(RIO/Avant-Prog) Factor Burzaco - Factor Burzaco II - 2011, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Factor Burzaco biography
FACTOR BURZACO is a project by ABEL GILBERT, Argentinean composer born in Buenos Aires in 1960, who got his first influence from a BEATLES album he received very young and later the same kid who discovered KING CRIMSON, GENTLE GIANT, EGBERTO GISMONTI, GAETANO VELOSO and HENRY COW.

ABEL GILBERT also grew listening (and studying) DEBUSSY, BERIO, LIGETI and MORTON FELDMAN, and who decided to employ this musical experience to make something new.

Also participate in this project Carolina Restuccia (Voice), Marco Bailo (Guitars), Federico Arbia (Bass), Esteban Saldaño (Piano), Nicolas Dalmonte (Drums) and a Camera Orquesta directed by composer Carlos Delgado.

Provided by Viajero Inmovil Records and Abel Gilbert

Addition: This album is almost impossible to describe with plain words, the complex elements carefully blended present us the aggression of some Avant bands like THE RED MASQUE with the radical changes of GENTLE GIANT and KING CRIMSON, plus many classical influences, talking more would be futile, just listen, enjoy and make your own conclusion.

Addition and translation by Iván Melgar Morey

FACTOR BURZACO are from Argentina and there is a rather large number of people in this band which i found surprising.It just doesn't sound like many are involved that's all.They are an avant-garde band who employ male and female vocals along with horns,flute,bassoon,accordion,vibes,percussions and the usual guitar,bass and drums.This is defintely an album for the adventerous and i rather enjoy it. It's a very interesting listen and i like those dark passages and the female singer who reminds me of Deborah Perry of THINKING PLAGUE. Killer stuff. "Beginnin" opens with a scream. This short intro track really has no music but the focus is on the outbursts of male and female vocals.An alarming intro. "Progressions" is catchy with female vocals.Guitar before 2 1/2 minutes and we get some dissonance late.Cool song. "What" has vocal melodies and a spacey atmosphere but it also has this urgent vibe.Lots of tension. "Inmemorian" has these female vocals that build.This reminds me of Zeuhl.It all stops abruptly as sparse horns arrive.Whispered vocals after 1 1/2 minutes as we get a calm. It kicks back in with vocals but this continues to change moods and tempo the rest of the way. "Guantanabu 1" has spoken male words that get threatrical.Female singing before 3 minutes comes and goes as the male words continue.This is different with sparse music in the background throughout. "Guantanabu 2" is a short haunting piece that blends into "Guantanabu 3".A beat comes in with bass,guitar and flute as it builds. Incredible ! Female vocals after 3 minutes. "Straviko" opens with female vocals,guitar,bass and drums as the horns and flute also join in in this laid back start.It turns haunting around 2 minutes and it's dark until the vocals return.A nice solid sound 4 minutes in then it turns loud 5 1/2 minutes in to the end. "Before The End" is a short chamber music piece that blends into "Mereditika".Vocals before a minute and they are reserved.Some tension before 2 1/2 minutes.Vocals return but she's more passionate this time before 4 1/2 minutes.It settles late. I really enjoyed this and i think avant fans will too.
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- Restuccia Carolina / Vocals
- Pol Gonzalez / Voz
- Paul Torterolo / Drums
- Fernando Taborda / Guitars
- Nahuel Tavosnanska / Bass
- Alan Courtis / Guitars
- Carlos Lucero / Guitars
- Fabian Keroglian / Vibraphone and Percussion
- Sebastian Schachtel / Accordion
- Sergio Catalan / Flutes
- Federico Landaburu / Clarinet
- Will Genz / Bassoon and Contra-Bassoon
- Mauro Rosales / Soprano sax
- Nolly Rosa / Alto and Baritone Sax
- Dana Najlis / Clarinet
- Mauro Zannoli / Electronic Processes

Lyrics: Marcelo Cohen
Chamber Orchestra directed by Marcelo Delgado
Engineer and Mastering: Daniel Hernandez
Sound Design: Daniel Hernandez / A. Gilbert