El Cachivache Quinteto: Tango Punk Vol. II
New Tango Music
Arndt Büssing
El Cachivache Quinteto: Tango Punk Vol. II
With their album Tango Punk Vol. I the El Cachivache Quinteto surprised their audience. They revitalized nine traditional compositions and underlined that each generation has to find their own approach to reconnect with their history and carry it further. Now their album Tango Punk Vol. II is out, and no, it is not a sampler with some more traditional tangos. They intend to convince us with eleven of their original compositions.
Six tracks are from pianist Pablo Montanelli, four by guitar player Vito Venturino, and one by Argentine composer-guitarrist Julian Graciano. Again, the quintet plays with verve and enthusiasm and can easily convince a young audience. Of course, I have my favourite songs, namely the lively and propelling El Viajero and Se hizo de Noche which are irresistable. One of their strange compositions, Fetiche, is more post-rock than anything else. Transylvanika is a really beautiful vals that invites you to dance. Although, I didn ´ t care so much for the bottle neck guitar parts.
Víto Venturino said that they wanted a live sound for this recording and all tracks were recorded simultaneously. However, this means that also several problematic moments of intonation on the violin were also retained, which decreases one’ s listening pleasure in some tracks, such as Celosamente.
Nevertheless, with their dauntless and forceful approach, the El Cachivache Quinteto will surely become one of the next influential ensembles in the contemporary tango scene. Definitely go and see this band perform!
Overall Scoring( 1-5 stars): **** Dancer ´ s pleasure = Listener ´ s pleasure Duration: 35 min. Artist ´ s website: http:// www. elcachivache. info
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