TCU SPLIT VOL 1.
Presenting: Meridiano de Zürich • Cuarto Flotante • Bagre • Celibatos Técnicas Manuales • Niñosindigo • Platillo Volador.
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CUARTO FLOTANTE Hung, Single Song.
cuartoflotante.bandcamp.com
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Slowly rising in the morning. Slowly fading to the night. Slowly floating above your head. If there is a place to shelter from the urban overfall, is definetly Cuarto Flotante. The perfect room to be in, setting the coordinates to the clouds and beyond. That was our first impression when we listen to this ethereal band from Santiago. A calm pace, taking all the time in the world to lift you up little by little. ‘Cause, really… what’s the rush? We love to listen to bands like Cuarto Flotante, a proposal so different from others band that we always want to hear more from them. A difference based on familiarity, chords and tracks from another time, maybe lysergic, maybe seventies-esque or even kind of soviet at some points.
Guitars, synths, voices, bass and drums well aligned just to show that they can do it in the musical scene of the chaotically Santiago. So chill out guys, is Cuarto Flotante’s time and is just getting started. The people inside Cuarto Flotante are: Paulo Cifuentes: Guitar/Voice Sebastian Salas: Synth/Guitar Cristian Zuñiga: Drums Fracisco Matus: Bass
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CELIBATOS
Camiรณn de Carga, Arbitrarios.
celibatosvxa.bandcamp.com
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A day to day life sweetened with a touch of pop. That’s the taste of chords and lyrics with wich Celibato contextualizes the ordinary and common of being chilean. The games from childhood, parties at friend’s houses, dinners, that moment round the table with that quadrille tablecloth while the TV makes company. The band from Villa Alemana, after getting some finance support in december of 2013, gets to edit their first record “Tú lavas y yo seco” published by Portaldisc. The release had a goood reception achieving a duplicate of 150 hard copies distributed by Duplidisc during 2014. Thanks to this work, the band chooses to go beyond the local venues and gets to launch their album in Casa Roja hostel, Santiago.
video “Último Recurso”, that highlights positively their proposal and their sound and fluidity as well. Celibato comes to show us that with love, friends and professionalism, you can tell daily stories amazingly. Celibato are: Arturo González-Lillo (voice, guitar, acoustic guitar). Mauricio Calisto (drums, peruvian box and percussions). Adolfo Painian (voice, guitar, acoustic guitar and keyboards), Verónica Vera (keyboards, piano and guitar). Rolando Muñoz (bass, keyboards).
Nowadays, the group is next to release the videocpli of “Camión de Carga”, from the second album called “Arbitrario”. A continuation to their
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PLATILLO VOLADOR
Platillo Volador sobre la localidad de matanzas, En el cielo a las 20:00. platillovolador.bandcamp.com
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Flying saucers have arisen from Valparaiso, invading our soundcloud, youtube, bandcamp and media. The message? A record of nine songs remembering forever these events: En el cielo a las 20:00. It’s Platillo Volador, my dear terrestrial friends and they are coming to get you. Making Lo Orozco, album EP debut in 2014 and releasing new album in 2016 (“En el cielo a las 20:00”), Platillo Volador is getting their first recognition as one of the bands with projection in the country. But who cares about that? Music so off of this planet that expectations and recognitions simply doesn’t matter. It’s too terrestrial, man. And that’s why we love this kind sighting, in the middle of nowhere, with the darkest night upon you and the bright light of Platillo Volador
leaving you blind and unconscious for three days. What happened in between? You’ll never know. Psychedelic ensemble, noisey aggrupation, lysergic tripulation, called them whatever you want, but don’t ever stop listening this north inspired songs, galactic lyrics and saturnian guitars. So open your mind to the Crystal City of Irenko and the golden passages of the Annunakis, the psychedelic rock of Platillo Volador is like an alien probe, ready to be inserted in… well you get the picture. The weird beings piloting Platillo Volador are: Felipe Valdebenito: Drums / Voices / Samples / Drum Machine Nicolás Gajardo: Guitar / Voices / Diverse Sound Elements Eugenio Miranda: Trombone / Samples / Choirs Rodrigo Medel: Bass / Choirs
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Tร CNICAS MANUALES Ella me llamรณ, Single.
soundcloud.com/tecnicas-manuales
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Pop with day-today anecdotes, pop without complications, pop with two guitars and a Chilean bombo. Perhaps only in a place like Valparaíso, land of cloudy landscapes, street culture and bohemia, the pop of Técnicas Manuales could come up to life. Hanging out with friends, grabbing the instruments and starting to sing. Sometimes only that is what it takes to show the world what are you doing. Daily stories in a daily way, simple, real and without preambles.
