Contempoétnico by blob castle

A fusion of the contemporary with the ethnic, Contempoétnico explores the intersection of modern electronic sounds with traditional Mayan instruments and language.

blob met Daniel Lima on a visit to Mexico City, and they immediately hit it off over a mutual fascination with the ancient cultures of Central and Southern Mexico. Dani plays various instruments, including the hompax, a pre-hispanic didgeridoo-like instrument created by the Mayans. Dani and blob agreed to create music together.

These songs were built around recordings Dani sent blob, to which blob added live and midi instruments. All but one are through composed to match Dani's song structure (changes in intensity, tempo, etc.) and because of this were created off the grid.

Tracks 3 and 6 feature poetry spoken in the Yucatec dialect of Mayan. Track 3 features a poem written by blob's father, who grew up speaking the language. He wrote this poem for his brother Elias who passed away from covid in 2021.

It's a great honor to be able to preserve the culture and the language in this type of modern container, I really hope you enjoy these tunes.

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