When I first listened to Gepe on Gepinto (2005), it felt very much like an addition to a folk ambient movement that was going on in Santiago at the time (arguably still present), probably most exemplified by the... Read Article
The time has come again to choose our favourite albums of the year. It’s a task that’s never easy, especially after the bumper year we’ve had, with great music coming from all over South America, reflected in the... Read Article
It seems the world is rediscovering it’s love for vinyl records. With the CD’s usefulness almost completely replaced by mp3s, consumers are turning to vinyl when they want a physical release in their hands. This is also the... Read Article
New mixtape celebrating some of the exciting new sounds coming out of South America. Features Chile’s electro-innovators El Sueño De La Casa Propia, Argentina’s quality indie-popsters Valentin y los Volcanes, great new voices from Brazil in the shape... Read Article
We’re big fans of Caravana, giving their self-titled debut album a pretty good review earlier this year. “Despacio” is the first single off that album, a slow-burning, almost-apocalyptic anthem which is allied here with stunning photography from Europe,... Read Article
This amazing video is the new single from Kinética‘s debut album, released last year. A hip-hop fuelled affair with monstrous bass and a cold delivery reminiscent of other new Chilean artists such as Fakuta and Caravana, this is... Read Article
DJ deMentira’s Último Lugar mixtape is a collection of everything that’s great about Chilean music right now, featuring artists like Gepe, Fakuta and de Janeiros that have found a way of making modern music sound timeless!
Caravana starts ominously with “Reconocer”, a thundering, sludgy piece of dark pop in the vein of The National and The Walkmen. As the album continues though light begins to slip through, revealing a highly inventive, textured pop album.
