Mastretta

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Looking for swinging cocktail-hour music that's as smart as it is fun? This set culled from Castilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Natural Mastretta's first four albums is for you. The gentle tinkerer's downtempo creations fall somewhere between the sexy exotica of Thievery Corporation and the coolly playful soundtracks of Nino Rota. Top that off with samba rhythms, strange percussion, vampy piano, clarinet, and reverb-drenched guitar, plus whistling! The fact that all those sounds blend so effortlessly is remarkable--especially when you consider that we've only described the first song. Mastretta's hybridization works so well because it follows no strict path; he uses theremin to humorous effect on the anti-honeymoon tune "Luna de Miel" and swings hard on the jazzy "La Verdad." This vibrant, fun record is a leftfield surprise that is far better than it has any right to be. --Mike McGonigal

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Musica de Automovil
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    Musica de Automovil
    Mastretta
    Manufacturer: Umvd Import
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000ERVH0G
    Release Date: 2006-03-13
    Luda de Miel
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      Luda de Miel
      Mastretta
      Manufacturer: Umvd Import
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B000F7CDQC
      Release Date: 2006-04-10

      Album Details

      Features Julieta Venegas, Alaska, Cristina Lliso, Irantzu Valencia, Gema Corredera, Ajo, Rubi, Raquel Pascual, Rasha, Ana Belen, Beatrice, etc.
      Mastretta
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • GORGEOUSLY SPOOKY MUSIC
      • Spooky and Gorgeous Album
      Mastretta

      Manufacturer: Minty Fresh
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00006BTE3
      Release Date: 2002-08-06

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      Looking for swinging cocktail-hour music that's as smart as it is fun? This set culled from Castilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Natural Mastretta's first four albums is for you. The gentle tinkerer's downtempo creations fall somewhere between the sexy exotica of Thievery Corporation and the coolly playful soundtracks of Nino Rota. Top that off with samba rhythms, strange percussion, vampy piano, clarinet, and reverb-drenched guitar, plus whistling! The fact that all those sounds blend so effortlessly is remarkable--especially when you consider that we've only described the first song. Mastretta's hybridization works so well because it follows no strict path; he uses theremin to humorous effect on the anti-honeymoon tune "Luna de Miel" and swings hard on the jazzy "La Verdad." This vibrant, fun record is a leftfield surprise that is far better than it has any right to be. --Mike McGonigal

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars GORGEOUSLY SPOOKY MUSIC.......2002-08-13

      Already an distinguished artist in his homeland of Spain, Nacho Mastretta's first U.S. album from our exquisite collection contains a collection of Moog whistles, Carribean rhythms, sensual saxes, spaghetti-western guitars and an assortment of female vocalists in an environment of futuristic carnivals that imitate
      the Castillian spirit.

      Mastretta is a critical fave in the Europe, having performed at some of the top independent rock, electronica and jazz festivals in the past year. Spain's national newspaper El Pais called Mastretta's album "The Best Electronic Record Of The Decade, a puzzling description for an album that is far from "electronic".

      Mastretta has performed in the U.S. with Julieta Venegas, and members of R.E.M., Beck and Tom Waits' band. Mastretta has also composed a number of award winning film scores and remixed singles from alternative Latin artists.

      5 out of 5 stars Spooky and Gorgeous Album.......2002-08-07

      Already an distinguished artist in his homeland of Spain, Nacho Mastretta's first U.S. album from our exquisite collection contains a collection of Moog whistles, Carribean rhythms, sensual saxes, spaghetti-western guitars and an assortment of female vocalists in an environment of futuristic carnivals that imitate
      the Castillian spirit.

      Mastretta is a critical fave in the Europe, having performed at some of the top independent rock, electronica and jazz festivals in the past year. Spain's national newspaper El Pais called Mastretta's album "The Best Electronic Record Of The Decade, a puzzling description for an album that is far from "electronic".

      Mastretta has performed in the U.S. with Julieta Venegas, and members of R.E.M., Beck and Tom Waits' band. Mastretta has also composed a number of award winning film scores and remixed singles from alternative Latin artists.
      Sueno del Caiman
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        Sueno del Caiman
        Mastretta
        Manufacturer: Gran Via Espana
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Latin Music | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000669P6
        Release Date: 2001-09-14
        Musica de Automovil
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          Musica de Automovil
          Mastretta
          Manufacturer: Gran Via Espana
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000669P7
          Release Date: 2003-12-30
          Luna De Miel
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Addictive!!
          Luna De Miel
          Mastretta
          Manufacturer: Gran Via Espana
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00004TB6R
          Release Date: 2003-12-30

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Addictive!!.......2005-07-25

