Río (Aterciopelados album)
Río | ||||
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Art Rock | ||||
Length | 50:34 | |||
Label | Nacional Records | |||
Producer | Héctor Buitrago | |||
Aterciopelados chronology | ||||
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Río is the seventh studio album by
Artwork
The cover art for the album features a graffiti piece made entirely with water paints and using no aerosol. It depicts an ancestral anaconda, the mother of humanity according to the indigenous people and symbol of the river, used as a metaphor for the recovery of the Bogotá River.
Album
Released after one year off following the release of Oye, Río maintains several features of its predecessor plus some reminiscences of La Pipa de la Paz. Río has a conceptual and lyrical theme of environmental awareness, the sound of running water fills the void between the songs and conveys the message, reinforcing the concept of environmental awareness. When the album touches on non-environmental problems, the lyrics remain politically committed and socially conscious.
The music in Río consists of grooving, guitar-driven rock with crisp drums, drawing comparisons to
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [7] |
Paste | [8] |
Río received generally positive reviews from
Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times that the album has a "new tinge of urgency" and "it’s in the way Andrea Echeverri’s ever-optimistic voice adds an undertone of determination as she sings lyrics that celebrate nature and the body yet worry about the state of the environment and human violence. Reflective but never dour, and serious about staying hopeful."[11] Banning Eyre said on NPR "Hector Buitrago's entrancing guitar melodies and Andrea Echeverri's raggedly tuneful vocal flights are so seductive that the language barrier melts away on its own" and "I can't remember when a CD offered so many melodies you just want to curl up with and caress."[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Aterciopelados
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Río" | 4:09 |
2. | "Tréboles" | 3:16 |
3. | "28" (feat. Goyo) | 3:34 |
4. | "Día paranormal" | 4:01 |
5. | "Gratis" | 4:27 |
6. | "Vals" | 4:27 |
7. | "Madre" | 5:25 |
8. | "Bandera" | 2:37 |
9. | "Ataque de risa" | 3:21 |
10. | "Hijos de tigre" | 3:32 |
11. | "No llores" | 4:20 |
12. | "Tomate" | 3:41 |
13. | "Agüita" | 3:44 |
Total length: | 50:34 |
Personnel
- Aterciopelados
- Andrea Echeverri - vocals, rhythm guitar
- Héctor Buitrago - bass, backing vocals, guitar
- Additional musicians
- Ricardo Fernandez - guitar
- Goyo - covocalist
- Kapary Walka - Andean music
- Paito - bagpipes
- Mauricio Montenegro - drums
- Urian Sarmiento - drums, goblet drum, bagpipes, llamador, Maracones, tabla, tambora
- Camilo Velásquez - guitar and backing vocals
- Recording personnel
- Héctor Castillo - mixing
- Mike Marsh - mastering
- Artwork
- Hogar, Bastardilla, Fernando Restrepo - Artwork
References
- ^ "The 10 Greatest Latin Rock Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ "Aterciopelados: Optimistic Rock From Colombia". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ "Aterciopelados: Optimistic Rock From Colombia". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ KEXP (2010-09-14), Aterciopelados - Ataque De Risa (Live on KEXP), retrieved 2017-01-08
- ^ JetSet. "El 'Hijo de tigre' de Aterciopelados". www.jetset.com.co. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Rio - Aterciopelados". allmusic.com.
- ^ Kemp, Mark. "Aterciopelados: Río". pastemagazine.com.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ SPIN - Dec 2008 - Page 100 Vol. 24, No. 12 Aterciopelados. Rio ***1/2 NATIONAL Eclectic Colombians get comfy with more accessible trappings Having dabbled in punk, ska, hip- hop, and electronica during the last decade-plus, the ..
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Aterciopelados: Optimistic Rock From Colombia". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-01-07.