After having an extremely active 2020 with projects such as serenidá tigueraje full force, Dandy, Sutileza, Sangre Adentro and the Christmas collaboration Amor de Monte with Skeptic, musician, poet and self-proclaimed zodiac dandy Unochosiete decided to sit back to work harder on what would be his newest project, Tormento. The February-released album starts with “Noche Serena”, an alternative hip hop track that presents Unochosiete displaying his spoken word-inspired flow that finishes with a sample of a Pedro Albizu Campos speech that reflects on human rights and the opposing sides of the political spectrum. Afterwards, “Magnetismo” is a smooth, sexy, and suave rap tune with Caribbean elements and a hypnotizing guitar sample that will keep listeners imagining all sorts of sensual tropical paintings. Then “Todo Empieza (Frenesí)” finds Unochosiete exhibiting his rock n’ roll and blues influences in a love-fueled song. The first half of Tormentocloses with “Cabalgue”, a funky love-fueled hip pop track that finds Unochosiete collaborating with Skeptic once again. Tormento’s second part starts with “Fogoneo (Nuevo Fuego)”, a rock, rap, and funk blend where Unochosiete reflects on how sometimes good times can be ruined by negativity and/or toxicity. While many of the songs on Tormento could be danceable or worthy of headbanging/headbobbing, “Ese Culito” is the one that will truly have you stomping your feet, moving your hips, and shaking your body in its entirety as Unochosiete creates a funk/disco-inspired tune that is worthy of any party environment. Unochosiete closes his latest album with “Besos Perdidos” a melodic love tune that sees him blending familiar guitar strings with some inspired by Asian folk music.
Overall, Unochosiete’s Tormento is a display of the artist’s continuously expanding soundscape as he takes familiar topics such as love and life experiences as his starting point to blend sounds such as rock, hip hop, funk, disco, and blues with his spoken word-inspired flow.
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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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