Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Its clipped dance rhythms, strange verbal turns and compact song forms make it a distinctive, consistently lively new-wave record, though not every track carries equal melodic wei…
What we noticed
- The opening run of “El banquete,” “Ay qué mambo” and “El 146” keeps a brisk, dance-oriented pulse while changing its vocal phrasing and rhythmic accents from track to track.
- The long, deliberately awkward titles—especially “Reportaje sincero y anticonvencional” and “Caricia azul o si no soledad carmesí”—sit alongside compact, sharply segmented songs rather than extended …
- The sequence ends with “Se zarpó” and “Cave canem,” keeping the record’s eccentric, propulsive character to the close instead of resolving into a slow finale.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 El banquete 3:08
- 2 Ay qué mambo 2:50
- 3 El 146 4:05
- 4 Bandas chantas arañan la nada 3:00
- 5 Me fascina la parrilla 3:15
- 6 Reportaje sincero y anticonvencional 3:04
- 7 Entra en movimiento 4:18
- 8 Caricia azul o si no soledad carmesí 4:24
- 9 El corazón destrozado de Francisco Quevedo 3:51
- 10 Se zarpó 3:02
- 11 Cave canem 4:12
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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