Curumin
Japan pop show·Adrenaline music
This young musician, who is half-Brazilian and half-Japanese, has made his new piece of work somehow international. Until now he had written his songs using traditional Brazilian structures, but he has looked further afield and has even used hip hop to renovate his work. There is a cleaner touch to his Brazilian sounds, and at the same time as you enjoy the music you know that this is his confirmation as an artist.
Francoiz Breut
Á l'aveuglette·T-Rec-Green Ufos
Since bringing out her first record in 1997, the musician and illustrator Francoiz Breut has gone forward in a steady, constant way. Although to start with she worked with people such as Dominique A, Calexico and Yann Tiersen, she has brought out her new songs as a solo artist. She sings about a lack of love, you can still listen to this new work with the same sensibility as before.
Discípulos de Dionisos
Los enigmas de la conducta humana·Baga Biga records
On reading the record title (The Enigmas of Human Behaviour) it seems the group have gone deeper than ever before. But Discipulos de Dionisos are sure that what they have to do is porn-punk and fast, effective songs. If that alarms you, you are bound to be terrified by their typically direct, dirty lyrics. The group, for whom anything goes on stage, have taken to the road and started to give their spectacular concerts.
Crystal Antlers
Crystal Antlers E.P.·Self released
This group, which was formed in 2006 in Southern California, plays hard, psychodelic rock'n'roll. Most of the structures on this record are abstract. Between Mogway and Mars Volta (Ikey Owens took care of the production) and with clear punk influence, above all else there is creativity, intensity, especially taking into account the speed and song lengths. They make a ball of noise that goes beyond experimentation.
Nacho Vegas
El manifiesto desastre·Limbo Starr
Nacho Vegas has been on a non-stop journey for the last few years. He has collaborated with various artists and worked on shared projects with others. But now, for the first time since 2005, he has come back with a solo record. With the help of Paco Loco as the producer and John Agnello doing the mixing, and without avoiding the influence of the shared projects he has been involved in, his new songs flee from the void.
Luomo
Convivial·Huume recordings
Sasu Ripatti, who hails from Finland, took two years to record "Paper Tigers", which he has now brought out. His work can be put into different categories, he has brought out music ranging from minimal techno to house. There are many collaborators on this new record, he has built bridges between the musicians and the singers and taken them to different dimensions. It does not have the freshness of his first records, but it is still worth giving this ground-breaking electronic artist a listening.
