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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Features Julieta Venegas, Alaska, Cristina Lliso, Irantzu Valencia, Gema Corredera, Ajo, Rubi, Raquel Pascual, Rasha, Ana Belen, Beatrice, etc.

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GORGEOUSLY SPOOKY MUSIC
Spooky and Gorgeous Album

Mastretta

Manufacturer: Minty Fresh
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006BTE3
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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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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".

Spooky and Gorgeous Album.......2002-08-07

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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).

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Manufacturer: Universal/Subterfuge
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000MKZ6QQ
Release Date: 2007-02-12

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Manufacturer: Gran Via Espana
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003Q4QW
Release Date: 2003-12-30

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

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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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Manufacturer: Sonido Denso
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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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