Tangophobia Vol. 1
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Tangophobia Vol. 1: Contemporary Sounds of Buenos Aires is a compilation CD released by Argentine
independent label Constitution Music. It contains tracks from different neo-tango and electronic artists from Buenos Aires
, including NeoShaft, B.A. Jam, Hybrid Tango
and Tanghetto
.
The most important point of interest of this compilation are five unreleased tracks from the band Tanghetto
, one of them being a remnant from "Emigrante (electrotango)
" sessions, named "Otra oportunidad" ("Second chance").
In Tanghetto's words: "As we were still working on "Emigrante (electrotango)
" and "Hybrid Tango
", we occasionally gathered together in the studio with friends and colleagues who are also exploring the path of tango and electronica. From these joint sessions arose this unusual compilation. We felt like this music was worth releasing as a full-length album".
The palette of styles goes from house
to trip hop
, from electrotango to chill out music
.
The artists that performed in the album are Tanghetto
, Hybrid Tango
(Tanghetto's side project), NeoShaft, B.A. Jam and Black Market, all Buenos Aires
-based electronic musicians.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
independent label Constitution Music. It contains tracks from different neo-tango and electronic artists from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, including NeoShaft, B.A. Jam, Hybrid Tango
Hybrid Tango
Hybrid Tango is a side project by the members of Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto.Released in December 2004, Hybrid Tango contains twelve instrumental tracks in which, apart from the blend of electronic music and tango that is the distinctive sound of Tanghetto, there are...
and Tanghetto
Tanghetto
Tanghetto is a musical group based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and one of the most important on the neo tango scene.The style of Tanghetto is a blend of tango and electronic music. Formed in 2001 by producer and composer/songwriter Max Masri . Then Max Masri asked guitarist and composer Diego S...
.
The most important point of interest of this compilation are five unreleased tracks from the band Tanghetto
Tanghetto
Tanghetto is a musical group based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and one of the most important on the neo tango scene.The style of Tanghetto is a blend of tango and electronic music. Formed in 2001 by producer and composer/songwriter Max Masri . Then Max Masri asked guitarist and composer Diego S...
, one of them being a remnant from "Emigrante (electrotango)
Emigrante (electrotango)
Emigrante is the debut album by Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto. The album was released in 2003, reaching gold sales in early 2005 and soon became platinum and double platinum...
" sessions, named "Otra oportunidad" ("Second chance").
In Tanghetto's words: "As we were still working on "Emigrante (electrotango)
Emigrante (electrotango)
Emigrante is the debut album by Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto. The album was released in 2003, reaching gold sales in early 2005 and soon became platinum and double platinum...
" and "Hybrid Tango
Hybrid Tango
Hybrid Tango is a side project by the members of Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto.Released in December 2004, Hybrid Tango contains twelve instrumental tracks in which, apart from the blend of electronic music and tango that is the distinctive sound of Tanghetto, there are...
", we occasionally gathered together in the studio with friends and colleagues who are also exploring the path of tango and electronica. From these joint sessions arose this unusual compilation. We felt like this music was worth releasing as a full-length album".
The palette of styles goes from house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
to trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
, from electrotango to chill out music
Chill out music
Chill out music is an umbrella term for several styles of electronic music characterized by their mellow style and mid-tempo beats — "chill" being derived from a slang injunction to "relax."Chill out music emerged in the early and mid-1990s in "chill rooms" at dance clubs, where relaxing music...
.
The artists that performed in the album are Tanghetto
Tanghetto
Tanghetto is a musical group based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and one of the most important on the neo tango scene.The style of Tanghetto is a blend of tango and electronic music. Formed in 2001 by producer and composer/songwriter Max Masri . Then Max Masri asked guitarist and composer Diego S...
, Hybrid Tango
Hybrid Tango
Hybrid Tango is a side project by the members of Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto.Released in December 2004, Hybrid Tango contains twelve instrumental tracks in which, apart from the blend of electronic music and tango that is the distinctive sound of Tanghetto, there are...
(Tanghetto's side project), NeoShaft, B.A. Jam and Black Market, all Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
-based electronic musicians.
Track listing
- "Humedad" (Humidity) [3:44] - Performed by Tanghetto
- "La Huída" (The Runaway) [4:11] - Performed by Tanghetto and Black Market
- "Incognito" [4:21] - Performed by B.A. Jam
- "Aire" (Air) [5:22] - Performed by NeoShaft
- "Renacer" (Rebirth) [5:04] - Performed by NeoShaft
- "Tango Provocateur" [3:55] - Performed by B.A. Jam
- "Diagonal Sur" [3:32] - Performed by Hybrid Tango / remixed by B.A. Jam
- "Biorritmo" (Bio Rhythm) - Performed by Tanghetto and NeoShaft
- "Sector 'A'" [3:30] - Performed by Hybrid Tango / remixed by B.A. Jam
- "Sesión de Medianoche" (Midnight Session) [4:19] - Performed by B.A. Jam
- "Otra Oportunidad" (Second Chance) - Performed by Tanghetto (Emigrante (electrotango)Emigrante (electrotango)Emigrante is the debut album by Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto. The album was released in 2003, reaching gold sales in early 2005 and soon became platinum and double platinum...
sessions) - "El Derrumbe" (The Downfall) [3:53] - Performed by Tanghetto