madrid has never deserved its name more than it does today.
Not that their music became Spanish overnight, but this eponymous
album manages to absorb the listener in a languor
which could be described as Mediterranean. it generates an
atmosphere of "dolce vita" using light compositions
in its instrumental parts (except for Magree, lit by the
Italian chant of Anne Poirier) and the smooth arrangements
which leaves the upper hand to acoustics instruments.
Dominique Deyremez, Joel Galinski and Guilhem Granier know
what they want. The release two years ago of the superb "Night
Clubber" in 1998 has put Madrid under the projectors of
an unexpected media recognition. This first album recorded
on
a 4 tracks,
first output of the small label "les disques Serpentine" (partly
founded buy Guilhem) was handicapped by a limited distribution
but still, was acclaimed by all of the press.
In their interviews, Madrid's member evoked already the desire
to come back to more acoustics sounds, they do not want to
be stuck in a systematic use of the sampler. And this second
and last album shows that they didn't change their mind even
though they have
since multiplied the projects and collaborations. |
