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Ficciones Del Tr​ó​pico

by Molero

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Dano Williams
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Dano Williams This is the magic needed to float a steamboat right over a mountain
CRIME IN PROGRESS
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CRIME IN PROGRESS amazing LP .... Modern ambient w/ tropical chakras.
Favorite track: Simi Vulpa.
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Set Favorite Track..hmm..what should i say? I'll say everyone..every song a pleasure..I'm glad I own this..
and look forward to the next trip.
Kabuto Tabata
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Kabuto Tabata don't wake me up Favorite track: Selvas De Ewaipanomas.
Gareth Fitzpatrick
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Gareth Fitzpatrick Extraordinarily beautiful tropical trance, akin to drifting on a wooden raft down a stretch of the Amazon, the sun beating down and the dense jungle teeming with life.
One of the best ambient releases of the year.
Miles Egan
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Miles Egan Entrancing instrumental synth work that takes you to the tropics of the mind. One of the best of 2020 so far. Favorite track: Jaguar Capybaras.
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Phasma Gigas 04:29
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Simi Vulpa 05:49
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Manglares 05:34
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Parra Jacana 06:16
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about

Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Alexander Molero is no stranger to the exotic idealism that westerners have towards South America. A move to Barcelona a few years ago gave him new notions of how the Amazon was imagined by the west. The inspiration for this record came from the book by Anton Goering "Vom tropischen Tieflande bis zum ewigen Schnee" and was also influenced by the writings of Victor Segalen and the visions of Werner Herzog in “Fitzcarraldo” and “Aguirre”. The way that these artists explored and romanticised ideas of the unknown were the trigger for the creation of the sounds heard in “Ficciones Del Trópico".

Using a Yamaha CS-60 Synthesizer, Molero creates an enigmatic and utopian voyage inspired by the tropical and exotic desire of European’s first contact with these foreign and unexplored sites. For his first record, he wanted to create soundscapes for the wilderness reminiscent of the European explorers that faced the unknown and beyond of the Amazon forest in the 19th century. Eight pieces, 44 minutes, with titles referencing birds, animals and landscapes that simulate a continuous discovery.

The spirited patterns of the pieces invite you into Molero’s mind and to explore the way his imagination materialises into sound. Developed and recorded during 2017 and 2018, “Ficciones del Trópico” resonates references and soundscapes that Molero has conceptualised over the last decade.

The constant structure and rhythms created a unique – and continuous – sound-aesthetic. Molero’s tropical fiction is like diving into the sea with Jürgen Müller, exploring Alpha Centauri with Tangerine Dream or building new exotica through the lens of Mike Cooper. But this time everything happens in a jungle.

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released June 19, 2020

Recorded in Sant Antoni, Barcelona in 2017/2018.
Using Yamaha CS-60 synthesizer, Roland Space Echo RE-201 and the Moogerfooger Murf.
Mastered by Brian Pyle.
Artwork By Paula Lavanderos.
Molero is the project of Alexander Molero

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