Tango Siempres” music is recognisable as contemporary tango in either style – rhythmic devices, melodic ornamentation, the all-pervading influence of Astor Piazzolla – or mood – wistful melodies, minor keys – or sound — emotional violins, the magnificently expressive yet diabolically finger-busting bandoneon. Aside from a mazurka and a chamamé (with unexpected South African influences) all the music has Piazzolla’s nuevo tango as a touchstone with the addition of drums, electronics, jazz improvisation (and some slightly wonky harmony in Straw Dogs). Although it isn’t traditional tango dance music, three of the pieces have been used as a basis for contemporary tango choreography. One of these songs is Straw Dogs” which is the result of leafing through Dave Liebman’s book on chromaticism in jazz. The dancers we were working with described this as the most horrible piece of music they had ever heard. Tango + tragedy + comedy + drums + distorted violin = tango inglés.

Track Listing

• Introduction
• A Matter of Life and Death
• Belo Horizonte
• Straw Dogs
• Il Segreto
• The Word Tango
• Milonga Polirrítmica
• Dance of Death
• Only Human
• Chango
• Triphop & Fugue
• It was me

Additional Details

Label: Galileo MC

Genre: Latin

Run Time: 2.1305 mins

Release Date: 11/21/08

UPC: 4250095800313