LUNATICO - GOTAN PROJECT
“Lunatico” opens with a blast of feedback, an electronic clarion call that dissolves into one of the loveliest sounds civilization offers: the tango. Solal, Muller and Makaroff — a Frenchman, a Swiss and an Argentine — offered a bold new take on tango on the Gotan Project’s debut, 2002’s “La Revancha Del Tango.” The new album continues in that innovative spirit, both elemental and experimental. A rap by Argentine MCs Koxmoz blends gracefully with the accordion-like bandoneon vamps of “Mi Confesion.” The music’s elasticity is underlined, on various tracks, with appearances by Calexico (”Amor Porteno”), suave narrations, lush strings, seductive vocals (by Barcelona-based Cristina Vilallonga), Kraftwerk-ian speech synthesizer and other electronic kinks and the luxurious yet sharply syncopated classicism of the beat. –Billboard
