La Bien Querida - Fiesta - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In all the good horror movies there is a little twist at the end, a surprise that, when done with adequate creativity and elegance, can leave us frozen in our seats, with a twisted gesture and sunken eyes, amazed, unable to react. We can say that something similar happens with La Bien Querida's final touch to the of the three limited-edition Maxi-Singles, InchPremeditaciónInch, InchNocturnidadInch and InchAlevosíaInch. The CD includes the songs from the three maxis and also reveals a cover that is the last piece to complete the fresco created to adorn these releases, and that shows us one of those geometric pieces of impossible perspectives. The final trick, the last move, the cherry on top of the indescribably-flavored sundae.

The album isn't really as rugged as they make it sound, though it does feel completely different from La Bien Querida's past work. For example, the opening track is a solid techno, close to acid-house (InchArenas MovedizasInch), which is lit up by Ana, sweet and robotic, intoning a spiraling melody that seems to invent a spaced-out flamenco. You could even say they take LOS PLANETAS' experiment with interpreting flamenco through kraut-rock to the extreme. The result is fascinating because it maintains Ana's magical, naïve serenity. InchHechiceraInch could pass for a folk-song from the mountains of Malaga, interpreted with a total kraut-rock assimilation, from KRAFTWERK to KLF, from SILVER APPLES to NEON INDIAN. Starting from a similar base, InchAuroraInch is like a flamenco song that exchanges the lament for Ana's sweet fragility and keeps it's ability to be chilling, above all when the guitars take the psychedelic flamenco to the orbits of space-rock.

2016 . Jamestown Revival is a critically acclaimed Austin, TX duo made up of Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance who blend literary storytelling, rock 'n' roll grit, indie spirit, and country soul. They have performed at festivals including Coachella, Stagecoach, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, and Bottlerock Festival, among others.