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Gotan Project: La Revancha del Tango

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Label: Ya Basta Records
Released: 2007.10.20
Time:
 58:47
Category: Electronica, Tango
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.gotanproject.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2007.12.24
Price in €: 1,99



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[1] Queremos Paz (Makaroff/Muller/Solal) - 5:15
[2] Época (Makaroff/Muller/Solal) - 4:28
[3] Chunga's Revenge (Zappa) - 5:02
[4] Triptico (Makaroff/Muller/Solal) - 8:26
[5] Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) (Makaroff/Muller/Solal) - 5:57
[6] Una Musica Brutal (Makaroff/Muller/Solal) - 4:11
[7] El Capitalismo Foráneo (Buller/Flores/Solal) - 6:12
[8] Last Tango in Paris (Barbieri) - 5:50
[9] La del Ruso (Makaroff/Muller/Solal) - 6:22
[10] Vuelvo Al Sur (Piazzolla/Solanas) - 6:59

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Philippe Cohen Solal - Bass, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Producer, Effects
Christoph H. Mueller - Bass, Keyboards, Producer
Eduardo Makaroff - Acoustic Guitar, Producer, Beat Programming

Gustavo Beytelmann - Piano
Fabrizio Fenoglietto - Double Bass
Nini Flores - Bandoneon
Line Kruse - Violin
Eddy Tomassi - Percussion

Peter Kruder - Producer, Remixing
Tom Middleton - Producer, Remixing
Pepe Bradock - Producer, Remixing
High Priest - Producer, Remixing
 

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2007 CD Ya Basta YAB013CD

The debut by this Paris based trio is a relaxed blend of tango dance rhythms and Argentinean instrumentation. The group was brought together by their passion to combine sound with image and to marry electronic and acoustic music. They built on their house, dub, and hip-hop influenced productions by adding two of Argentina's finest tango musicians, the musical result being supremely distinctive, incorporating bandonion (a form of accordion), violin, and vocals. This release includes 2000's most memorable jazz-house hit, "Triptico", which has already sold over 400,000 copies worldwide. The US version features the original ten tracks from the European release, along with a special bonus disc of the "Santa Maria" video plus four audio tracks.



Released in Europe in 2001, La Revancha Del Tango’s sexy combination of chillout programming and authentic tango music became a lounge favorite and led to massive sales. Lightning struck twice when it was released two years later in the States--the domestic debut attracted the attention of electronic music hipsters, tango freaks, and world music geeks. And rightfully so. The Gotan trio of Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph H. Müller, and Eduardo Makaroff write the album's strongest material themselves, but their imaginative incorporation of Frank Zappa's "Chunga's Revenge," Gato Barbieri's theme from the movie Last Tango In Paris and, not surprisingly, Astor Piazzolla's "Vuelvo Al Sur" into the Gotan world shows just how broad and inclusive their tastes really are. Naysayers may complain that this album can be heard in every hip restaurant and clothing boutique from Paris to Los Angeles, but sometimes the cream does rise to the top and gain mass acceptance, as it has here. Also includes a bonus disc of four remixes.

Tad Hendrickson - Amazon.com



(XL/Beggars Banquet) In the constant hunt for the Next Big Thing and the nourishment of their creative souls, a growing number of adventurous DJs are developing their craft through the prisms of culture and tradition. Last year's URB Next 100 alumni Gotan Project shrewdly combines tango rhythms and Astor Piazzolla with dub and downtempo, producing old-world atmospheres, hot-blooded romance and undeniably tasty chill music. The French collective's use of tango flows naturally from that particularly Parisian emphasis on glamour that the dance has come to exemplify, despite its seedy origins in the brothels of late-19th-century Argentina. Familiar pieces of melody, like the theme from "Last Tango In Paris" and a reggae version of Frank Zappa's "Chunga's Revenge," float to the surface like hot and ghostly dreams. Everything sounds at once familiar and foreign, like all your past lives gathered around a turntable and having at it.

Matthew Cook - URB Magazine



An unrivaled collection of themes representing a unique fusion amid traditional forms of music and the nouvelle fields of electronica, Gotan Project's La Revancha del Tango discloses unknown frontiers for the modern beat explorers. Inspired by Argentinean tango, Philippe Cohen Solal and Christophe H. Müller, responsible for projects such as Boys From Brazil or Stereo Action Unlimited, united their efforts with Eduardo Makaroff to record what ultimately became a daring musical piece. Mixing styles like dub and downbeat and enrolling the talents of Argentinean musicians like Gustavo Beytelmann and Nini Flores, the founding trio of Gotan Project managed to deliver a unique debut album. "Tríptico," "Santa Maria (Del Buen Aire)," and "El Capitalismo Foraneo" are just of the three themes revealing the trio's composing intuition, manipulating the romanticism and dark inspiration of Argentinean illustrative street music with novel electronica. Operating with instruments like the bandoneon, along with modern percussion, Gotan implements an exclusive creative challenge. "Vuelvo Ar Sur," an Astor Piazzolla original composition vocalized by Cristina Villalonga, closes this unequaled set of melodies, confirming Gotan's sole extent of melody exploration.

Mario Mesquita Borges - All Music Guide



Tango purists don't like folks mucking about with the music -- innovator Astor Piazzolla was famously branded the "tango assassin" as he dragged the pride of Argentina into the 20th century. So it's unlikely that French trip-hop trio the Gotan Project will find much love in the dance halls of Buenos Aires. But porteño clubs and lounges should be a different story, for the bandoneon-infused beats of La Revancha del Tango have already scored one international hit, the aching "Tríptico," included here. Nine more tracks evoke the sensuality and mystery of the dance without actually aspiring to the form -- hip-hop beats and samples are the order of the day, the easier to segue from one smoky mood to another. Evocative percussion -- the noir-ish sounds of jingling keys and creepy thumps -- rumbles under the sighing bandoneon and brooding double bass, conjuring dark alleyways and red lanterns. Vocalist Cristina Vilallonga brings a throaty Spanish croon to a few tracks, which include Gotan reworkings of Gato Barbieri's "Last Tango in Paris" theme, Piazzolla's "Vuelvo al Sur," and surprisingly, Frank Zappa's "Chunga's Revenge." Whether their dub-heavy interpretation is actually an evolution of the tango or a fashionable excursis is not quite the point; clearly, this is ambient music designed for listeners with their feet up. Denizens of the Buddha Bar and its numerous competitiors will welcome this new Argentine-themed sonic destination.

Mark Schwartz - Barnes & Noble



"...They have brought tango into tomorrow, without losing its passion or pride..."

Magnet (4/03, pp.88-91)



On paper, the combination of tango and electronica sounds like a cacophonous fusion straight out of chill-out hell. But in the hands of this Parisian trio, it works in beautiful and mysterious ways. Gotan are brave enough to cover Gato Barbieri's "Last Tango in Paris," replacing its torrid sax line with velvety piano. The beats are sparse and liquid, and the transition from Buenos Aires bordello to European dance floor is seamless.

ERNESTO LECHNER (RS 923, May 29, 2003)
RollingStone.com
 

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