On many occasions, the world of music resembles that of the stock market, and the attention paid to an artist depends on his ability to be ubiquitous, to never hit the brakes. There are those who are ‘up’ more for the gift of opportunity and persistence than for the true quality of their music, and then we have those who are down. But thanks to labels like Melopeé, they have managed to get some artists, of indisputable quality and musical trajectory, ignored by market trends, to emerge and reemerge in the fairest way, as is the case that concerns us now, their Retrofutur compilation
23 songs, 25 artists, to perfectly represent the futuristic vision of the owl, where each artist draws inspiration, with their sensitivity towards it, from Italo, Disco, EBM, Dance, Rave… to finally breathe new life into what more energetic electronic music. The songs show us the great versatility behind this record label, and that makes this Vol.2 something vertiginous, which moves with a chord progression that are like serotonin bombs, and some melodic brushstrokes that make a spark sparkle. set. The themes are forceful and jump above the prevailing conventions, knowing how to avoid the most recurrent crudeness and darkness, looking for dance but without predictable tricks and without exceeding a level of experimentation that is understandable and appropriate to the theme.
In addition, this selection maintains a narrative line that shows that his compositions are not nihilistic, but are part of a process that, thanks to the mastery of its compilers, is easy to enter. We could almost say that that punk attitude that runs through each song is no longer typical of young people, since maturity can also be their golden age. For this reason, the best thing about the compilation is not so much what it contains, but what it promises: taking out the necessary balance, it is known that what has to come from Melopeé in the future will be even better.
