Aterciopelados is both an in-force and a contradictory band. After many cosmic moments, in 2018 the stars are aligned so that their trajectory has a big bang- a hinging event, a reconnection, a step to a higher plane; it is the moment that you forget our past and listen to us, and let yourself be surprised by something new, vital, calm and enraged, constructive and conscious and at the same time an irreverent crisis.
CLAROSCURA is pure contradiction. It is an erupting volcano and a haven of peace; it is joy, hope and Gothic pessimism; it s a rainbow, a hummingbird flight, a woman s sigh and a she-wolf s howl.
All this has been in the making since the 90s with love stories from Corín Tellado s novel, rockstar vertigo, art-ivisms & other adventures, and the construction of two complete artists; alone or accompanied: ConEctor and Ruiseñora also known as Hector and Andrea. Two characters diametrically united by their differences; a "high voltage dynamic duo - although our destination is different - we will not stop creating".
Forget the Grammy, the New York Times lists, the "La Ciudad de la Furia"... and feel the impact of Aterciopelados with their fresh and decanted new songs; aged and fermented. A woman and a man with their stories, their struggles, their visions, their lights and their shadows.
CLAROSCURA contains 12 unreleased songs, 5 of them produced by the award-winning Argentinian musician Cachorro Lopez at Audiovisión Bogotáand Mondo Mix Bs Aires. The remaining 7 songs were produced by Hector Buitrago (ConEctor) at Groove Estudios Bogotá, between August 2017 and February 2018; with the participation of two great voices: Anita Tijoux from Chile in Play and the vallenato troubadour Jorge Celedón on Ay Ombe (Vamoa relajar el Pony ) ("Lets relax the Pony.")
The album is a delicious sancocho (stew) where contemporary sounds are mixed with down-beat cumbia, Andean airs, electro punk, Bogotá rock, and futuristic sounds. The design is a delicate and elegant magical-surrealist and shamanic art made by the Bogota collective Comes Cake .
CLAROSCURA will illuminate the future of Colombian music.
US TOUR DATES
June 5 - BERKELEY, CA - Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live MusicJune 7 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Conga RoomJune 9 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Music BoxJune 13 - NEW YORK, NY - Brooklyn BowlJune 14 - BOSTON, MA - Brighton Music HallJune 16 - ATLANTA, GA - Brighton Music Hall
