla.com
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| Genre: |
Eclectic Prog
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| Country: |
Spain
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| Length: |
NA
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Release
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2/2009
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| Band Members: |
Pablo Canalís : percussion, bass,
zyther, gralla, voices. |
Eduardo G Salueña : piano, keyboards,
voices. |
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Pedro A. Menchaca : electric and
acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, voices. |
Israel Sánchez : electric guitar,
sitar, electronic tampura, voices. |
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Eva D. Toca : drums. |
Xavier Mª Foks : percussion, clarinet,
khene, harmonium, trompa tibetana, zyther, voices. |
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Guzmán Argüello : alto and soprano
saxes, flute, piccolo, sanza, voices. |
Alejandro Martínez : accordion.
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David Menéndez : percussion. |
Dhana Lakshmi : voice mantra (IV).
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Laura Pire : voice (VII.d & VIII).
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Aníbal A. Menchaca : voice (VII.d).
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| Track
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1.)-I. Itamaracá |
5.)-Siete lunas [la canción del nómada]
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2.)-II. En permanente
estado de vigilia |
6.)-De Nooijer
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3.)-III. Mae Floresta:
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7.)- Terra-terreiro:
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a.)-La senda verde
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a.)-El mar nuestro de cada día
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b.)-El espíritu que
nos inunda |
b.)-Un canto a los
antepasados, la conmemoración |
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c.)-Las almas inmóviles
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c.)-Reflexiones del
día de mañana sobre una roca gris |
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d.)-La naturaleza
de la vida |
d.)-Invocanción |
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4.)-Swaranjali [Sangama
Mantra] |
e.)-El poder de la
madre tierra |
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8.)-Lughnassad |
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9.)-Itamaracá [acordeón
solo] |
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Review:
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A while ago I interviewed this promising new Spanish
progrock band, shortly after their excellent eponymous second
studio-album was released in 2007. When I asked about their
plans for a new album, the band told me that they were busy
with “something different”. Well, listening to this new
Senogul album, I would categorize the phrase “something
different” as a huge understatement, what a radical change
of musical direction! Listening to this new album entitled
Aural Impressions Concert For Instrumental Ensemble the
band has almost left their blend of mainly fusion and progrock
and moved towards a blend of ethnic, ambient, avant-garde
and some progrock. I wonder to how many Senogul fans this
‘new Senogul sound’ will appeal.
Nonetheless, Senogul fully deserves an objective musical
analysis of their new album, here I go. - In the booklet
the band talks about “a completely different muscial trend”
and “the music is structured from subjective impressions
induced by aural stimuli”. Well, to me it sounds like Claude
Monet has been Senogul its main composer and the aural stimuli
are delivered by a wide range of instruments, including
many ethnic instruments from Africa, India and Latin-America:
the one moment it sounds folky with accordeon and an electronic
bombo (percussion) or avant-garde with piano and weird sounds,
the other moment you hear swirling accordeon solo, a ‘’mantra’
female voice or an ambient atmosphere with soaring keyboard
layers. The only moments you can enjoy the ‘old’ Senogul
sound are during Swaranjali (final part with King Crimson
like organised chaos featuring fiery guitar and powerul
saxophone) and De Nooijer (moving guitar and tender Grand
piano). -
No doubt this is a daring and adventurous experiment
that the band loved to do but “por favor senores”, make
progrock like on your previous effort, “muchas gracias”.
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