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review by: date: 2008-07-01 rating:
Dubbed out sound of Argentina
This is produced by Federico Aubele and Eric Hilton (one half of Thievery Corporation), so if you know the Aubele albums and the Thievery sound, this is very much out of the same bag. If you don't, think tango-flavoured downbeat grooves with an undercurrent of tight dub bass, a nice line in Spanish guitar, a sprinkling of echo and effects, and some really nice Spanish vocals. Natalia's got a slightly haunting edge to her vocals, with the same warmth and fragility as, say, Emiliana Torrini. She contributed to a few of the tracks on Federico Aubele's two albums, and if you were to create a playlist of this album and his second album, you'd be hard pressed to say which tracks come from which albums - they're all very much from the same stable. Which is no bad thing. br /The production isn't as polished as some of the recent, less memorable Latin crossover stuff that's found an audience over here - Bebel Gilberto's last couple of albums spring to mind; they're by no means bad, but they're just too sunny and polished for my liking. There's more substance to this, more depth and emotion in the vocals, less reliance on harmonies. In fact, next to Bebel Gilberto's stuff this might sound a little raw and under-produced, but I think it gains something special from that - a sort of softening around the edges, that makes it seem more real, as though the lyrics came first and the music was then crafted to fit, whereas a lot of modern Latin crossover stuff sounds like the lyrics are an afterthought or are just there to show off the vocalist's range. br /Perfect for after-hours gatherings, and just as good in the background at a barbeque with friends, this will appeal as much to the fan of the shuffling beat as it does to the Latin lovers out there.

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