12 Apr 2012 — Henning Lahmann
The fine folks over at
Boomkat just called it one of the finest debuts they've heard on
Digitalis and named it "album of the week", and boy we couldn't agree more: Paco Sala's
Ro-Me-Ro is a stunning effort, a work of ten tightly knit and consistently magnificent tracks, some of them soothing ambient instrumentals by
Konntinent's Anthony Harrison alone, but mostly otherworldy and contemplative collaborations between him and the very talented vocalist Leyli, whose crystalline voice truly sets this LP apart from the mass of releases in this field. While without doubt deeply rooted in drone and forward-thinking experimental, kosmische-informed synth music, what we have before us as a result are some of the most beautiful and honest pop songs we've come across this year.
You've already heard the first single from
Ro-Me-Ro, the haunting standout track "Gifts of the Bloom",
a little while back. Now, we're more than happy to premiere the stream of the second track, "Earn Your Stripe", another breathtaking example of ethereal, intricately textured songcraft and another of the seven tracks that feature Leyli's incredible vocals.
Ro-Me-Ro is out now. Get it
here (North America) or
here (rest of the world). Highly recommended.
