Melómana Distorsión, Eye Floater
& Hydra Cognitiva - Triunvirato Extendido
This time we will be travelling to the hot rainforests of Costa Rica. Three acts (Melómania Distorsión, Eye Floater, and Hydra Cognitiva) have joined forces to create a small EP/Mini-album called Triunvirato Extendido (Extended Triumvirate), and Triumvirate basically means (from Roman times) when three people are sharing power and working together towards a common goal.
At this moment, it´s still a new release, so far you can locate and listen to it on Hydra Cognitiva´s Bandcamp site and various streaming platforms. It hasn´t been added to Discogs yet. And I can find any information regarding an official physical release. Although I have received a physical promo CD in a nice slipcase.
The artwork shows a Christ-like figure on a cross, probably inside some ancient ruined church. The album contains 4 tracks, about 17 minutes in total.
The first track is called Herencia (Inheritance). The sound of a cold and hissing ghost-like vapor can be sensed and felt in a place where time... stands still. Later on, spiritually mourn-filled chantings and some distressed and stretched-out human voices in there. Nice opening of a track, cold ambient moods for a hot summer evening!
The second track, Sueño (Dream), connects the former track with that icy ghostly voice/vapor-drone, almost kind of... when the wind is blowing through tubes made out of wood?. A hidden presence of paranormal activity in there, with some beautiful added echoed string work, giving the track a certain kind of ethereal and haunting element to it. Beautiful recorded sound of deep watery waves slashing on the shore, or is it inside a cathedral-like cave?
The third track, Desde El Pozo (From The Well), stretches itself into... could be some live-recording session with real drums and string-work as well? The drums have been stretched to a degree that they sound like a doomy trip-hop rhythm. A layer of surreal sound-imagery fades in and out, and swirls around the listener like a dust devil... giving the sense of, well... losing your sense of direction.
The fourth (and last track) is called Luz (Light). The sound of a bonfire, and those distant ethereal string work with some pitched angelic voices. Trippy rhythms ( with a bit of tempo ) are added. Interesting melancholic element here, you get the sense of hopelessness in a comforting way.
Triunvirato Extendido is a worthy piece of melancholic moods, firmly established on only 17 minutes. When listening to it (at the beginning), my first thought was that... the sound sounded a bit too stretched. Be careful not to use it too much. But to my relief (and surprise), I was pleased with what I heard and i to do liked this EP. If it were a full-length album, then it would have been too hard to chew through. So yes, the release gets an approved sticker for me. Ethereal elements, ambient, mystical, melancholic stuff. Do check it out!
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