V/A Anthology From Experimental Music From Peru (Album – Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient, Abstract.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Italian label Unexplained sounds Group moves on exploring the Experimental music scenes from around the globe and sharing with us some unknown scenes. Earlier this year the label released a new chapter in its now legendary series devoted to the Peruvian Experimental scene.
Artists: Arbol, Ivanka Cotrina, Rodolfo Ontaneda, CAO, Marcelo Mellado, Kevin Salkeld & Juan Pablo Egúsquiza, Paola Torres Núñez Del Prado & The People Of Tupicocha, Brageiki, Vanessa Valencia Ramos, José Alfredo Rodríguez, QSN10-97, Wilder Gonzales Agreda, Norvasc, Fiorella 16, Ian Duclos, #DMTh5.
Content: The title of this series has never been appropriate for this new compilation. Most of the artists are dealing with Experimental and even a deeply Abstract approach of music. Sometimes it’s even more than Experimental, but simply a kind of imaginary atmospheric images of the people and streets in Peru. Lots of field recordings have been used here.
+ + + : Unexplained Sounds Group has used us to discover rather- and totally unknown Experimental scene from this planet. So it always is an opportunity to get a better idea about the sound and potential of distant scenes. I honestly never heard of one of the featured Peruvian artists of this compilation. So in the end the compilation becomes a way to improve our knowledge. I discovered a great track by Kevin Salkeld & Juan Pablo Egúsquiza, which is mixing an Ambient sound together with ritual elements.
– – – : This compilation is for sure one of the most Experimental ones in the series. Most of the tracks aren’t exactly the most accessible. So even if I never heard of those artists before, I’m afraid I will not keep most of them in mind.
Conclusion: This compilation series remains an instructive experience.
Best bands: Kevin Salkeld & Juan Pablo Egúsquiza, Paola Torres Núñez Del Prado & The People Of Tupicocha, Ivanka Cotrina.
Rate: 6.
Label: www.facebook.com/unexplainedsoundsgroup
About Unexplained Sounds Group
Unexplained Sounds Group is an Italian network founded in 2015 by Raffaele Pezzella, who also records as Sonologyst. The label documents experimental music scenes around the world and issues its findings in digital and CD formats, mainly through Bandcamp.
The “Anthology Of Experimental Music” series devotes each edition to a single country or region. Pezzella set out his plan for the series in the 2020 interview ‘Click Interview’ with Raffaele Pezzella.
“Anthology Of Experimental Music From Peru” was released on 5 March 2021 in digital and CD formats and gathers sixteen acts, among them Arbol, Ivanka Cotrina, Rodolfo Ontaneda, Paola Torres Núñez Del Prado & The People Of Tupicocha and Wilder Gonzales Agreda.
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