Luis DELGADO - Vathek
EMOTIONAL RESCUE
Balearic / Folk / AORVintage Vinyl LP / 15 EUR
Media NM / Sleeve NM
Emotional Rescue turns its attention to Spanish artist Luis Delgado, who made a name for himself fusing traditional folk music from across the globe with experimental electronic practice. His first album Vathek stands as one of his masterworks, originally released in 1986 and featuring a range of different electro-acoustic approaches that draw you in with their strange, dynamic textures. There’s a whiff of Jon Hassell’s treated trumpet about “La Puerta De Ebano” while “El Sacrificio De Catoul” deals in a dense weave of chimes and percussion. Diverse, engrossing listening from the outer reaches.
