{"product_id":"la-bien-querida-brujeria","title":"La Bien Querida - Brujeria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRe-press in 2\/26\/2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition red vinyl LP in gatefold jacket with gold ink with download. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD in digisleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRACKLIST: 01 \u003c\/b\u003eIntro: Hechizo Protector\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e La Verdad\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e Te Quiero\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e Déjame Entrar\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e ¿Qué?\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e06\u003c\/b\u003e Miedo \u003cb\u003e07\u003c\/b\u003e Me Envenenas\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e08\u003c\/b\u003e Nubes Negras\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e09\u003c\/b\u003e Domingo Escarlata\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e10\u003c\/b\u003e Morderte\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e La Fuerza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter have made that trilogy that was “Premeditación, Nocturnidad Y Alevosía”, and her last album, “Fuego”, it should not come as a surprise that the sixth album of \u003cb\u003eAna Fernández-Villaverde\u003c\/b\u003e‘s career is called “Brujería”. But the game of mirrors is radical. Because, “Brujería” is probably the most open and direct about emotions, where the songs touch tangentially on the mystery to dive in more deeply lyrically and epically. It is an album about love, brutal and raw, without metaphors, as is her style. Darkness and light, and each song leads unequivocally into the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Love and falling in love with something or someone is full of witchcraft. When we fall in love we feel like we are under a spell cast by the object of our affection. The effect is similar to a highly addictive drug; it creates strong ties in our mind between pleasure and the thing we desire” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAna \u003c\/b\u003esays. Titles like “La Verdad”, “¿Qué?”, “Te Quiero”, “La Fuerza” and “Miedo” make a point of this direct and impressive concept, which is challenging at times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an album where mid and slow tempos abound, songs that turn into instant classics like only \u003cb\u003eAna\u003c\/b\u003e knows how to do. After “Hechizo Protector” which leads us into the first track, the wall of sound of the highly cinematographic “La Verdad” makes a chill run down your spine. On “Te Quiero”, you get carried away; on “Déjame Entrar” we feel the influences of \u003cb\u003eEnnio Morricone\u003c\/b\u003e and “¿Qué?”, is “Blue Monday” and “Just Like Heaven”, it’s the confusion, the not knowing how to read the signs. That’s when we realize that when a memory is formed there is no way of distinguishing between what is true and what is false, but also that it’s that impulsive and immature love we have all felt at some point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then we get to the “Miedo” (fear, in Spanish) that the relationship isn’t equal, and that one person loves and is giving more than the other. \u003cb\u003eParacelso\u003c\/b\u003e, the Swiss doctor and chemist said that \u003ci\u003e“All things are poison, and nothing is without poison”\u003c\/i\u003e and that’s how “Me Envenenas” is, it’s the dose that makes the poison. “Nubes Negras”, naked, painful and sincere. “Domingo Escarlata” is the longing for those past experiences, where the voices of \u003cb\u003eAna\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJ \u003c\/b\u003efrom\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eLOS PLANETAS come together like something from another planet. “Morderte” explodes like M83’s most apocalyptical songs, with an air of MY BLOODY VALENTINE, to tell us that you don’t want things to be over, that you refuse to end things. And finally, “La Fuerza” (the only Castillian touch on the whole album), where you realize that you have to treat the pain badly so that it doesn’t trap you; you have to take the reins, take control, and then yes, begin again and go crazy all over again, because there is no preservative or antiseptic or anything that keeps the heart young like love does, like empathy, like giving yourself enthusiastically up to a cause as worthy as making songs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis is an elaborate album, conceptual but accessible, because we have all felt like we were under the spell of something or someone. \u003cb\u003eAna\u003c\/b\u003e takes a giant leap in composition, lyrics and harmonic progressions. “Brujería” makes it clear that we are looking at her best work to date, a collecting of stunning, heartbreaking songs that are classic and modern at the same time, that position her alongside the great composers of our times in this country. The sonic design is careful and precise with the production work of \u003cb\u003eCarlos René\u003c\/b\u003e (AXOLOTES MEXICANOS), a sonic universe that reminds us of the different artists of recent eras: NEW ORDER and THE CURE, but also LANA DEL REY, M83, BEACH HOUSE and CIGARRETTES AFTER SEX. DEPECHE MODE and KRAFTWERK. Synthesizers and strings to transmit the mystery and the magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover art, based on a photo taken by \u003cb\u003ePablo Zamora\u003c\/b\u003e, is inspired by the legendary cover of “Midnight Creeper” by the American saxophonist \u003cb\u003eLou Donaldson\u003c\/b\u003e (Blue Note, 1968). It is an album with close ties to witchcraft and magic; each song is related to a spell. Everything is designed by \u003cb\u003eMario Rivière \u003c\/b\u003e(whom \u003cb\u003eAna \u003c\/b\u003eknows from of the book covers from “La Felguera” publishers) and is a combination of illustrations, with drawings of the spells - one for each song - that can be practiced at the alter that is included in the physical release of the album (vinyl and CD format). With gold ink and red vinyl, the album packaging itself is a work of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd yes, there are new stellar collaborations. \u003cb\u003eJuan Pedrayes\u003c\/b\u003e (CAROLINA DURANTE, AXOLOTES MEXICANOS) on drums; guitars by \u003cb\u003eMario del Valle\u003c\/b\u003e (CAROLINA DURANTE, AXOLOTES MEXICANOS), and \u003cb\u003eLucas Vidaur\u003c\/b\u003e (AXOLOTES MEXICANOS, CONFETI DE ODIO); \u003cb\u003eLucía Palacio\u003c\/b\u003e is on cello and \u003cb\u003eEsther Muñoz \u003c\/b\u003eis on violins. And of course, \u003cb\u003eDavid Rodríguez\u003c\/b\u003e (LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID) sings on “Déjame Entrar” and plays the guitar on “Déjame Entrar”, “Me Envenenas” and “¿Qué?”; \u003cb\u003eJ \u003c\/b\u003e(LOS PLANETAS) sings on “Domingo Escarlata” and “La Fuerza”, and\u003cb\u003e Diego Ibáñez \u003c\/b\u003e(CAROLINA DURANTE) also sings on “¿Qué?”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrujería” has its origins in the book “Fossil Angels” by \u003cb\u003eAllan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e which says that: \u003ci\u003e“Art is magic and magic is art”\u003c\/i\u003e. Writing is a magical act of invocation and alchemical transformation in action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuchamp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBlake\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBaudelaire\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKandinski\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLautréamont\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMondrian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDalí\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePicasso\u003c\/b\u003e… They were all connected with the work of mystics and occultists. “Brujería” is an album that shines in its conception as a whole and that’s how it needs to be listening to. Moving, wrenching, and universal; it is impossible not to fall under its spell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elefant","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":67994195788052,"sku":"ER1247-1","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":67994195820820,"sku":"ER1247-2","price":16.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/ER-1247.jpg?v=1793920044","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/la-bien-querida-brujeria","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}