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- Date Released: June 6, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Latin, Rock
- Label: Nacional Records
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We Say...
It's not easy to sum up Conector, the first solo record by Hector Buitrago, an ex-member of the Rock en Espanol outfit Aterciopelados. It's a hundred different things at once, combining elements of electropop, samba and indie rock for a record that is gripping and mysterious.
Instead of moving mechanically from verse to chorus and back again, the songs on Conector meander, creating a tension that's almost tangible. Buitrago threads single, simple melodies over steadily throbbing percussion, adding elements slowly and steadily to work toward sinister finales. A grim string section swoops in like a wraith during the final moments of album-opener "Troncoroca Vientomar" and tiny electronic blips dart across the somber "Otravez" like tiny digital fireflies.
Buitrago nearly has the record stolen out from under him by his former bandmate Andrea Echeverri. With her mournful alto and clipped cadence, Echeverri plays Lisa Gerrard to Buitrago's Brendan Perry, bursting forth with a rush of frantic glossolalia at the end of the ethereal "Ourgamaloka". Conector is the kind of record that would have come out on 4AD in the mid-90s, full of strange shadows and unexpected turns. -
They Say...
Outwardly, the debut disc by Aterciopelados co-founder Héctor Buitrago is mysterious: under an electrical current of letters that spell out the word Conector, a menacing-looking insect-bird-man holds a South American percussion instrument. It's creepy-cool artwork -- the kind that sometimes signals the music inside is impenetrably weird. Here, though, it's just a gateway to a fearless and freewheeling hybrid of styles; the creature is a cross-breed, and so is the music. Héctor -- pay attention to the title -- is our connector. Aterciopelados fans probably expected as much. Buitrago's former band, founded with frontwoman Andrea Echeverri, freed Colombian artists to spin unfamiliar rhythms, textures, and traditions into sophisticated collages of sound, dark or light, loud or quiet. Here Buitrago carries on, bolstered by a wolf pack of top-flight collaborators who keep him from indulging his spacier instincts. Foremost among them is Echeverri, whose vocal charm lights up all but one of these tracks. But that's not to discount the contributions of Julieta Venégas, who paves a tranquil trail over the electronica-pocked "Música Somos," or the Spanish popster Alex Ubago, who teams with Echeverri for "Altisimo," a rock-electronica mélange that instantly affirms the unmatched coolness of Latin alternative music. Conector achieves its goal handily, and with a depth and level of interest that should leave Buitrago plenty of time to plan his next hookup. Odd artwork aside, may no listener be left behind.
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| 01. |  |
Troncoroca Vientomar |
4:38 |
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| 02. | |
Damaquiel |
4:08 |
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| 03. | |
Tonada Tambor |
4:40 |
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| 04. | |
Musica Somos |
4:02 |
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| 05. | |
Otravez |
4:42 |
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| 06. | |
Altisimo |
4:12 |
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| 07. | |
Fruto Real |
4:34 |
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| 08. | |
Ourgamaloka |
4:48 |
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| 09. | |
Lamente Zen |
4:44 |
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| 10. | |
Ooohhhh |
4:30 |
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| 11. | |
Tiempo Paralelo Le |
4:33 |
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11 Total Tracks, 49:31 Total Length
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Credits
- Héctor Buitrago - Guitar // Héctor Buitrago - Marimba // Héctor Buitrago - Ocarina // Héctor Buitrago - Programming // Héctor Buitrago - Vocals // Héctor Buitrago - Producer // Héctor Buitrago - Bajo Sexto // Héctor Buitrago - Coros // Héctor Buitrago - Silbato // Héctor Buitrago - Palmas // Felipe López - Engineer // Felipe López - Mastering // Andrea Echeverri - Vocals // Alex Ubago - Vocals // Andrés Landínez - Mixing // Urian Sarmiento - Flute // Urian Sarmiento - Tabla // Urian Sarmiento - ? // Urian Sarmiento - Gaita // Urian Sarmiento - Campana // Urian Sarmiento - Frame Drum // Urian Sarmiento - Maracones // Urian Sarmiento - Llamador // Fernanda Takai - Vocals
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