The Buenos Aires based recording label ZZK has developed a niche in the Latin Music scene for finding and nuturing new musical artists pushing the ever expanding boundaries of Latin American electronic soundscapes. One of ZZK's newest proteges to emerge under their label is Ecuadorian producer Nicola Cruz. As a native from a country of coasts, mountains and rain forests, Cruz's debut album entitled "Prender el Alma" is a hypnotic and exploratory mix of andean flutes, latin rhythms, and natural ambiente recordings that transport the listener to remote regions geographically and musically.
The song "Equinoccio" starts with a electronic eco, a slow rhythm and the soft voice of featured artist Huaria before lifting off with an african tinged guitar riff that carries on throughout the track. Cruz's influences shine bright in the variety of instruments and sounds and the song and record thrive on Cruz's production ability to harness the multi-layered elements.
Every song on Cruz's first album "Prender el Alma" offers a different glimpse into a musical reimagining of his native country, and like the album title Ignite the Soul, the music pulsates with subtle, yet euphoric vibrancy towards a calming and ethereal end. Cruz provides the perfect escape to float away on an Andean and Amazon fever dream.
Track "Concha Runa" ft Tanya Sanchez from Nicola Cruz's "Prender el Alma."
The song "Equinoccio" starts with a electronic eco, a slow rhythm and the soft voice of featured artist Huaria before lifting off with an african tinged guitar riff that carries on throughout the track. Cruz's influences shine bright in the variety of instruments and sounds and the song and record thrive on Cruz's production ability to harness the multi-layered elements.
Every song on Cruz's first album "Prender el Alma" offers a different glimpse into a musical reimagining of his native country, and like the album title Ignite the Soul, the music pulsates with subtle, yet euphoric vibrancy towards a calming and ethereal end. Cruz provides the perfect escape to float away on an Andean and Amazon fever dream.
Track "Concha Runa" ft Tanya Sanchez from Nicola Cruz's "Prender el Alma."
