 [Larger view] | Federico Aubele - Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
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 hypnotic music | |
| Federico Aubele's album on ESL comes as a refreshing twist in the downtempo/international music scene. Taking guitar-rich songs from his native Argentina, packing them onto the thievery-built sonic cruiser and stopping off in Kingston to drench it all in dub. There are plenty of dub records out there, and plenty more from Argentina, but this may be worth your time if you dig mellow, haunting downtempo songs with both live and sampled vocals. Good music for chillin'. The one drawback, I guess, is that this music can seem too-much like wallpaper or fashion music. But taken as part of a deep collection of music or for inclusion in mixes - I'd say this record rates as a classic of its genre. B+ | |
| Great album from ESL | |
| Thievery corp have chosen another winner! Federico's album is lush - full of downtempo, dubby sounds with a latin flair. Love the guitar work on all the tracks! | |
 GOOD CD BUT OVER PRODUCED | |
| The Thievery Corp guys try to steal the album from Federico Aubele whom when left alone to play the guitar is spectacular. All he songs start off the same and it becomes boring after the second cut, too much going on most of the songs, I bought this cd after listening to Los Amigos Invisibles produced by M.A.W. and was really looking forward to a Thievery produced cd. I BEEN ROBBED. |
