“Salitre”: Seba Otero Uses Singer-Songwriter Roots to Mix a Variety of Electronic & Analogue Sounds12/30/2022 With a career that goes back at least five years, Seba Otero, previously known as Sebastián Otero, received the blessing of working with producer Eduardo Cabra AKA Visitante, of Calle 13, Trending Tropics and Cabra, to work on his debut album Salitre, a project that finds him exploring a variety of indie, Caribbean and experimental sounds while sticking to his balance singer-songwriter roots. Salitre starts with its title track, a song with reggaetón roots that mixes elements from electronic music, Caribbean genres, and indie singer-songwriter sounds. Afterwards, “Tiempo y Sal” takes on elements of trip hop, hip hop, and world music to provide another poetic tune full of beautiful vocals. Then “Mejor Que Antes” is a smooth R&B/hip hop/synthpop blend that brings back vibes from Seba’s previous single “Miel y Mantequilla”. Next “Siglos” is a very short interlude before the project moves on to the second half. The second half starts with “Juyendo” mixes hip hop and electronic elements with Caribbean sounds to create a unique critique of the Puerto Rican political spectrum. Subsequently, “Guapea” is a collaboration with Rafa Pabön that creates a blend of reggaetón with a bit of cumbia and other Latin sounds to make listeners dance. Later, “Atardecer de Primavera” perfectly blends folk, hip hop, and other Caribbean sounds as the artist reflects on leading his own life while he shows his singing and rapping skills. Finally, “Dile Que Me Fui” finds the artist using autotune in a record that mixes ethereal R&B, reggaetón, and Caribbean sounds to provide space for the artist to reflect on him becoming a part of Puerto Rico’s diaspora.
In closure, Seba Otero’s Salitre is a beautiful presentation of the artist’s singer-songwriting roots and the many sounds he’s willing to explore for the broader audience who has yet to discover his sound.
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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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