Bauer

The Argentine band BAUER features four friends who knew each other from the highschool times: Gabriel Ardanaz (voice, electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar), Ezequiel Esposito (electric bass), Martin Mykietiw (Moog Prodigy, Kawai synthesizer 100F sampler, effects controller, Rhodes Piano, acoustic piano), Julian Paz (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Roland Space Echo 201, E-bow) and Federico Perez Losada (drums and percussion). They started to play for fun until their recent drummer joined the band, then it became serious business and in 2002 Bauer released the EP "Klee" containing 6 songs. Two years later BAUER released their first CD entitled "Astronauta Olvidado" (12 songs). The group members mention SIGUR ROS, MOGWAI, AIR, PINK FLOYD, MASSIVE ATTACK, RADIOHEAD and THE BEATLES as their main influences. The CD has now been distributed in Argentina, Brazil and Spain, all Spanish-oriented countries because the vocals on the CD are Spanish. BAUER received a lot of positive critics, they have an increasing cult-following in Argentina and the border countries and at this moment the band has started to make new compositions.
The CD "Astronauta Olvidado" contains mainly songs that start slow, mellow, cosmic or hypnotizing and gradually the climate becomes more bombastic with accelerations and in the end often swelling eruptions. It sounds very compelling with beautiful build-ups and splendid grand finales, often featuring majestic Mellotron waves (great samples, directly taken from a genuine Mellotron by a close friend) and strong guitar play (great Gilmourian slide guitar solos and a log of howling licks). The Spanish vocals fits perfect to the often melancholic atmospheres. The most obvious influence is RADIOHEAD but also PINK FLOYD, PORCUPINE TREE and LANDBERK can be traced. In my opinion this album could have been the successor from RADIOHEAD's CD "OK computer"!
: : : Erik Neuteboom, The NETHERLANDS : : :
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