Erth "b"

Country: Costa Rica
Genre(s): Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Funk
Format: digital
Release date: April 20, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Uriel (4:57)
2. NU (2:53)
3. C fiestero (4:01)
4. Shut Up Baby! (2:26)
5. Rrorro (2:00)
6. MIAU (2:57)
7. Albino / Eucalipto (7:32)
8. Paz (3:30)
9. Un día de suerte (2:52)
10. Espíritu americano (5:54)
11. Cantin latin chain (5:08)
12. Beto (LucyFerZam Pts 1-3) (11:30)

Line-up: 
Andrés Bonilla:  piano, synthesizer, vocals
Joel Fernández: bass, synthesizers, theremin, vocals
Robert Mata: guitar, synth guitar, vocals
Diego Mejía: guitar, synth guitar, vocals
Marco Rodríguez: drums

Description/Review

When it comes to describing the music Erth create, that’s where it gets a bit tricky. First let me say they don’t really sound like anybody – and that I think is a good thing. These guys have taken their musical influences ranging from Prog to Metal, from Reggae to Funk and thrown it all together to create music that is really all over the map sound wise. Try to image a piece of music that starts off as something soft and middle of the road, full of melody but then morphs into a bright upbeat jazzy double-time piece which then changes yet again to something more on the fusion side of the prog musical spectrum. If you can imagine that, then you will just about have the beginnings of understanding Erth’s musical approach. Most of these songs are well under five minutes in length and yet they all tend to bristle with musicality. The length of the song has nothing to do with how much they like to play and it’s that love of performance that literally explodes out of these songs. Two things come to mind while listening; one is these guys love to play and they specifically love to play in a jazzy, fusion style which influences all their music in some way and two, they don’t move too far off the rock foundation for much of their music. It’s the combination of these two things that make the music of Erth, for all it’s strange and varied nature, so appealing to me. They never lose their way. This is without question some of the most unique music I’ve heard in a long time and I really fell in love with it. Great job and certainly recommended to Prog fans who like some experimentation in their music. (Jerry Lucky)

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