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| 0.0 | Dewinged STAFF | April 18th 17 |
Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick already proved in the 90s that the fusion between post-rock and flamenco was a marriage made in heaven. Exquirla has taken the concept to another level, with obviously strong Triana influences, this album is a superb effort that success in both songwriting and execution.
4 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | kevbogz | January 3rd 18 |
the structure is a bit formulaic, and an incorporation of Nino de Elche's
instrumentation/experimentation beyond only his voice would have easily made this 5/5, but
overall, hot damn this is good.
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | June 26th 17 |
Para Quienes Aún Viven blends the sounds of post-rock, flamenco and prog rock to create a melancholic, passionate and almost ritualistic atmosphere where the highs are beyond monumental and the lows allow room for thought and reflection. The general flow has short, downtempo tracks that act as intermissions interspersed with the 9-10 minute acts that often feature the vocalist reaching epic, passionate heights emotionally. Reading into the themes of the album after listening it is not surprising to find out the tracks deal with oppression and struggle because the atmosphere is always down and sentimental. The album flows through each segment very naturally and leaves many memorable moments but none more intense and noteworthy than the track Un Hombre which ends with a furious vocal segment after traversing through dreamy guitar landscapes and Tool-esque prog rhythms. Un Hombre is a masterpiece. Despite there being some great strengths in Exquirla's sound, the epic-soft-epic approach is a bit repetitive and this hurts in the almost one-hour runtime where the last track feels out of place sonically and almost like a bonus track after the unmatched climax of Un Hombre.
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| 3.5 great | zaruyache | March 19th 17 |
Toundra and Nino de Elche did the fusion dance and created super Spanish Alcest? While some of
this might sound like straight plagiarism of Alcest's shoegazier content, it's
done so well and with enough personal flourishes that it doesn't seem bothersome at all.
"Exquirla" sounds like if you were to take the shoegaziness of Alcest and mix it together with
traditional Spanish music in place of black/metal.
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| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | April 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Polvo | January 12th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skiiddz | October 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh F. | December 17th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | qwenta | November 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | GodL1ke | June 13th 18 |
| 3.5 great | A.R.O. STAFF | March 7th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | virpi | January 26th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | toka | January 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | jonikk | January 5th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Javier | January 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | December 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | IceMole | September 9th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | gilly | August 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | JWT155 | May 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | May 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Hyndez | April 18th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jade | April 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | April 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ulshad | March 26th 17 |
| 3.5 great | helti | March 10th 17 |
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