Friday, October 5, 2012

Full-throated

There are some songs you come to love simply through trying to learn to play them respectably. Thankfully, I get to range widely on that front. When it comes to mariachi, you have to adjust your ears a little. It's not about subtlety or exquisite textures, but rather full-throated projection, like your head might burst from the singing. All the instruments feel like that, especially the horns, as evidenced in all their pinched glory on this track. Special bonus — lyrical depth! Needing the illusion of love to feel love. Or something like that.

El Coyote y Su Banda - Arboles de la Barranca
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  1. AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    You mean the synth horns? The only real horn on there is a tuba.

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  2. ElyOctober 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    They do sound like synths, but I've heard they're real. And I hope so, because I like the image of people actually playing those notes with their faces.

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