Label Constitution Music Artist Tanghetto Producer Max Masri | Emigrante (electrotango)
(2003) Hybrid Tango
(2004) Release date 19 December 2003 Genre Tango music | |
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Released December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19) Nominations Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album Similar Tanghetto albums, Tango music albums, Other albums | ||
Emigrante (electrotango) is the debut album by Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto. The album was released in 2003, reaching gold sales in early 2005 and soon became platinum and double platinum. In 2004 Emigrante (electrotango) was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award.
Contents
Although it is instrumental album, there is an underlying concept through the project: how Argentina, historically a country of immigrants, became a country of emigrants during the economic crisis of 2001. All concepts, names and texts are by Max Masri. Max brought the main composition ideas and artistic production direction while Diego played most of the instruments and co composed most of the songs. The arrangements were done by both Diego and Max.
The music of Emigrante is a balance between the electronically generated sounds and acoustic instruments (bandoneón, piano, and guitar). The album was produced and mixed by Max Masri and coproduced by Diego S. Velázquez.
Emigrante reached platinum sales in Argentina by 2006.
As of 2008, many of the songs included in this album are still played on multiple Argentine TV stations on a daily basis.
Track listing and credits
- Inmigrante (Immigrant) [4:02]
- Una Llamada (One Call) [4:06]
- Alexanderplatz Tango [4:03]
- Al final todos se van (Everybody goes away in the end) [4:10]
- Recursos Humanos (Human Resources) [3:33]
- La Caída (The Fall) [4:48]
- El Boulevard (The Boulevard) [3:53]
- El Siguiente Capítulo (Next Chapter) [5:50]
- Vida Moderna en 2/4 (Modern Life in 2/4) [4:08]
- Montevideo [3:01]
- Mente Frágil (Fragile Mind) [4:56]
- Emigrante — Exilio del Alma (Emigrant — Exile of the Soul) [4:23]
Players
Max Masri: synths and programming
Diego S. Velazquez: guitars, synths and programming
Daniel Ruggiero: bandoneon
Jürgen Köchel: synths and programming
Songs
1Inmigrante4:11
2Una llamada4:06
3Alexanderplatz Tango4:02