FIRA FEM
Aedificatoria
Aedificatoria is the first full length offering from this Madrid-based
trio. It’s a slick, contemporary-sounding confection of swoonsome, synth-driven
dance/pop seasoned with subtle flavourings of rock, ersatz whiteboy jazz, tropicalia
and afrobeat – with the occasional widdly prog keyboard solo thrown in.
Throughout the record, the trio slip between lithe bass and drum grooves
and pristine programmed beats, all wrapped in cosseting synth layers, and
decorated with sweet, sunshine melodies which never quite stay in your head as
they should. They sometimes hint at the wild diversity and eclecticism of Animal
Collective, but it all seems a bit too polite, too restrained.
They save the best till last with 'Ipanema O Mine', which is filled with
rich guitar textures, ranging from crisp chordal chops to pleasingly fuzzy
solos; single-note picking to ambient drones. It’s a promising start, but they should throw caution to the wind and really
embrace their inner freak.
Neil Hussey
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