          I have to confess that I am addicted to "Luna de Miel," Mastretta's vocal work. Fascinating and obscure, wonderfully strange...hard to describe. Each of the songs is like a sequence of a dream-like movie. Dark humor and irony infuses lyrics about sexual rejection, loneliness or physical abuse while sensual femenine voices and unorthodox orchrestation leave you in a state of emotional uneasiness,that, nonetheless, call you again and again.
          Especially remarkable are "Luna de Miel" (Julieta Benegas), "Tu cambias de canal" (Cristina LLiso) and "El ultimo habitante del planeta" (Gema Corredera).
          Mastretta en el Sol
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            Mastretta en el Sol
            Mastretta
            Manufacturer: Universal/Subterfuge
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B000MKZ6QQ
            Release Date: 2007-02-12
            Melodias de Rayos X
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • guateque en el bodegón
            Melodias de Rayos X
            Mastretta
            Manufacturer: Gran Via Espana
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00003Q4QW
            Release Date: 2003-12-30

            Album Details

            14 Tracks of Moody Seductive Lounge Music. Mastretta Uses Moog, Clarinets, Sax, Piano and Guitar Along with Caribbean and Other Rhythms.

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars guateque en el bodegón.......2002-09-01

            Mastretta es capaz de hacer la banda sonora del guateque de un bodegón. Manzanas y faisanes conversan en una esquina, las unas se resisten a esas aspiraciones de amor de los pájaros, los otros insisten hasta erizárseles de impaciencia las plumas de las alas.
            Mastretta. Es Mastretta. Anfitrión de esta fiesta a la que no fui. Pero me gustó de todos modos.
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            Sonar 99
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              Sonar 99
              Suicide , Supercollider , Speedy J , Groof , Zeta , Laurent Garnier , Kruder and Dorfmeister , El Aviador Dro Y Sus Obreros Especializados , Anton Ignorant , and DJ Shufflemaster
              Manufacturer: Sonido Denso
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
              ASIN: B000MQQ1AA

              Product Description

              4 CD set w/ 52 songs. Tracklist: CD 1 - 1 Suicide Johnny, 2 Super_Collider Darn (Cold Way O' Lovin), 3 Speedy J Ieee Mitten Menu (Nutt Mix), 4 I-f Secret Desire (Vox), 5 Groof I Want You, 6 Zeta Nrg Beatz, 7 Laurent Garnier Kallit!, 8 Khosmaker Roock It!, 9 Solo Los Solo La Del Perro, 10 Dee Jay Kul I Want To B (The Future), 11 Kreidler Coldness (Sunroof Mix), Remix - Sunroof 12 Baby Ford Normal (Is It Normal? Club Mix), 13 El Aviador Dro Y Sus Obreros Especializados Selector De Frecuencias, CD 2 - 1 Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman Never Tell You, Vocals - Tikiman 2 Tarwater 20 Miles Up, 3 Trüby Trio Donaueschingen, 4 Chaser Life In Loisaida, 5 Supercinexcene Nova Disco, 6 Kruder & Dorfmeister Shakatakadoodub, 7 WeTM 12_Diablos, 8 Smol Tosi B.Ass & D.Romm, 9 Gak Sato Theme From Ufo (Ready To Launch), 10 Chop Suey Tiny Tinny Heart, 11 Mastretta El Último Habitante Del Planeta, 12 Penelope & Carlo Terror En El Espacio, 13 Raeo Chemical Imbalance, CD 3 - 1 Kojak Bad Movies, 2 Theorem Igneous, 3 D.O.D. 1, 2, 3, 4 (De Pompidou's Mix), Featuring - Cesar De Melero Remix - De Pompidou 4 Terry Francis As You Cry (Edit), 5 Psyback Niño Colado (Original Mix), 6 P18 ¡Escuchen Mi Conga!, 7 Killerloop Music Inside, 8 Rob Jarvis A1, 9 Justin Berkovi The Server Slips, 10 Marco Carola Track 8, 11 Subvoice Synamite Voltage 1, 12 DJ Shufflemaster Electronique Dweller (Shufflemaster Remix 1), 13 Charlie Hall DAF. Unk, CD 4 - 1 Jeff Mills Preview, 2 Plastikman Ekko, 3 Pole Stadt, 4 Madelman Dramabank, 5 Ryoji Ikeda Zero Degrees [3], 6 F.X. Randomiz Gwengl, 7 Memorabilia Plantas Carnívoras, 8 David Toop An Arthopod Raising Its Head To See The Sirakami, 9 Fetisch Park Blow, 10 Cylob Cylob's Theme, 11 Jim O'Rourke , Fennesz & Pita (5,6 m of) Fennoberg, 12 Bola Aguilla, 13 Anton Ignorant The Right To Copy
              Musica Para El Desfile De La Coleccion
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                Musica Para El Desfile De La Coleccion
                Mastretta
                Manufacturer: A3
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