Sometimes I come across very cool music that was passed along almost in a hushed sort of tone..as if no one has ever heard of it or is almost scared to pass the word along.
This is how I met Victor Villareal – a musical protégée who left the band life to start developing his own mix of spanish Andy McKee/Antoine Dufour type instrumental music with just a hint of vocals and instrumentation.
Victor Villareal – Enters
Isn’t it…just enough…? Just enough to make you want to listen to the next track? Invisible Cinema is full of random bits of horns, a 3rd grade drum loop, or a vocal track that is not perfectly in tune as that would take away from the beauty of an imperfect take. I laughingly found a quote online describing Victor’s music as a “fine line between genius and insanity.” However, I have to say I would agree.
This blog post will mostly promote his latest album Invisible Cinema (also because I can’t locate his first, Alive, anywhere) but this latest is a fantastic album to own. You can find both CDs for purchase on bigcartel and the latest album up for steaming on Spotify. You want another video you may ask? Consider how unknown he is as a solo artist when all you can find is something incredibly honest as this..
Diving in.. I’m terribly excited where Victor’s past bands lie and the kinds of music he was involved with. These next few posts are going to be very exciting from the instrumental world.
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