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M.G./Flamenco-world.com, April 2011 They know very well that if they want to have voices on their album, they will have the best ones at their disposal. The members of Ultra High Flamenco have been backing leading figures of the flamenco scene with their instruments for years. However, they themselves sang the lyrics that were on their first disc. And on ‘Bipolar’ , the second one, there isn’t even a single voice. The only speaking here is done by the sounds of the flamenco guitar by José Quevedo ‘Bolita’, the violin by Alexis Lefèvre, the double bass by Pablo Martín and the percussion by Paquito González. That’s to say, the stakes laid on instrumental flamenco by this quartet is entirely solid. They have a set-up different to the typical group and that opens the doors for them to other circuits and other audiences, with a format and a concept taken from today’s jazz. Two aspects stand out on this second album: the confirmation of their own identity and the production of new scores. And both factors go hand in hand. The songwriting isn’t shared; some are by José Quevedo (the more flamenco ones) and others are by Pablo Martín and by Alexis Lefèvre. The collective work lies in absorbing them and recreating them with the group in mind. And thus, the individual sounds are assembled with invisible seams. The strings of the guitar, violin and double bass find a common denominator which is supported and guided by the percussion. Of the eight songs on the disc, it’s necessary to highlight ‘Nuestra esfera’, the letter of introduction of the group’s current sound, the sweetness of ‘Positango’, the guitar and rhythmic energy of ‘La baratita’ and ‘O.F.N.I.’, a “non-identified flamenco object” which devises a new rhythmic scheme. And it’s still flamenco. |
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