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APPAREL REVIEW:

Tribu Oro
Water Savage
[Aureon Records]

 

We always closely follow the evolution of the labels that gravitate around the Apparel Music’s planet.

We do it because we strongly believe in the evolutionary drive of music and we love to witness the success and growth of the people who, in one way or another, come into contact with us. Aureon Records firmly pursues its own progress, not idly stagnating in a vicious circle of old, rusty sounds. On the contrary, with its eleventh release the Italian imprint displays its desire to improve and grow and -in order to achieve that- it takes decisions, it makes choices for the future and the present, without looking backwards. This is the case of the new four-track digital record called 'Water Savage', entrusted to the musical talent of the Belgian/German duo Tribu Oro, masterminds of an always growing project, enriched by the presence of many skilled musicians (such as Sofia Lorena on vocals and Malcolm Schofield on the trumpet), helping the pair along the way. Their so called ‘electronic fusion’ approach to music, is shown in full force since the opening tune ‘Whale’, an eclectic composition which evokes the finest Deep touch, with a dash of innovation and Spanish flavour. A superbly arranged tune which neatly represents Tribu Oro’s penchant for selecting only the finest sounds. Meanwhile, ‘Vocalize’ features the presence of Sofia Lorena who dominates the scene with her mellow processed vocals, flawlessly arranged to make a textbook instrumental the perfect terrain for her to shine. The title track is the third one. ‘Water Savage’ begins with a guitar riff that repeats itself in a hypnotic loop, enriched bar after bar with some well-orchestrated rhythmic elements, which create an obsessive crescendo with dark hues, maintaining a never repetitive four-quarter structure. One of the duo's main features is -in fact- that of playing on apparently simple rhythmic structures without ever making them sound trivial, thanks to a meticulous sound research. Philippe and Michael pull the plug on the EP with the ending ‘Phuky’. A very peculiar suite which entails a shadowy soul, resulting in an unusual cadenced outro that slowly but firmly takes the listener towards the end. Water Savage is a record whose beauty lies in its apparent simplicity, which however requires attention to understand its more hidden details. Great job by Aureon Records, always careful to highlight the qualities of some really charismatic artists and, of course, by Tribu Oro for bringing us a great example of the power of their music. Water Savage is a record that calls attention to the evolution of the Ligurian label, which we hope will never lose the desire to push its limits ever further, to bring us ever more interesting music.

 

APPAREL REVIEW:

Tribu Oro
Water Savage
[Aureon Records]

 

We always closely follow the evolution of the labels that gravitate around the Apparel Music’s planet.

We do it because we strongly believe in the evolutionary drive of music and we love to witness the success and growth of the people who, in one way or another, come into contact with us. Aureon Records firmly pursues its own progress, not idly stagnating in a vicious circle of old, rusty sounds. On the contrary, with its eleventh release the Italian imprint displays its desire to improve and grow and -in order to achieve that- it takes decisions, it makes choices for the future and the present, without looking backwards. This is the case of the new four-track digital record called 'Water Savage', entrusted to the musical talent of the Belgian/German duo Tribu Oro, masterminds of an always growing project, enriched by the presence of many skilled musicians (such as Sofia Lorena on vocals and Malcolm Schofield on the trumpet), helping the pair along the way. Their so called ‘electronic fusion’ approach to music, is shown in full force since the opening tune ‘Whale’, an eclectic composition which evokes the finest Deep touch, with a dash of innovation and Spanish flavour. A superbly arranged tune which neatly represents Tribu Oro’s penchant for selecting only the finest sounds. Meanwhile, ‘Vocalize’ features the presence of Sofia Lorena who dominates the scene with her mellow processed vocals, flawlessly arranged to make a textbook instrumental the perfect terrain for her to shine. The title track is the third one. ‘Water Savage’ begins with a guitar riff that repeats itself in a hypnotic loop, enriched bar after bar with some well-orchestrated rhythmic elements, which create an obsessive crescendo with dark hues, maintaining a never repetitive four-quarter structure. One of the duo's main features is -in fact- that of playing on apparently simple rhythmic structures without ever making them sound trivial, thanks to a meticulous sound research. Philippe and Michael pull the plug on the EP with the ending ‘Phuky’. A very peculiar suite which entails a shadowy soul, resulting in an unusual cadenced outro that slowly but firmly takes the listener towards the end. Water Savage is a record whose beauty lies in its apparent simplicity, which however requires attention to understand its more hidden details. Great job by Aureon Records, always careful to highlight the qualities of some really charismatic artists and, of course, by Tribu Oro for bringing us a great example of the power of their music. Water Savage is a record that calls attention to the evolution of the Ligurian label, which we hope will never lose the desire to push its limits ever further, to bring us ever more interesting music.