Arde

Migala | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 17, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B00005LOQ2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Arde (which translates to `It Burns') is the third full-length from Spain's Migala. Having, in their brief hisorty, played shows in Spain with the likes of Smog, The Magnetic Fields, Damon & Naomi, Mark Kozelek, and Will Oldham, Migala are increasingly gaining the notice the deserve. Similar in emotional intent to Leonard Cohen's classic Death of a Ladies' Man, the songs found on Arde are wistful, poignant, and smolderingly beautiful.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album - Los Lobos meets Matmos meets Arab Strap, August 30, 2001

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Ross Morrison (Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arde (Audio CD)

I don't know much about this band, but the album, with it's traditional Spanish music infused with eerie ambient samples and Abel Hernandez's Leonard Cohen/Tom Waites/Arab Strap lead singer vocals make this album haunting and timeless.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moody and Seductive Soundscapes, October 22, 2005

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arde (Audio CD)

Knowing that I am a big fan of Tindersticks, a knowledgeable clerk at an Encinitas music store I visit when in California recommended Arde to me when I was in last week. Since they had it on sale for only a dollar, the choice was easy: buy it and try it. Am I ever glad I did!

I'd never heard of this Spanish group before, and when I looked up the band on this site, it was apparent that not too many others have either. A pity, indeed. I didn't find the Los Lobos similarity or much of the Leonard Cohen that the first reviewer did, but I did find a good touch of Arab Strap. Those of you who listen to this may find touches of Tindersticks, Chroma Key, and Calexico as well. That last resemblance is particularly strong on instrumental numbers.

The vocals are moody and brooding, while the instrumental numbers are seductive soundscapes slightly suggestive of spaghetti-western soundtracks. I particularly enjoy El Caballo del Malo, La Espera, and Cuatro Estaciones.

I plan on exploring some of Migala's other recordings. They certainly deserve to be better known. If you have not heard Migala, and are a fan of any of the bands I mentioned, or you just happen to like somber atmospheric music, then you won't go wrong buying this. Give it a shot!