BEATS OF LOVE
120. Solaris by Pablo Color & Berlin Lama
SWISS LO-FI genius Pablo Color is the unsung hero of contemporary Balearic music. The masterpiece that is La Calle Roja first sucked me in to his subtle yet hypnotic musical tapestry and I've been sold on his sounds ever since.
There's always some hook-line or stylistic variation that makes his musical offerings truly essential and this latest effort with the gifted and musically versatile Berlin Lama is no exception. The glorious weather and my sunny uplift in mood (the 3am starts are finally ending) have meant it hasn't been off the turntable.
Perhaps contributing to Lexx's current long player has given him the confidence to stray away from ambience from time to time, embracing a bit more groove. Perhaps his Chilean descent and expanded use of the guitar, an instrument the composer only picked up in his twenties to express his melancholy, are in part responsible for this broader spectrum. Or, perhaps Lama fresh from receiving some critical acclaim for his own long player is also in part responsible for adding some percussive depth. Either way, it sounds as fresh as my green grass now looks after my first full day in the garden.
Yes, the crisp sound of summer has already arrived, and it feels good. No, not good, great is the word I'm looking for.
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