Meridian Brothers - Salsa Caliente (Versión Aumentada) by Soundway Records published on 2012-08-24T09:26:19Z Bogota’s Meridian Brothers release their delightfully surreal and playful album ‘Deseperanza’ on 24th September on Soundway Records. Traditional instruments, electronics and distorted vocals are dragged through an array of influences to create a world that is as original as it is unclassifiable. Straddling the line between new and old, Meridian Brothers’ mischievous blend of Latin rhythms and psychedelic grooves is the creation of Eblis Álvarez, one of the key figures of the experimental music scene in Bogota. As with all of the Meridian Brother’s releases, every instrument on ‘Deseperanza’ was played and recorded by Eblis himself. A true avant-garde guitar player and composer he also plays in Mario Galeano’s band Frente Cumbiero and was one of the 42 musicians involved in the recording of Ondatrópica, released this summer through Soundway Records. Meridian Brothers started back in 1998 with Eblis experimenting with alternative ways of playing instruments and electronic media. Heavily influenced by Latin rock (Argentinian in particular) these early recordings were distributed by cassette on the underground music market in Bogota. It was in 1999, after joining Mario Galeano’s Ensamble Polifónico Vallenato that Eblis first became interested in the tropical music of Colombia and began working these new influences it in to the Meridian Brothers. Another key period is his development was his time spent in Denmark at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the DIEM (Danish Institute of Electronic Music). It was during this stage Eblis started using more sophisticated and intricate techniques in both electronics and signal processing. Eblis returned to Bogota in 2008, joining a burgeoning music scene with cumbia, salsa and currulao all being explored by a new generation of Colombian musicians. 2009’s "Meridian Brothers VI” goes deep into tropical sounds of the 60s and 70s in Colombia and integrates other influences such as highlife, Ethiopian music, surf and Peruvian and Colombian cumbia. It was around this stage that Meridian Brothers made their first appearances as a live band with Damien Ponce (Percussion), Maria Valencia (clarinet, saxophone and synthesizers), Alejandro Forero (Keyboards), Cesar Quevedo (bass) and Eblis Alvarez (vocals, guitar and electronics). In 2011 "Meridian Brothers VII" was released. The sound of this album returns to Latin American rock influences as well as champeta experiments, jazz, cumbia and tropical. Distorted sounds, electronic changes in voice, obscure surf guitar and randomly changed sampled percussion all collide head on. Two tracks from this record were released on 7” by New York label Names You Can Trust in 2012. Which bring us to ‘Desesperanza’ (meaning hopelessness in English) Recorded in 2012 the album is dedicated exclusively to salsa and tropical music, twisting it through a dark and theatrical soundscape but never abandoning the traditional aesthetics. A real musical maverick, labelled a genius by his contemporaries in Colombia, Eblis Álvarez’s latest Meridian Brothers album finally gets a full, worldwide release. Comment by OBLOX really cool!! 2024-02-29T16:41:30Z Comment by Angel Divine Amazing! 2022-08-02T23:57:40Z Comment by Martian Depths estoy en narnia 2018-09-25T05:39:23Z Comment by Porque Lo just love your peculiar music 2018-07-20T11:00:10Z Comment by LisbethMcMo listening to this for the 5th time right now. holy piece of music straight out of another beautiful galaxy! <3 2016-12-27T00:52:51Z Comment by 8lrgyChnkz where are my pants? 2014-06-20T13:57:24Z Comment by DJ FASSMAN los residents de la salsa muy caliente 2014-06-08T21:44:53Z Comment by Sonido Yambae Bautis algo rara 2014-04-04T17:20:22Z Comment by Cazanovacero Navarro chuladaaaa 2014-02-17T04:45:52Z Comment by Cazanovacero Navarro saborrrrrr 2013-11-09T01:27:33Z Comment by Santana's Natalia Encantadora, dan ganas de pararse a bailar! 2013-09-05T12:09:38Z Comment by NICO.ROSSI salsa ácida 2013-07-23T02:30:37Z Comment by [¬_¬] F.KING TAISHO! trippy 2013-07-21T14:23:49Z Comment by 222222222277777 This is porn 2013-07-20T22:39:07Z Comment by noellia_4 great gunja song 2013-07-04T05:29:40Z Comment by D+D_Mx-Jp ya compre el disco! 2013-05-28T14:08:15Z Comment by D+D_Mx-Jp No me canso de escuchar su rolisima!!! 2013-05-28T14:08:06Z Comment by ARMANDO BANDERAS my anus is bleeding 2013-05-25T01:43:54Z Comment by Teck-Nick-Nack No pantalon, que bueno! 2013-05-19T01:18:04Z Comment by YOURSELF RECORD HERMOSA 2013-05-18T05:53:15Z Comment by supersonidoece No tengo pantalón mamy 2013-05-18T00:18:27Z Comment by supersonidoece Como dise ¡¡¡¡¡ 2013-05-18T00:18:00Z Comment by supersonidoece Nos vamos pal Caribe baby 2013-05-18T00:17:21Z Comment by Hooded Stranger and in romantic evenings with my self , i go salsadancing with my confusion... 2013-05-15T23:52:07Z Comment by Cazanovacero Navarro sabooorrrrr 2013-05-04T04:49:42Z Comment by Velvet Trip Fun 2013-04-21T17:19:32Z Comment by pipilota bailar la salsa caliente en directo... yeah!! 2013-02-16T01:38:10Z Comment by djumb http://generationbass.com/2013/02/08/meridian-brothers-salsa-del-zombie-sesion-en-vivo/ 2013-02-08T17:37:09Z Comment by Dr. CJ Duro Duro!! 2013-01-15T17:16:00Z Comment by micronetal This "salsa " ta' pa' mojá', sweet, groovy, funny, ....pero que rico !!! 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