Matias Aguayo
While Matias Aguayo has a relatively slim solo discography (he’s put out two albums and a handful of 12-inches over the past five years), you’ll find that within mere minutes of meeting the man or just listening to any of his output, every ounce of essence is music. He walks with a nonchalant rhythm you can almost hear: He gesticulates with the experienced energy of a conductor; he strings words and sentences together with the improvisational fluidity of a weathered jazz musician and he dynamically converses with an enchanting bounce as though he’s playing a game of verbal volleyball. (More …)
Gui Boratto
It’s hard not to think of Gui Boratto as one of the most serious and intense musicians and producers out there. The deep contemplation of his three albums, Royal House (Trama, 2004), Chromophobia (Kompakt, 2007), and, most recently, Take My Breath Away (Kompakt, 2009) is hard to ignore and even more difficult to not to let consume you. Syncopated rhythms, densely packed beats, heavily layered synthesizer riffs, and swooning bass and guitar melodies make all his work undeniably complex and indisputably moving. (More …)
