Bosques: “El Fantasma Sagrado”
October 25, 2011
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Buenos Aires trance-folk duo Bosques conjure up a humid, nocturnal commune vibe with this, the title track from their new EP. Shuffling guitar chords and hand percussion suggest ankle-bells around a campfire, before a whirring Farfisa enters like smoke rising. The mantric vocal chants begin and that’s pretty much it for almost 8 minutes. However, as well as understanding the power of repetition, the band know hows to carefully ration the song’s few chord changes, so that when they do hit, a warm fog of contentment is fairly unavoidable on the listener’s part and by the time the song closes with faintly tinkling chimes, we’re deep in reverie.
Download the band’s free “El Fantasma Sagrado” EP here
Written by Chris Greenberg
