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Estilo Internacional
Retrofutura
Delia Records
Estilo Internacional
is a band coming out from Madrid, Spain. Their name seems to be
inspired in some architectonic movement which is part of the modern
style, in the 20th
Century. This is a Post Punk-New Wave band with lyrics in Spanish,
and at the first glance the type of voice, and the music, made me
think in my pre-teen years when I used to listen and love the music
of Spanish bands of the 80’s like Radio Futura, or Danza Invisible.
And as I said before, this was only my first impression about this
band; they are actually doing some one of a kind Post Punk music, and
they have a very refreshing approach to this style. Their rendition
of the Post Punk is pretty honest and straight forward, they aren’t
a pretentious band at all; their execution and song writing reveals
spontaneity and a clear and yet unique sound. They are a
well-assembled band and these musicians are doing a detailed work in
the song writing and lyrics. They have constructed this
straight-forward organic sound (guitar, bass, drums, and voice) of
their own, and their execution is pristine. By the other hand, people
who understand the Spanish language can realize that the lyrics of
Estilo Internacional are very deep and interesting: And that’s
great.
“Impermeable”
is the first track and is so pleasant; the guitar work here is
exquisite, the rhythm section, is impeccable, and the vocal
performance fits very well. Estilo Internacional displays awesome
musicianship. “El Ingeniero Del Alma” has dominant-melodic bass
lines, and some smooth-ripping guitar riffs, and infectious rhythm.
The lyrics are great: “You are the creative genius, the engineer of
the soul” that’s classy stuff. ”Puerta Trasera De La Razon”
displays some subtle-predating and punkish rhythm; they created some
awesome transitions leading to some very catchy -melodic passages.
“El Garage Hermetico” is New Wave-Post Punk, they are very
interesting artists, and they really enjoy creating and playing
music. “Octubre” is very melodic and contagious; and people who
lived the 80’s era of Rock with lyrics in Spanish will love this
track. “Mas Alla Del Espectro” is Post Punk sound finely
executed, the melody created by the guitar is so cadenced, you can
appreciate here their passion for 80’s Post Punk, and how they can
managed to create a very unique rendition of this music style. “Desde
La Ciudad Jardin” follows the path traced by the previous track:
Is a very personal vision of Post Punk. “Vacio Perfecto” is a
kaleidoscopic song; it mixes lots of musical textures, and is so
relaxing. “Cielo En Llamas” features lyrics full of poetry, and
the music here fits great, because this sound is delicious. If the
sound of Estilo Internacional is so fine; “La Era Lunar” is an
off the wall track for this record, this song is simply
sophisticated. “El Fin De La Historia” is another perfectly
crafted song, a perfect epilogue for this record.
Sometimes great
stuff comes under the guise of simplicity; due to its spontaneity and
the fact of how things can flow in a very natural way. They are doing
something awesome: Catchy songs with intelligent lyrics, they are
craft artists; this is a very interesting band.
Daniel Olvera