Maybe it’s an example of my changing tastes, maybe Brooklyn is desensitizing me to sweeping guitar-and-synthesizer soundscapes, or maybe it’s just ‘cuz I’m in my 20s, but I really enjoy El Cantador’s latest album. Even if I can’t tell you why.
However, Charles Hale over on Ninebullets summed up my thoughts on Translation Wave while reviewing an album that I passed on myself: at first, I heard a lot of noise. But I also heard something else, some virtue behind the distortion. After a few listens, I’ve come to appreciate the music. I still can’t articulate what that virtue is, exactly, but I urge you to give Translation Wave a few listens.
So I still don’t know what separates the noise rock wheat from the chaff, but El Cantador is certainly the cream of the crop.
thanks for the plug. keep up the good work.