Tobar, Ricardo / Esoteric/Carnaval
Album: | Esoteric/Carnaval | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Tobar, Ricardo | Added: | Oct 2012 | |
Label: | In Paradisum |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2012-11-04 | Pull Date: | 2013-01-06 | Charts: | Electronic |
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Week Ending: | Dec 16 | Dec 2 | Nov 25 | Nov 11 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Dec 14, 2012: | Friday Freak Fest
Carnaval |
3. | Nov 24, 2012: | Music Casserole
Carnaval |
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2. | Nov 27, 2012: | Clubbing Zeal
Esoteric |
4. | Nov 06, 2012: | Clubbing Zeal
Esoteric |
Album Review
Jack
Reviewed 2012-10-17
Reviewed 2012-10-17
Ricardo Tobar: Esoteric/Carnaval Label: In Paradisum
This is a fascinating release. Tobar's layering of analog noise, crackles, drone, and atmospheric synths is adventurous and daring. There's a little bit of 80s new wave in some of the sounds, but others are huge departures from that. #3 (Carnaval) is one of my favorites, as Tobar lets his drum machines go insane for long stretches. #1 (Esoteric) is also excellent, and #5 & #6 (two remixes of "Recuerdo") are fantastic.
1. Rolling electro bassline, slightly irregular stop-starts, and a long wailing distorted guitar chord. Attacks of analog noises at crescendos. Amazingly cool 80s-inspired electronica, fearlessly adventurous.
2. Slightly noisy new-wave/electronica, so many layers of lush atmospheric synths mixed with analog/acid noises and a buzzing melody.
3. Fast! Pumped-up BPMs - a drum machine on steroids, with moments of long drum rolls. Drone-y bass and atmospheric sci-fi synths. A long break in the middle and the energy continues again. This is madness - chaotic and breathtaking.
4. Ambient track featuring layered theatrical synths. Some textured noise in the latter part of the track.
5. Thumping crushing beats in this remix, which the original doesn't have. But it does feature the atmospherics synths & noises/crackles from #2.
6. A tweaky & slightly acidic remix of #2, slowly building in intensity a twisted melody that is an aggressive departure from the original.
This is a fascinating release. Tobar's layering of analog noise, crackles, drone, and atmospheric synths is adventurous and daring. There's a little bit of 80s new wave in some of the sounds, but others are huge departures from that. #3 (Carnaval) is one of my favorites, as Tobar lets his drum machines go insane for long stretches. #1 (Esoteric) is also excellent, and #5 & #6 (two remixes of "Recuerdo") are fantastic.
1. Rolling electro bassline, slightly irregular stop-starts, and a long wailing distorted guitar chord. Attacks of analog noises at crescendos. Amazingly cool 80s-inspired electronica, fearlessly adventurous.
2. Slightly noisy new-wave/electronica, so many layers of lush atmospheric synths mixed with analog/acid noises and a buzzing melody.
3. Fast! Pumped-up BPMs - a drum machine on steroids, with moments of long drum rolls. Drone-y bass and atmospheric sci-fi synths. A long break in the middle and the energy continues again. This is madness - chaotic and breathtaking.
4. Ambient track featuring layered theatrical synths. Some textured noise in the latter part of the track.
5. Thumping crushing beats in this remix, which the original doesn't have. But it does feature the atmospherics synths & noises/crackles from #2.
6. A tweaky & slightly acidic remix of #2, slowly building in intensity a twisted melody that is an aggressive departure from the original.
Track Listing
1. | Esoteric | 4. | Partir | |||
2. | Recuerdos | 5. | Recuerdos (Mondkopf Remix) | |||
3. | Carnaval | 6. | Recuerdos (Qoso Remix) |