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In 2005, Gotan producers Eduardo Makaroff, Philippe Cohen Solal and Christoph H. Mueller flew from their native Paris to record their new album, 'Lunatico', in Buenos Aires' prestigious Studio ION - the famed venue where tango greats like Astor Piazzolla had once laid down their aural magic to vast reel-to-reel tape machines. Sitting in on the sessions with them were a host of local musicians; a complete string section, two emcees, a trombonist and Argentine piano legend and long-time Gotan collaborator, Gustavo Beytelmann.
Three years on from breaking new ground in tango and electronica with their debut, La Revancha Del Tango (now having sold in excess of a million copies worldwide) and shows from Tel Aviv to Tokyo in between, the band now have the small matter of developing the longstanding love affair with tango.
The resulting material from those sessions is quite possibly their most accomplished work yet. Not wanting to replicate any of what, La Revancha Del Tango had originally achieved musically, Philippe, Christoph and Eduardo subsequently flew back to Paris two weeks later to begin the second leg of work on Lunatico- named after tango hero Carlos Gardel's champion racehorse of the 1930's. With a decidedly stronger emphasis on the organic roots of tango, Lunatico-has taken one step backwards in order to move two steps forward in what the Gotan Project and many of Argentina's most revered tango musicians see as the progression of their beloved music's ever-evolving lifespan.
"The beats are sparse and liquid, and the transition from Buenos Aires bordello to European dance floor is seamless" – ROLLING STONE
"A jiggy melange of tango with a dab of dub"- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"They have brought tango into tomorrow without losing its passion or pride" - MAGNET
"..an intriguing blend of traditional, passionate tango with cool, contemporary electronica." -LOS ANGELES TIMES
Track Listing
1. Amor Porteno (feat. Calexico)
2. Notas (feat. Juan Carlos Caceres)
3. Diferente
4. Celos
5. Lunatico
6. Mi Confesion (feat. Koxmoz)
7. Tango Cancion
8. La Viguela
9. Criminal
10. Arrabal
11. Domingo (feat. Jimi Santos)
12. Paris, Texas
Three years on from breaking new ground in tango and electronica with their debut, La Revancha Del Tango (now having sold in excess of a million copies worldwide) and shows from Tel Aviv to Tokyo in between, the band now have the small matter of developing the longstanding love affair with tango.
The resulting material from those sessions is quite possibly their most accomplished work yet. Not wanting to replicate any of what, La Revancha Del Tango had originally achieved musically, Philippe, Christoph and Eduardo subsequently flew back to Paris two weeks later to begin the second leg of work on Lunatico- named after tango hero Carlos Gardel's champion racehorse of the 1930's. With a decidedly stronger emphasis on the organic roots of tango, Lunatico-has taken one step backwards in order to move two steps forward in what the Gotan Project and many of Argentina's most revered tango musicians see as the progression of their beloved music's ever-evolving lifespan.
"The beats are sparse and liquid, and the transition from Buenos Aires bordello to European dance floor is seamless" – ROLLING STONE
"A jiggy melange of tango with a dab of dub"- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"They have brought tango into tomorrow without losing its passion or pride" - MAGNET
"..an intriguing blend of traditional, passionate tango with cool, contemporary electronica." -LOS ANGELES TIMES
Track Listing
1. Amor Porteno (feat. Calexico)
2. Notas (feat. Juan Carlos Caceres)
3. Diferente
4. Celos
5. Lunatico
6. Mi Confesion (feat. Koxmoz)
7. Tango Cancion
8. La Viguela
9. Criminal
10. Arrabal
11. Domingo (feat. Jimi Santos)
12. Paris, Texas
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