- LP
Bélver Yin
Para Mi Madre
Efficient Space
- Cat No: ES034
- 2023-08-21
スペイン産 シューゲイズ/サイケデリック・バンド Bélver Yin がなんと18年ぶりの新作をリリース！メルボルン拠点のラジオプログラム”NOISE IN MY HEAD"の再発レーベル〈Efficient Space〉から。
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Spurred on by emergent footage of a recent live performance, Efficient Space delves deeper into the world of Spanish shoegaze outfit Bélver Yin, now solely helmed by founding member Pedro L. Ortega. An intimate collection of new recordings, Para Mi Madre is a parting gift to his mother, fulfilling a promise made in her final days.
Bélver Yin’s story begins at the turn of the ‘90s, blooming from a fixation with British ethereal alt-pop (Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Cure et al.). Utilising guitar, bass and drum machine rhythms to record the cathartic 1991 debut Luz Bel, their quintessentially Mediterranean angle on slow, reverb and echo-laden atmospherics found a home on fleeting label Noisex Music. Despite radio play and concerts around Spain, lack of distribution led to the album being largely overlooked, until Efficient Space’s faithful reissue in 2020.
With this newfound interest stoking Ortega’s fire, the wealth and strength of Para Mi Madre’s expressive impulses will woo fans and newcomers alike. Patiently moving from pastel hues, sepia-tones and balearic nostalgia, its crystallised instrumentals give a knowing nod to the wide-eyed possibilities of youthful summers as much as they do world-weary respite. Not wallowing in gloom, the deeply personal and spirit-stirring memorandum documents Ortega coming to terms with the loss of his greatest champion.
Bélver Yin’s story begins at the turn of the ‘90s, blooming from a fixation with British ethereal alt-pop (Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Cure et al.). Utilising guitar, bass and drum machine rhythms to record the cathartic 1991 debut Luz Bel, their quintessentially Mediterranean angle on slow, reverb and echo-laden atmospherics found a home on fleeting label Noisex Music. Despite radio play and concerts around Spain, lack of distribution led to the album being largely overlooked, until Efficient Space’s faithful reissue in 2020.
With this newfound interest stoking Ortega’s fire, the wealth and strength of Para Mi Madre’s expressive impulses will woo fans and newcomers alike. Patiently moving from pastel hues, sepia-tones and balearic nostalgia, its crystallised instrumentals give a knowing nod to the wide-eyed possibilities of youthful summers as much as they do world-weary respite. Not wallowing in gloom, the deeply personal and spirit-stirring memorandum documents Ortega coming to terms with the loss of his greatest champion.
91年当時はコクトー・ツインズやキュアー、カメレオンズ などの英国オルタナ、ネオサイケのメインストリームの勢いに飲まれ見過ごされてきた 1stにして名作の『Luz Bel』が、2020年に同レーベル〈Efficient Space〉から再発され、再び評価されることになった Bélver Yin。約18年ぶりの新録である本作のタイトルは『Para Mi Madre(母のために)』。タイトル通り、オリジナルメンバーのPedro L. Ortegaの亡き母親へ贈る美しいインストゥルメンタル集となっています。アルペジオにスロー、リバーブ、エコーをたっぷり使用した夢心地サイケデリックなサウンドは、あの世へ通じる音の様な錯覚に。シューゲイザーはもちろん、ネオアコや昨今のドリームポップのファンにもおすすめします。 (AYAM)