Prender el Alma, by Nicola Cruz

Prender el Alma

by Nicola Cruz

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Catsley's Cornucopia // Lubey Lu I first listened to this album while walking and that remains my favourite way to do so. My only regret is that I haven't walked in the Andes with it yet, because I feel transported there in my mind. Under any circumstances, this is a top-tier release.

Flaminia El alma ha prendido.

Necronomicon Just amazing. Also got the vinyl edition. Favorite track: Colibria.

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1.	Sanacion 04:17	buy track
2.	Puente Roto 03:53	buy track
3.	La Mirada 04:15	buy track
4.	Cumbia del Olvido 03:36	buy track
5.	Prender el Alma 04:53	buy track
6.	Colibria 07:59	buy track
7.	La Cosecha 05:15	buy track
8.	Equinoccio ft. Huaira 03:40	buy track
9.	Eclipse 03:47	buy track
10.	Cocha Runa ft. Tanya Sanchez 03:40	buy track

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Following his collaboration with Nicolas Jaar's Clown & Sunset label, Cruz has self-produced and self-recorded this landmark album.

‘Prender el Alma’ is a new strain of Latin American music Cruz calls ‘Andes Step’. Influenced by new digital technology, blended with local influence, Cruz builds his tracks layer by layer, instrument by instrument, drum by drum, exploring local indigenous and Afro-cosmologies in a modern setting.

From atmospheric opener ‘Sanacion’, the 10-track album journeys through short, sharp acoustic guitar riffs on ‘Puente Roto’ and the percussive ‘La Mirada’, to the electronic ‘Prender el Alma’. Down-beat ‘Equinoccio’ gets a vocal kick from Ecuadorian singer Huaira, ending with the blissful, lo-fi ‘Cocha Runa’ featuring Tanya Sanchez. ‘Prender el Alma’ ebbs and flows through a range of production of local sounds, feeling like a digital awakening.

This digital revolution is spreading through Latin America like wildfire, and nowhere is this more exciting than in the heart of the continent's bustling music scene, where Nicola Cruz is leading the way.

Led by forward-thinking young producers and musicians, Ecuador is beginning to experience its own digital folklore revolution. A new crop of producers and musicians are using homeland traditions and rhythms to build on a vibrant history of visual and sonic art, catapulting them into the 21st century.

ZZK are at the forefront of this burgeoning music scene. With artists such as Frikstailers, La Yegros, El Remolon and Chancha Via Circuito, they are defining a new and exciting Latin American music culture.

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released October 30, 2015

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