Contributing Writer
Tambores en Benirrás has released his stunning second LP, Ondas Horizontales on Ibiza-based Phil Cooper’s NuNorthern Soul label.
For much of his illustrious musical career, Tambores en Benirrás aka Gripper, has lived with visual impairment. A month after the release of his previous LP Orbe Dotado (Gifted Orb), his eyesight deteriorated so badly that he became registered blind. A totally new, ground-up approach to making music was needed. Ondas Horizontales doesn’t just paint pictures in your mind, it places you into a 3-D world where your ears don’t just listen, they see. Soundscapes become landscapes. Vividly detailed and sonically colourful, Ondas Horizontales is the story of Gripper’s time spent daydreaming, visualising, immersing himself in the sets of the Ibizan masters and long periods spent soaking up the Balearic sun. This is a record to totally immerse yourself in, the calming, soulful layers providing such a depth of sound that you will soon feel like you are relaxing in Gripper’s own deckchair.
Gripper began producing music back in 1991, releasing music on ground-breaking labels such as Grand Central Records, Om Records and Fat City Recordings. Gripper regularly plays at Pikes, Cafe del Mar, WOM in Ibiza, is a resident at Amsterdam’s Kashmir Lounge, and runs Barrow’s renowned BUMS club.
DJ supporters for Ondas Horizontales include Ruf Dug, Pete Herbert, Heidi Lawden, Lovefingers, Bill Brewster, Deer Jade, Chris Coco, X-Press 2, and Pikes / Cafe del Mar resident S/A/M who included Un Placer Celestial (Reprise) in her recent BBC Radio 1 Wind Down Mix.
Buy / Stream Ondas Horizontales at https://tr.ee/0pAU9r2FBf