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Actualmente se encuentra grabando su primer disco "Buenos Aires Go Go Go", donde plasma las sutilezas rítmicas del tango criollo y lo integra al género surf de una manera impecable. Se acerca un disco contundente, sorprendente, que la ubica entre una de las mejores guitarristas del estilo para dejar a los escuchas con la boca abierta.

Podrán sentir en esta placa, los dos grandes amores de su vida: el TANGO y el SURF, un poco de twist, a go go y twang rabioso... "TWANGO" define con sus propias palabras.

Influenciada por grandes guitarristas como Duane Eddy, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Carl Perkins entre otros, estrenará su show en México (Mayo 2012), acompañada por los fabulosos versátiles y multifacéticos TWIN TONES.

The gist of it is, recording a first CD "Buenos Aires Go Go Go" and playing in Mexico [City?] in May 2012 with the Twin Tones. I am not sure why the RN site gives the hometown as Beverly Hills, CA. It makes you kind of wonder if you have the whole story. The songs are tango standards, if you look them up. I think the surf presentation is interesting,

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Fantástico.La adaptación de Por una cabeza es buenísima.

Tomo y Obligo With, I believe, Los Twin Tones.

She's moved on to a sort of cabaret act. Still in Mexico City. I guess the tango thing didn't work in Mexico.

Did Wray's name (or something close to it) is Melina Sarmiento. I think I've seen it as Melisa Sarmiento too. Maybe just a typo.

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When you have to shoot ... shoot! Don't talk.

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Tuck wrote:

Well, this is different and pretty nice!

Nocturna

Well, I watched this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOJWF1WMT08
Am I the only one who think that this is TOTALLY AWFUL???
My first thought: Omg, this is boring…
Bad sound for my ears… the band is not good imo… They are not really playing together unfortunately.
I would go and leave the room very fast.
…I watched it again for a few seconds: It is the guitar sound which kills me and let me run away. Reverb defect?
What is this????
I like clean sound sometimes, but this is not even a good clean sound…
???

This here is much better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p998GWtj930
Why???? Easy. It is THE BAND! Watch the band! The drummer!!! Wow!
Ii this video it is not Didi, it`s the band which is good…
My opinion.

Twang cheers!

Ralf Kilauea

www.kilaueas.de

https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien

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ElBirkerio wrote:

HallmarkSweptWinger wrote:

Bad sound for my ears…

...classical Fender sound, I would say ...

yours
wolfi

Ah, therefore.
I see.

Thanks.

Twang cheers!

Ralf Kilauea

www.kilaueas.de

https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien

I agree with Sven and Ralf, I have seen her several times playing live and also know the drummer and bassist. Sometimes sounds like no melody to me only finger exercise and yes, the lack of tone is an issue. Anyway, nothing wrong with telling the truth and supporting the artist, hopefully time and honest comments will help.

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s**t! yes! sorry ... my bad. Too early in the morning ... I saw Germany and thought about Sven, but he is lefleur.

When you have to shoot ... shoot! Don't talk.

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Actually, I'm not sure how much of this show would have been posted if the band had had any say. If I had shot it, maybe none of it, and certainly much less of it. But I would have struggled to find something to post. Or waited impatiently for a better night's recording, because I like the idea. I apologize if I sometimes enjoy a potential as much as a final result.

I acknowledge that all of this show is rough, including the pieces I selected, and that it definitely isn't a standard sound. The roughness is why I tactfully mentioned that it was a first show. However, I do get bored with endless Jaguars adjusted just the same and playing something that is supposed to suggest Pipeline without quite being Pipeline. I will say at least that I'm definitely not thinking of the Kilaueas at all when I say that occasionally stuff that has gotten a lot of back patting here has made my eyes glaze over. It was smoothly consistent with the target, but unimaginative and bland. No, I'm not going to name names, but a name or two come to mind. And there are people who sound great, but write the same song over and over. As far as the Kilaueas, I love them. Not guilty on any of the charges above. Here the approach and arrangements actually do appeal to me. I cringe a bit when I hear the clams, I wish it were more fluid and comfortable, and I know that the band doesn't play together well yet, but I like where it is going.

As far as the song structure (I assume we can omit the Ventures standards) I am not sure how much of what we hear comes from the source material and how much from the adaptations. Por Una Cabeza is a piece from a film score, I think. Nocturna reminds me of ragtime. Which usually does sound like an exercise, probably because it is widely used as finger exercises by pianists. I don't think any of these pieces are originals. I do assume what bothers Ralf here would also bother him for at least a few seconds in things like Wipeout, Bulldog or, say, Movin'. Not everything is Banzai Pipeline. (By the way, I love Wet Girls, though it's not unduly elaborate.)

As far as the rest, I very carefully picked and chose in what I posted. Nocturna was a train wreck, and that is precisely why I very deliberately didn't post it. Dragging it in is a little unfair. Kind of like basing your review of a restaurant on things you found in the dumpster behind it.

Criticize this version. It ain't perfect, but it's more like what you were supposed to hear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC4dxEK-4UA

When I say "not perfect," it's because even though I can't play at all, I do have some feel for what people are aiming for or should be aiming for and some sense of when playing is easy and natural and flows and when hasn't quite gotten there yet.

Los Twin Tones are, of course, a great band of long standing. I wish we could see them at SG101 sometime.

I don't know how long she/they have been at it so don't confuse this with someone thinking we're witnessing the next LT!M in the making, but there is a lot to be said for getting out there and performing. I'm sure we can all appreciate what that takes/took - both those who have and those who never have.

Fady

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