Aorta
Ô Paradis : Serpiente de Luna / Serpiente de Sol (SP,2003)**°
Introduction on the theme :
The theme of this album is the double snake symbolising the kundalini. Kundali is the unrestrained channelling of energy in the body over the spine, cooperating with all the various other channelling gates for expressing portions of this energy on certain categories of expressions, like stimulated through breathing, speaking, by using heart and brain, or through the processing and dividing processes that are led by smaller organs and glands, in combination with the rest of the body, and through the conscious being moved forward with it. When all processes can be used in a completely fluent way, the unsolved concentrations and slower processes of becoming, expressed by what is generally known as the chakras are of no longer over-estimated importance. While expressions through the chakras are like concentrating more on one of these gates of expressions, this is especially so because the connection of the whole process is slowed down in partial details by dogmas, frustrations and other limitations-. The specific parts of the chakras are over-estimated focuses of energy concentrations which are, when over-confirmed of its importance, destined to make more appearance than necessary, making slower processes in time, while with the liberation of the core existing liberating energy in the body over all these processes, symbolised by the kundalini, the importance of these smaller processes falls away as being only helpful for a further channelling from that energy, making each individual section equal important for eventual expression of that energy. When just one constant flow can be liberated, all the energy from all the processes within the body, including the DNA-coded regulations that seeks further liberation in one historical line of evolution and expression, as well as the consciousness experience that could work for the same purpose, this is called the liberation of the kundalini energy, symbolised by two snakes going up the spine. This liberating process can get awareness over the potency of the connections between everything better. Minor experiences of tiny flashes of liberations can be experienced by love energy, a right sexual connection, and a feeling of magic. In this case, Jaume Garcia seems to be inspired by the magic and combinations in sounds that would predate the awareness of the existence of something magical, without yet really knowing in advance what that would bring. (A real kundalini process would burn out the unnecessary aspects, and is a dangerous process once it is started).
Actual review :
The music with spoken word vocals and songs in Spanish are built by dynamic contrasts of keyboards, bells and slightly industrial sounds from kettles or metal or so, electric bass, and loops of colourful percussion, on a rhythmically pulsating energy, with a pleasant story like a concept in sections like a book. With a certain dark orchestrated underground present, the vocal melodies are soulful expressions, while being surrounded by dynamic rhythms and sounds. The melodies in these songs are pleasant like nice pop music, but are expressed from a different genre. The slightly swinging -in a rather dark way-, “Llama”, used a text from Nietzsche, and has some sax and brass horn loop. The last few tracks are more dominated by looped keyboards, which are rather Gothic, but create a comparable effect.
