As Puerto Rico’s independent art scene continues to grow, more artists are on the come up, some of which demonstrate that Puerto Rico’s musical tastes range from everything like the bolero influenced sounds of iLe’s debut album and the folk inspired atmosphere of Andrea Cruz’s first project. However, while these musicians focused on reviving these sounds of the past into a new context, younger up-and-comers like singer/songwriter Gyanmarckus wish to fuse some of these aforementioned soundscapes into the field of electronic music, a task he accomplishes in his debut EP “Cartas a Victoria.” (cover for "Cartas a Victoria") After performing in a variety of events related to the creative collective MELAZAxLucienne and celebrating his first project in a Green Sofa Session in the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MACPR), Gyanmarckus blessed listeners with “Cartas a Victoria” a short but creative EP, which showcases the artist’s multiple influences and fearless attitude towards exploring other genres. A heavily love-themed project, “Cartas a Victoria” kicks off with “Una y Otra Vez” a synthpop fueled track that eventually takes an interesting detour towards indie rock becoming a perfect introduction to the variety of sounds the musician is willing to explore. Then we are softly transitioned into “Dulce”, a great blend of synthpop and ethereal R&B where Gyanmarckus manages to create some excellent laid back atmosphere for those who wish to relax. However, he then comes up with “La Mala”, a tune which continues to showcase the singer/songwriter’s ability to mix a variety of genres, in this case blending trap influenced R&B with Caribbean and salsa sounds. Following “La Mala” is one of the EP’s most danceable tracks in the electro-disco and electro-funk fueled tune “La Seca”, a song that has the ability to appeal to the mainstream while maintaining the artist’s indie roots. Afterwards comes “Victoria”, another trap influenced R&B entry that gathers influences from another Caribbean-rooted sound in reggae. Much like “La Seca”, “Victoria” and the final song in the EP will have listeners dancing. Gyanmarckus’ first EP finishes with “180 Grados”, a blend of synthpop, reggae and R&B that will have audiences both dancing and vibing. Overall, Gyanmarckus’ “Cartas a Victoria” is a solid introduction to a young up-and-coming musician who isn’t afraid to explore different genres demonstrating that his taste in music is varied. In addition, this first EP shows that the singer/songwriter’s future seems endless and unexpected as one might never know what sounds might come up his sleeve, which is always good to keep listeners entertained while growing as an artist.
You can listen to “Cartas a Victoria” on Spotify All the pictures in this article were found in Gyanmarckus’ Facebook page
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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