Interview - The Colombian alternative act Meridian Brother, is a one-man-band in the recording studio, and a five-piece ensemble on stage. The one man in question is Eblis Álvarez, a veteran of Bogota's underground music scene since 1998.
The Colombian alternative act Meridian Brother, is a one-man-band in the recording studio, and a five-piece ensemble on stage. The one man in question is Eblis Álvarez, a veteran of Bogota's underground music scene since 1998. The most recent in a string of conceptual Meridian Brothers releases,, traced the trajectory of"an invented veteran salsa band being reborn in a compromised state, questioning our obsession with truth and lies, illusion and reality.
When we spoke last time, you said your last three albums made up a trio that covered different kinds of Colombian music.I mean, it doesn't have the intention of being a group of albums. Like, okay, I have to do this and that, using that as an inspiration. My next album will be this and will be that. I use a concept as something that encloses the whole album, mostly for organization, I guess. I think I want to be organized and put everything in a good place and have an organized route.
Inevitably it comes bit differently when you're doing it with the band. On the album, I hear the complex counterpoint. I hear references to soukous here and there, but I also hear a lot of cumbia rhythm, right? That's kind of a mainstay. Interesting. I'm also an acoustic player who plays electric sometimes, but I'm more coming from the acoustic side. I remember that you started with classical guitar.
No, that was also a challenge, to do a plain voice. Of course, it has a little delay, some small stuff, but the idea was to sing totally clean, no effects. Then there's one that comes after that,"En el Caribe estoy triste." That's the most soukous-like track on the album.
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