We can imagine the beauty of sound emanating from the Ronroco and its calming cascade, maybe because of the smaller sound particles that manage to make their way through the mist and delicately slide down jagged mountainside slopes as depicted by the cover artwork.
Acoustic textures flowing with micro-organic tones
The Andean Ronroco is a stringed instrument, and Rococo is a dramatic and ornamental architectural, artistic, and decorative style. These references serve as the basis for Ronroco Rococo Memories, a densely packed 11-track album with tastefully placed acoustic textures flowing with micro-organic tones. The raison d’être of this Argentine-born and NYC/Hudson, NY-based artist (aka Michel Mazza) is that he hears music when he sees images and vice versa. This is made clear as the album shifts between acoustic and mild electronic parts, experimenting with various audio methods, moods, and emotions along the way.
Although adjectives like “cinematic” and “otherworldly” are appropriate, there’s a more subtle, palpable message conveyed here. We can imagine the beauty of sound emanating from the Ronroco and its calming cascade, maybe because of the smaller sound particles that manage to make their way through the mist and delicately slide down jagged mountainside slopes as depicted by the cover artwork. Highlights appear in many shapes and forms, including “Unused,” “Under the Igloo” (how appropriate!), “Radiance ,” “Meaning,” “La Ultima Vez,” and the closing brittle beat-patches of “Arena y Sol.”
Ronroco Rococo Memories is available on Audiobulb. [Bandcamp | Site]
