Carnabailito

Gaby Kerpel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B0000AN4F8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #330,147 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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KERPEL GABY CARNABAILITO

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Folk music meets electronica, September 15, 2003

By 

Jeff Abell (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carnabailito (Audio CD)

Gaby Kerpel is an Argentinian musician, and a real discovery! Kerpel makes use of folk instruments, and his rather nasal vocal style suggests the singing of folk musicians. But rather than engage in quaint reproductions of native music, Kerpel takes full advantage of what a contemporary studio can offer, and uses loops, samples, changes of speed, etc. to warp these sounds into something rich and strange. Sung entirely in Spanish (with helpful translations provided: thanks, Nonesuch!), these songs evolve into catchy grooves, without ever sounding generic. Consider the weird speed changes at the beginning and end of "Herias sin Herir" (which includes some rich string quartet playing as well). Or the way several different rhythms accumulate at the beginning of "Sintenerte." It's very inventive stuff, and you can dance to it. I've recently been enjoying some great wines from Argentina: this disk is just as tasty.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars kerpel, October 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Carnabailito (Audio CD)

i wish i could see him live, but really have no way to find out. i live in a small crap town, but man, i got this disc on the recomendation of a coworker at the record store i work at and i can't stop thanking him. it's very laid back, very well done, and very cool. gaby manages to marry electronica and argentinian folk effortlessly. flutes,loops, messy drumbeats and weirded out voices dominate this soundscape of a cd. i hope he catches on.

3.0 out of 5 stars Gaby ..yeah., October 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Carnabailito (Audio CD)

i dig it! i reccomend to all you amazon folks out there. i was skeptical and ready to scoff at it, deeming it a sort of world new age crap thing, but it turned out to be totally different, and while it is worldly and earth based, it's very electronic as well. it's great to have on while cleaning the house or having people over for dinner. it's a very chill, laid back, but demanding disc.