Insólito UniVerso - La candela del río

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: ORLP002
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: World, Psychedelic, Electronic, Latin

A1 - Transmutada
A2 - Vuelve
A3 - Machurucuto
A4 - Pájaro
B1 - Lloviendo en Guatire
B2 - Yo soy mi río
B3 - El vuelo del Gabán
B4 - Tonada del guante

La Candela del Río is the debut album by Paris-based Venezuelan quartet Insólito UniVerso. In the space of 8 tracks, the band fuses traditional Venezuelan styles, such as joropo, merengue caraqueño, or tambores de San Millán with psych, chanson, and contemporary electronics. Co-produced by The Heliocentrics' Malcolm Catto, the record shows two distinct sides; on the one hand there's euphoric music that begs to be danced to, while on the other there's melancholy, mystery and devotion.

Originally released back in 2018, the record's initial run of 500 copies has been long sold out and is presented here in a new edition of 300 including the original artwork and printed lyrics insert.