Silvio Astier – Pampa EP
BoomarmD012
Oct. 26, 2018
Pampa is a Quechua word (the language of the Incas) which refers to the fertile plains and lowlands of the Río de la Plata, which extend through the central zone of Argentina and Uruguay.
The arrival of slaves in the 1500’s transformed the Pampa into a sonorous territory of rhythms mixed between African percussion and the native song of the Gauchos. However, in the mid-nineteenth century, revolution and war silenced the Pampa.
A silence which led Silvio Astier to look deeply into his own Argentinian roots.
With the Pampa EP, Silvio Astier presents a musical exploration of the ancestral Latin American landscape of the Pampa.
The journey is led by Slivio’s own Pampean style guitar playing, flutes and hand percussion, set beautifully against the warmth of sub bass, mystical dub FX, vocals, and soundscapes.
Silvio Astier is a multi instrumentalist musician and producer based in Buenos Aires. Mixing the rhythms and ancestral musical landscapes of Latin America with textures and beats of organic electronics. This sound is the product of the search for ancient Latin American music and its African influence, the constant dialogue between reminiscences of the past and the electronic sound of the present.
Credits:
Music / production / Instruments: Silvio Astier
Cover Artwork: @birdofnothing – Zohar Doron
Mastering: JMJ for Boomarm Nation
*Track1 – Mixed by JMJ in the Boomarm DOJO
Video by: Tropikal Camel
