Graciela Maria - Many Places | review

release date > 28th January 2011

label > PROJECT MOONCICLE

Graciela Maria is Mexican singer/songwriter with velvet gentle and sexy voice. She has started as vocalists in Mexican electronic music scene for many local producers. Many Places is her debut but what a great debut! I know it's not a brand new release, it's from January. But I hope it doesn't matter because Graciala's record worth for reviewing and I wanted to do once. Nevermind :]

In this retro futuristic sounding album you can hear influence by early Portishead (in Magic Bus) but definitely this is not pure trip hop. Yes there is slow beat, electronic layers, various loops but it sounds like it was recorded live. Maybe because there is a lot of common instruments like double bass, guitar, live drums, cello and other string instruments but melted together in excellent electronic pop with jazz and blues feeling.

So feel free and try something new and fresh. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. This is highly recommended stuff.
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tracklisting > 1| Santa Ana Afternoons | 3:18 || 2| Many Places | 3:57 || 3| Meanwhile | 4:03 || 4| Magic Bus | 3:56 || 5| Underwater | 4:53 || 6| Little White Shoes | 2:35 || 7| Nothing Safe | 3:19 || 8| Through The Night | 3:43 || 9| Always | 3:34 || 10| Sirius | 2:57|