Repeat After Me

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艺人: Los Amigos Invisibles
语种: 西班牙语
厂牌: Nacional Records
发行时间: 2013年04月02日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Thom Jurek

Repeat After Me is Los Amigos Invisibles sixth recording overall, and their third for Nacional. While the bands "new gozadera" sound remains, the level of sophistication at work here was only hinted at on their previous two offerings for the label. The Venezuelan sextet combines grooves that push the envelope of songwriting, arranging, and production at every turn. While Commercial and Not So Commercial utilized inspirations from Daft Punk to Princes Paisley Park, the inspirations on Repeat After Me reach back further -- toward the soulful funk of the mid- to late 70s, smooth disco, and Latin soul, with just enough lithe rock to expand the dynamics. "La Que Me Gusta"s intro bassline is swiped straight from the Supremes "You Cant Hurry Love," but the melody is less urgent, modern, warmer, a new breed of Latin soul. By contrast," "Sex Appeal" is pure wonky funk. "Río Porque No Fue un Sueño" melds Isley Brothers groove, Leroy Hutsons seductiveness, and Santanas guitar soloing circa Caravanserai and Welcome. With "Stay," a desperate, broken love song and the sets longest cut, the funk remains, but its spacy, nocturnal, and emotive. The participation of the swinging trio Los Hermanoes Naturales on "Mostro" adds wild, scattershot gypsy jazz to the proceedings to boot. Throughout, the horn and string arrangements on some of the aforementioned cuts, or the fingerpopping -- not to mention hilarious -- "Reino Animal," expand the colorful palette of sounds and layered textures found on the set. Disco gets a real hearing on the largely instrumental "Robot Love" and the dancefloor banger "Invisible Love," near the albums end where the strings are straight out Barry White and the synths are pure Giorgio Moroder, all woven through this killer neo-Latin soul frame. Despite the obvious influential references, Los Amigos Invisibles are able to stretch and morph them into something completely their own. This is due in no small part to Julio Briceños vocals. No matter the musics intensity, he manages to add this loose, laid-back feel to every utterance -- whether he is singing in Spanish or English -- that makes the party roll at a simmering heat. José Luis Pardos production and mix are equal partners with the band in this creation. Together they make Repeat After Me another step up the creativity ladder for Los Amigos Invisibles.

Repeat After Me

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