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Matador: Matador V

Read "Matador V" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Uruguayan guitarist, vocalist and composer Matador (Santiago Bogacz), expands his sonic palette on his fifth eponymous solo release. Using only an acoustic guitar Bogacz performs sixteen adventurous originals with his signature dramatic spontaneity. The music on this stimulating album encompasses a wide array of influences that Bogacz deftly melds into a singular, multilayered entity. For instance the melody on “Bimbrrmtuke" with its hypnotic vamps and soulful vocals is reminiscent of the West African griot tradition. Bogacz's agile guitar ...

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Matador: Ducon

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Uruguayan guitarist and composer Santiago Bogacz, who goes by the stage name Matador, has already proven his virtuosity and adventurous spirit on a number of eponymous solo EPs, each with gorgeous abstract art work as a distinguishing feature. Ducón is his second duet release after the poetic Cabala (Self Produced, 2018). This time he has teamed up with bassist Antonino Restuccia. Recorded live on September 8th 2018 in the city of Ducón, the album consists of a single, multifaceted and ...

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Matador: Matador 4

Read "Matador 4" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


On his fourth release, Montevideo based guitarist Santiago Bogacz AKA Matador explores various tonalities and harmonies both vocally and instrumentally. He has overdubbed himself performing multiple guitars and singing various lines to create compelling soundscapes of haunting poetry.The short and dynamic opener “20" sets the mood for the rest of the album. The intertwined angular and riotous strumming and the delta blues inspired pizzicato of steel strings forms an earthy muscular substrate. Over it several channels of wordless ...

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Matador: Matador 3

Read "Matador 3" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Uruguayan guitarist and vocalist Santiago Bogacz, stage name Matador, blends various musical influences into a unique sound with a jazz influenced spontaneity. After two intriguing EPs he has put out his first full-length album. All three are untitled as each is labeled with original art work that sets it apart from the others. On his EPs Bogacz utilized mainly Latin motifs and Americana. In contrast, on this longer recording he explores Asian themes creating a captivating union of ...

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Matador: Matador

Read "Matador" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Guitarist and singer Santiago Bogacz's, stage name Matador, second eponymous EP can easily serve as a score for an independent, art house, film. As with his first release Bogacz continues to explore and fuse Americana and Latin motifs but the current disc is thematically more cohesive and has a definite dramatic atmosphere. On “Sin título #3" for instance, thick guitar chords simmer underneath his evocative vocals. Flamenco tinged phrases meld into the bluesy music creating a haunting and ...

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Matador: Matador

Read "Matador" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Matador is the stage name of Uruguayan guitarist, composer and songwriter Santiago Bogacz who is an eclectic, up and coming artist with immense talent and dynamic creativity. His versatile eponymous EP is self-released and contains four of his own songs that reflect his various sources of inspiration and his superb musicianship.The classically trained Bogacz goes beyond his academic influences and brings in diverse musical heritages. The haunting chant like “Tina Negra" for instance showcases his yearning vocals over ...

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Grant Green: Matador

Grant Green: Matador

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Few Blue Note artists seem to have been squeezed the way Grant Green was. Ten of the albums he recorded in the 1960s entered the label's Bermuda Triangle, emerging years later when Blue Note was under new management and the archives were being mined. It's hard to know how Green's career might have been different if all of these albums had reached the marketplace. One of Green's intended albums that didn't see the light of day for some time was ...

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Matador's Patrick Amory Shares "What is Working?"

Matador's Patrick Amory Shares "What is Working?"

Source: HypeBot

In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), Hypebot has been asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience?

Today Patrick Amory of seminal indie label Matador (Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, Chavez, Pavement) shares the strategies that are working for him:

Our own label blog. Filling it with as much interesting stuff, non-musical as well as musical, non-Matador ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Matador V

Self Produced
2020

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Ducon

Self Produced
2018

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Matador 3

Self Produced
2016

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Matador 4

Self Produced
2016

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Matador

Self Produced
2015

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Matador 3

Self Produced
2015

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