Marco - Marcolapsos (2002)

Más rock sinfónico mexicano con esta resubida de Sandy, Marco con su disco "Marcolapsos", únicamente disponible en el blog cabezón.

Artista: Marco
Álbum: Marcolapsos
Año: 2002
Género: Rock sinfónico
Duración: 60:01
Nacionalidad: México

Lista de Temas:
1. Aqqua
2. Baby
3. Biozzo
4. Dios
5. Elzatto
6. Manthis
7. Memories
8. Quazar
9. Signos Vitales
10. Signos Mortales
11. Thanathos

Alineación:
- Marco A. Gómez / guitars, synthesizers, multi-instruments
Invitados (miembros de Codice):
David Matínez / drums & percussion
Arturo García / bass
Marco Corona / guitar

Últimamente estoy con el sinfónico, no? sigamos en la misma onda, acá vamos nuevamente con otro disco de ese estilo.
De éste álbum solamente se hicieron se hicieron 1000 ejemplares, es el proyecto solista de un músico (compositor y multi-instrumentista) mexicano llamado Marco Gómez, que participó en proyectos varios, como un dueto acustico de Guitarras (CODA), la creación de músicas de amplio espectro y estilo, y aquí realiza una música que está muy emparentada a lo que hace, por ejemplo, Hyacintus aquí en Argentina (ya que resubimos sus discos hace poco) o a nivel internacional más consagrado, las influencias de Marco van desde Olfield hasta Wakeman, y acompañado de músicos de la gran banda mexicana Códice (creo que no publiqué nada de ellos, no? ¡que falta de respeto la mía!, pido perdón, pero aún me falta muchas cosas por presentar en este pequeño espacio, sobretodo teniendo en cuenta mi limitado tiempo libre).

MARCO (Gómez) is a Mexican multi-instrumentalist who creates beautiful symphonic landscapes with classical structures using keyboards and flamenco-style guitar. His influences range from VANGELIS and Jean-Michel JARRE to Mike OLDFIELD and KING CRIMSON, but you'll also find him giving a nod or two to Rick WAKEMAN on keyboards as well as to SOLARIS on synths.

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Si bien es un trabajo muy poco conocido, la verdad que es de muy buena calidad, otro álbum para que los amantes del progresivo sinfónico se deleiten, cosa que últimamente etá pasando en este blog. En propias palabras de Marco:

En fin, podras leer que no hay nada fuera de este mundo en mi historia, pero te puedo garantizar que las emociones, satisfacciones y riquezas espirituales que me han dado tantas experiencias vividas en y por la Musica, no tienen precio... no hay dinero que pudiera comprarlas.

No creo que el álbum le haya dejado mucho rédito económico al músico, seguramente y como generalmente pasa con este estilo, económicamente es todo pérdida, pero se lo nota que Marco lo está pasando a lo grande, disfrutando a pleno cada momento del disco, y eso es lo que transmite y se siente al escucharlo. Con una buena banda secundándolo detrás, estoy seguro que el disco dejará satisfecho a todo amante del progresivo sinfónico. Quizás el disco no traiga ninguna sorpresa, pero que no lo duden que lo van a pasar bien con su pasaje por el rock, la música clásica, el flamenco, aún a pesar de que (por supuesto) la producción es bastante pobre. Pero de verdad que no se nota, no es lo importante.

MARCO (Gómez) is a Mexican multi-instrumentalist who creates beautiful symphonic landscapes with classical structures using keyboards and flamenco-style guitar. His influences range from VANGELIS and Jean-Michel JARRE to Mike OLDFIELD and KING CRIMSON, but you'll also find him giving a nod or two to Rick WAKEMAN on keyboards as well as to SOLARIS on synths.
His first album, the all-instrumental "Marconceptos", blends complex rhythms and changing time signatures with rather dark melodies, not totally unlike ANGLAGARD or CRIMSON; he also flirts with psychedelia with Bach-like organ swirls and fuzzy guitar licks (some passages have an almost FRIPPian quality). Guitar playing being his forte, he may push the envelope a little at times, trying to outdo himself and pack everything into his first album. But even his use of digital drums is easily forgiven considering the overall quality of the work, which is nothing short of impressive. His second release, "Marcolapsos", is in the same vein but more mature; it also features guest members from the band CODICE. Two excellent albums of fine Mexican symphonic prog.
If you like Fabio Ribeiro's guitar play with BLEZQI ZATSAZ, you will certainly enjoy MARCO's albums. Also recommended for fans of WAKEMAN, CRIMSON, SOLARIS and especially CODICE.

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Marco Gomez, simply named Marco for his albums, is a Mexican guitarist/keyboardist, who became an enthusiast of guitars since his youth and his love for prorgessive music grew after listenings to acts such as Quatermass, E.L.P., Genesis and other 70's legends.He performed in various concerts, competitions and TV broadcasts during the 80's, before focusing on writing his own music.In 1993 he established the indepedent Marcocosmos label, on which he released his first solo album ''Marconceptos'' a year later.
Gomez used his guitars, synths and a computer to complete the album, which is an amalgam of his progressive influences, exploring the Classical, Fusion and even Flamenco territories in a work of flexibility and balance.His work on synths and guitars of course prevails.From melodic symphonic soundscapes to orchestral arrangements, from Classical-inspired interludes to raw guitar workouts and from Latin-flavored acoustic passages to New Age moods, Marco Gomez desperately attempts to put up an all instrumental effort of different cultures.Most of his ideas are pretty good, he combines melody with complexity in a decent degree and his arrangements are above average.But ''Marcolapsos'' suffers from the diseases of the one-man solo projects.Thin synthesizer sounds, sterile production and mechanical drumming are the most obvious flaws in here, eventually dipping Gomez'es ideas into mediocrity with the majority of the compositions losing much of their potential grandiosity.

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