Miguel A. García / Àlex Reviriego | Heralds de l'hivern | c40
Hera Corp. | Spain
This is a sad record. Of a cold and clean sadness. Sounds of the past heralding an unmitigated disaster.
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When I started to work on it by myself I was trying to avoid the somehow melancholic and postromantic tone of my recent releases and develop a more impersonal and empty language. More ancient.
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I always thought of feedback as one of the definitive instruments, absolutely perfect in its clarity and simplicity. Like the harp, the clarinet or the feminine voice, I could listen for hours to a few no-input mixer tones and never get bored. Far from an issue, the lack of the human gestural component enhances the icy and imperturbable character of its electrical nature.
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I met Miguel A. Garcia at the parking lot of the old Artiach cookie factory, just a few minutes before of the Phicus soundcheck at Zarata Fest. I liked his slightly harsh and sullen attitude from the first minute. Every time of the many we've seen each other since, being as a part of and ensemble playing one of his compositions, performing at one of his festivals or simply talking, the impression of being in front of a unique and relentless artist just got reaffirmed.
Without a doubt, Mikel is one of the best listeners I ever met and an ideal collaborator. Listening to the record now, time after its completion, it's hard for me to tell apart the contributions of each other. I recognise "my" sounds entangled in processes I recognise as totally his own, and at many times I had to go back to my drafts to see if certain developments were already there or if Mikel, with virtuosic ear, unearthed them from among my raw materials.
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But I alone am dull and stupid.
Oh, I drift like the waves of the sea,
Without direction, like the restless wind
Lao Zi
Àlex Reviriego
Each cassette comes with an insert with the original artwork printed on tracing paper.
Limited to 50 units
https://heracorp.bandcamp.com/album/heralds-de-lhivern
Digital release by Crónica Electrónica. For digital downloads go to:
www.cronicaelectronica.org/219/