El Espacio Entre

Description

Raül Refree's second solo album belongs as much to the realms of meditation and post-classical soundtracks as to ancient Iberian traditions and experimental music. The title alludes to his spatial, temporal, and conceptual in-between. El Espacio Entre is the work of an artist who has made a name for himself on the international circuit as an acclaimed songwriter-producer-musician, co-creating highly innovative albums with Rosalía, Lina_Raul Refree, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Richard Youngs, and Rodrigo Cuevas (among others). The concept of the album emerged from his soundtrack for the Spanish cinema masterpiece Le Village maudit (Florián Rey, 1930), from the idea of leaving everything behind to seek a better life, and from the emptiness that ensues. The record explores loss, the void that separates who we were from who we are. It is a unified whole without standout pieces. Re-composed madrigals coexist with frenetic piano explorations. "La Radio En La Cocina," a thoughtful dialogue between lute, static radio, piano, and marimba, gradually transforms into a post-rock crescendo. It is his approach to rhythm, timbre, dynamics, and texture that gives his music a sense of intimacy. In "Las Migraciones Nocturnas," a soundtrack piece reminiscent of Jon Brion that disintegrates into the moans of agitated strings, echoes of his film music can be heard. The nature of Refree's musical expression is introspective. It is not concerned with epic arrangements or grand musical ideas. El Espacio Entre is a sound journal that has the power to take you from your current version to the next version of yourself.