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Benicassim 2003 [es]

Lejos de la electrónica preciosista y de rítmica desvaída contenida en su reciente ep de debut para Spa.rk, “The Beaver Island”, el francés Zooey subió al escenario con un laptop cargado de polirritmias y entramados melódicos, embrollo digital de construcción (tan compleja como su peinado), a veces chirriante, siempre personal. A su lado, un segundo músico alternaba la guitarra y un sintetizador para mejor delinear los pliegues de los temas, potenciando un alma pop que apenas asomaba en su escasa obra publicada. Grande.

Vidal Romero

Far from preciousist electronica and blurred rhythms of his recent debut ep on spa.RK "the beaver island", french Zooey went to the stage with a laptop full of polyrhytms and melodic structures, digital complex contruccions (as complex as his haircut), sometimes screeching but always personal. By his side, a second musician alternated guitar and synsethizer to draw fine lines in the corners of the tracks, increasing his pop soul, barely sketched on his short career. Big.

Vidal Romero ( translation by Silvia@spa.RK )