Emak Bakia - "Frecuencias De Un Rojo Devastador"

The final Emak Bakia –aka, Abel and Coque of Migala- album, “Frecuencias de un rojo devastador”, showed again a taste for rhythm and harmony deconstruction, blended with a range of eclectic influences such as hip-hop, dub or innovative electronic. It casted a sidelong glance at past discography, but tried to stay clear from any tumbles. Although it started and finished with “La telaraña de sus ojos” and “Vista aérea del viaje a Tsukiji”, two pieces of introverted acoustic folk, the band left its most classical traits to one side for the rest of the album. It deepened in the use of abstraction and hip-hop constructions, without straying too far from the main tune, or from whatever it is that actually makes the tracks so personal. In this case, the vocals are secondary, but unexpectedly take the lead or the stage and throw you when you least expect it. The distinctive keyboards that marked the start of the band are still there, yet tarnished, in many occasions, by a dark and cold leitmotif. “Frecuencias de un rojo devastador” searches, dazes you, moves you, wanders, returns, rebounds, discovers and tells a story. All in one.