(Guitar and voice). A fine example of self- organization, porteña style.
Técnicas Manuales are: Jota Ampuero / Guitar and voice Ingmar Schröder / Guitar and Pablo Saavedra/ Bombo
voice
His two guitar and bombo, allows this trio a permanent versatility to play, bars, coffee shops, breweries, the corners of Plaza Sotomayor, etc. Being a great plus the homelike sessions of “Vamos a la casa del J”, where other bands and friends are invited to play in Jota Amparo`s house
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NIÑOSINDIGO Cadencia, Single.
https://soundcloud.com/inpar
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Been caught on the ethereal loop of Niñosindigo over and over and over and over and over again has to be a paradise. Meet the personal project of Valeria Hernández, a visual artist from Concepción, and the woman responsible for many video clips and visuals from bands like Davida Loca or Niñosindigo itself, and indie art projects like Taller Monstruo.
away place, made folk, experimental fi sensations.
by atmospheric samples and lo
We have nothing but a high fidelity to one of the most interesting projects of Concepción.
Her latest album, “Selva” finds the trance in the strings. An interesting approach to acoustic tunes backed by voices coming from the wind. All with the wild concept of “Fruta”, sounds from remote places and remote tunes. In its own abstraction, Niñosindigo stands as an escape door to the harsh streets, bright lights and irritating sounds of the city. A far
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MERIDIANO DE ZÃœRICH Shogaze Sound Fisurando el Silencio.
soundcloud.com/meridiano-de-zurich
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As a premonition that gets ahead of time, in 2012 they took their first steps to the always honored, Espacio Filomena. A venue that has witnessed the birth of Meridiano de Zurich, one of the revelation bands on the Santiago underground scene. Their gazing sound becomes the perfect soundtrack when you want to take a rocket and get out to the space. With piercing guitars, atmospheric melodies from the bass and drums that can make you wander quietly or be blown away in a second.
energy, mature sounds and always loyal to their spirit. Nowadays, the band is formed by Alejandro Riveros, Danilo Pérez, Diego Cubillos, Francisco del Campo y Matías Cabezas. Constantly touring here and there, you can listen to their show in Matucana 100 recorded by Cohete Negro. The expectative for the future of Meridiano de Zurich is high. what makes this band, one that you can´t miss on your musical stash.
That´s how in 2013, “Figurando el Silencio” was nothing more than the materialization of hard work and pure will. in 2015 they participate in the split Santiago/Portland, with Coastlans, Baikonur and Long Highways. With “220” and “Psicotrópico”. Two songs filled with
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BAGRE
Nuevas Instalaciones Asignaciรณn de roles.
La Fantรกstica Distopia Del Hombre Pez. lunartapes.bandcamp.com /album/la-fant-stica-distopia-del-hombre-pez
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From Talca with love, the hypnotic beats of Bagre. Lunar Tapes has become one of the best surprises of the recent years, an independent label with good musicians and interesting tunes. That’s why we praise today the amusing work of Bagre, and his catchy composition of nostalgic beats. Sometimes a video game, sometimes hip-hop, sometimes a chill and awkward afternoon, “La Fantástica Distopia del Hombre Pez”, his latest record, is all that. And we like it. So, imagine you are in a very strange period in your life. Shadows get bigger, people are less people and everything seems to be a little off. But that´s OK, you know, because Bagre is still on your playlist. Every single track
on “La Fantástica” gets you to another sense of security and chillness. And if you think that`s too much, well, you can always press PLAY and get in the smooth vibe. You can fulfill your longing of nostalgia with the cassette version of “ La Fantástica Distopia del Hombre Pez” available now or the digital format. But we strongly recommend you to get your Walkman and listen to this beats, rich in 8 bit essences and futuristic melodies. Enjoy the season of the Bagre folks, because is only getting better.
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Writing and translation Francisco Cifuentes · Sergio Negrier · Tomás Olivarez
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