For Splendid's foray into the highbrow art world this week we've chosen a double CD of electro-acoustic music of impeccable quality by Sergio Barroso. Beautifully packaged in a cardboard case by "Opak Box", Delirantes is an exquisite specimen of modern electronic art music. Mr. Barroso is a composer of some renown and his output is certainly not limited to works electro-acoustic. His purely acoustic works have been performed by august musical organizations worldwide. Indeed, as is often the case with successful "serious" electronic music, the pieces on Delirantes benefit greatly from Mr. Barroso's application of compositional techniques normally applied to acoustic pieces. Concepts of orchestration and counterpoint, for example, are beautifully applied, creating the kind of glossy sheen that is indicative of well-crafted music. Aspects of the ethnic music of Cuba (the composer's homeland) also inform Delirantes. The most obvious impact of this is in the rhythms -- fiery, syncopated, evoking a kind of folksy organicism reminiscent of a village fiesta. For connoisseurs of fine experimental music I can heartily recommend Delirantes.
Sergio Barroso Delirantes empreintes DIGITALes CD
			Review by Noah Wane

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