With the bass, his instrument like a ship and
standard, Marcos Cifuentes recorded a powerful
album of songs that put even beyond
songwriters scene. Creativity with
projection of tradition and popular.
Original, with its own aesthetic is very clear, bright at times,
He shows that it is much more than a good
bassist: in his first solo album shows his voice
interprets their songs very well built.
Undoubtedly, what is striking is that the structure of the
songs are melodic and bass line. With this factor and
adding an excellent percussion with some
guitars, charango, cellos and other instruments. But the base
voice + bass + drums is what constitutes the heart of this
disc whose artistic production was handled by Ezequiel Menalled.
In these years that revived the genre song so much, and there is a long
stream of new songwriters (many of them quite similar
each other), I must say that Cifuentes has a particular ability to
leave us with his melodic turns, very catchy songs. As we travel throw the disk we found rhythmic references coming from the species of the Argentine folklore, particularly the North: in fact the track 6 is My vidala.
But there are also
littoral and rioplatense influences; They feel many 6/8, some
milonga, all with a current reading.
In several songs harmony is merely suggested, having only
bass line and melody. The bass is played pizzicato but also
arc, and also there Overdubs moments in which
add bass generating a dense base, in a good way.
There invited friends who put their instruments to enhance the
Cifuentes proposal: violin, cello, accordion, harmonica joined at different places.
At the base also place some guitar band (up to
electric) that slips, but is the exception, not the rule. Despite what
I would suggest reading training, with many serious voice
baritone with good Cifuentes marks a sharp contrast to his
instrument and balance training.
The graphics, handicrafts and beautiful illustrations production is
completely agree with the music you hear on the disc and
complete the overall artistic idea smuggling song. A
subtle work, which does not decay in its passing and allows us to discover
a new author and performer of great value.