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After the two lengthy intervals that preceded Zoé's last two albums, the Mexican band was on track for the usual cycle of touring and recording when the pandemic threw a spanner in the works. Their seventh studio album, Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia, was meant to be completed in mid-2020, a mere two years after the Grammy-winning Aztlán (2018), but the band had to stop recording in March and could only physically reconvene in September to finish the proceedings in a couple of weeks. Even if its track list doesn't exactly correlate with the actual recording chronology, SKR also has the distinct feel of being an album of two halves. The first half is frontloaded with flawless Zoé singles, heavily indebted to indie pop of the late '80s and early '90s, and brimming with driving synthesizer riffs and textures, and eminent melodies all infused with the trademark romantic longing of León Larregui's voice and lyrics. "Velur" neatly compresses this formula into its first minute-and-a-half: the intro bears more than a passing resemblance to the Cure's "In Between Days," and as soon as Larregui starts to sing it is impossible not to conjure the ghost of Gustavo Cerati, so similar are his timbre, vocal mannerisms, and even his lexicon, to the late Soda Stereo frontman. The second half of SKR is a bit more uneven. As opposed to the unified front end presented by the initial salvo, the rest of the album offers a series of nods to different strands of Zoé's sonic legacy, as if the band want to reassure their fans (or perhaps themselves) that they have not turned into a singles-only machine. Besides being one of the few tracks built upon predominant acoustic guitars, "Canción de Cuna para Marte" fulfills the mandatory cosmic song spot, "Tepoztlán" is a close cousin to the Aztec world of "Aztlán," "Ese Cuadro no Me Pinta" references the space rock of Pink Floyd augmented with tribal drumming, and "Bestiario" wraps things up with some social commentary. To their credit, the band never sound like they're on autopilot: so much attention is paid to the fine details in the songwriting and the production, not to mention the vibrancy in the execution. In short, SKR is a standard late-period Zoé album with the extra bonus of adding a slew of sure-fire hits ("SKR," "Fiebre," "Karmadame," and "Velur") to the band's already impressive set list.
© Mariano Prunes /TiVo
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Alex Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Jean, Musical Assistant, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Silvey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist - Pedro Reynoso, Unknown, Other - Leo Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Felipe Ceballos, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eduardo De La Paz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Miguel Salinas, Programmer - Dani Bennett Spragg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carla Sariñana, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Luis López Valls, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Florencia Quinteros, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Fabrizio Onetto, A&R - Eduardo Barreiro, A&R - Andrea Franz, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Alberto Frías Corona, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Fernando Grediaga, A&R - Juan Sebastián Rodríguez Alzate, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Gabriel Leal Ascencio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Diego García Beltrán, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Ornelas, Unknown, Other - Edgar Avélica, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor
℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Silvey, Producer - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Yamil Rezc, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Slotnik, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Silvey, Producer - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Leon Larregui, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Silvey, Producer - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Silvey, Producer - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drum, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist - Ángel Antonio Mosqueda Domínguez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Alex Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Silvey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist - Pedro Reynoso, Unknown, Other - Leo Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eduardo De La Paz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Miguel Salinas, Programmer - Dani Bennett Spragg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luis López Valls, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Fabrizio Onetto, A&R - Eduardo Barreiro, A&R - Mario Alberto Frías Corona, Acoustic Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Fernando Grediaga, A&R - Juan Sebastián Rodríguez Alzate, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Gabriel Leal Ascencio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Diego García Beltrán, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Ornelas, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, Vocal Editing - Edgar Avélica, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor
℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Alex Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Silvey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - Andres Sanchez, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist - Pedro Reynoso, Unknown, Other - Leo Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eduardo De La Paz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - José Miguel Salinas, Programmer - Dani Bennett Spragg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carla Sariñana, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Luis López Valls, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Florencia Quinteros, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Fabrizio Onetto, A&R - Eduardo Barreiro, A&R - Andrea Franz, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Alberto Frías Corona, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Fernando Grediaga, A&R - Juan Sebastián Rodríguez Alzate, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Gabriel Leal Ascencio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Diego García Beltrán, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Ornelas, Unknown, Other - Edgar Avélica, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor
℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Silvey, Producer - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Zoe , MainArtist - Ángel Antonio Mosqueda Domínguez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Alex Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Silvey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist - Pedro Reynoso, Unknown, Other - Leo Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Felipe Ceballos, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eduardo De La Paz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dani Bennett Spragg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luis López Valls, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Fabrizio Onetto, A&R - Eduardo Barreiro, A&R - Mario Alberto Frías Corona, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Fernando Grediaga, A&R - Juan Sebastián Rodríguez Alzate, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Gabriel Leal Ascencio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Diego García Beltrán, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Ornelas, Unknown, Other - Edgar Avélica, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor
℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Alex Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Larregui, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Acosta, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Jesús Báez, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Angel Mosqueda, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Silvey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rodrigo Guardiola, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zoe , MainArtist - León Rubén Larregui Marin, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Eduardo Acosta Russek, ComposerLyricist - Pedro Reynoso, Unknown, Other - Leo Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eduardo De La Paz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dani Bennett Spragg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luis López Valls, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Fabrizio Onetto, A&R - Eduardo Barreiro, A&R - Mario Alberto Frías Corona, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Fernando Grediaga, A&R - Juan Sebastián Rodríguez Alzate, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Gabriel Leal Ascencio, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Diego García Beltrán, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Ornelas, Unknown, Other - Edgar Avélica, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor
℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Album review
After the two lengthy intervals that preceded Zoé's last two albums, the Mexican band was on track for the usual cycle of touring and recording when the pandemic threw a spanner in the works. Their seventh studio album, Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia, was meant to be completed in mid-2020, a mere two years after the Grammy-winning Aztlán (2018), but the band had to stop recording in March and could only physically reconvene in September to finish the proceedings in a couple of weeks. Even if its track list doesn't exactly correlate with the actual recording chronology, SKR also has the distinct feel of being an album of two halves. The first half is frontloaded with flawless Zoé singles, heavily indebted to indie pop of the late '80s and early '90s, and brimming with driving synthesizer riffs and textures, and eminent melodies all infused with the trademark romantic longing of León Larregui's voice and lyrics. "Velur" neatly compresses this formula into its first minute-and-a-half: the intro bears more than a passing resemblance to the Cure's "In Between Days," and as soon as Larregui starts to sing it is impossible not to conjure the ghost of Gustavo Cerati, so similar are his timbre, vocal mannerisms, and even his lexicon, to the late Soda Stereo frontman. The second half of SKR is a bit more uneven. As opposed to the unified front end presented by the initial salvo, the rest of the album offers a series of nods to different strands of Zoé's sonic legacy, as if the band want to reassure their fans (or perhaps themselves) that they have not turned into a singles-only machine. Besides being one of the few tracks built upon predominant acoustic guitars, "Canción de Cuna para Marte" fulfills the mandatory cosmic song spot, "Tepoztlán" is a close cousin to the Aztec world of "Aztlán," "Ese Cuadro no Me Pinta" references the space rock of Pink Floyd augmented with tribal drumming, and "Bestiario" wraps things up with some social commentary. To their credit, the band never sound like they're on autopilot: so much attention is paid to the fine details in the songwriting and the production, not to mention the vibrancy in the execution. In short, SKR is a standard late-period Zoé album with the extra bonus of adding a slew of sure-fire hits ("SKR," "Fiebre," "Karmadame," and "Velur") to the band's already impressive set list.
© Mariano Prunes /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:43
- Main artists: Zoé
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Mexico
- Genre: World
© 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V. ℗ 2021 Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.
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