The Gotan Project have followed up their 2001 million-selling La Revancha Del Tango with the masterful sophomore release; "Lunático". On their latest release Gotan Project again mix the heated passion of tango with the cool insistent beats of dance music. This time around they have kept the best of both genres offering up an unheralded fusion of music. On “Lunático” the production team delves further into the tradition, cutting down on the dub production and overarching electronic programming--now sexy grooves often come on the back of organic beats and an unprocessed sound captured during live studio sessions in Buenos Aires. This new focus is furthered with conventional bandoneon soloing as well as acoustic piano and string section backing. "We really wanted to explore both tango and folkloric music from Argentina a lot further than we had before," says band member and producer, Philippe Cohen Solal. "That's why many of the tracks are really classically tango-orientated, very traditional patterns that people like (Anibal) Troilo would use."

Not wanting to replicate any of what 'La Revancha…' had originally achieved musically, Philippe and fellow band members, Christoph Müller and Eduardo Makaroff spent the last 2 years working on ' Lunático ' - named, quite appropriately, after tango hero Carlos Gardel's champion racehorse of the 1930's. The album was recorded in Buenos Aires' prestigious Studio ION - the famed venue where tango greats like Astor Piazzolla had once laid down their aural magic to vast reel-to-reel tape machines.

With a decidedly stronger emphasis on the more organic roots of tango, almost to a classical level, 'Lunático' has taken one step backwards in order to move two steps forward in what not only the Gotan Project, but also many of Argentina's top tango musicians see as the progression of their beloved music's ever-evolving lifespan.
"Recording this album was a more natural process for us all," Philippe adds, "as we wanted to continue the tango experience and in ten years time hopefully we'll still feel the same."

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