Leo Genovese / Mariano Otero / Sergio Verdinelli - Trio Sin Tiempo: Ritmos de Agua (2021 577 Records)

In Ritmos de Agua, longtime friends and jazz musicians Leo Genovese, Mariano Otero and Sergio Verdinelli explore the power and potentiality of water. Contextualizing their aesthetic inspirations within the historical and the metaphorical, the 12 tracks allude to the very tangible rise of civilizations, rich natural ecologies and the singular fluidity of water that moves through their art. Appealing to genres like Chamame, Chamarrita, Tango and Candombe, the musicians draw from the experience of water, its fluidity and its steady tidal rhythms. While water never dances the same way twice, its amorphous predictability can be felt in the repetitive sensation of waves, or the meditative course of a stream—a feeling the musicians mirror in their varied compositions and gentle deliveries on piano, drums and bass. Speaking to their project, they collectively affirm, “Water is a musical entity, and we’d like to be like water.” 

This project marks Leo Genovese’s and Trio Sin Tiempo’s debut on 577 Records. Ritmos de Agua will be available in August 2021 digitally and in CD format.

1. Battle of Adwa 03:09

2. Bety 03:25

3. Los Pajaros 04:39

4. Al Final Era Un Blues 03:44

5. Penumbra 03:35

6. Otra Cosita 02:31

7. Jack Palance 02:40

8. Hiedra 03:30

9. Danza Azul 02:47

10. Molay Bedra 04:40

11. Danza Trianu 02:36

12. Motian 01:47

Leo Genovese Piano

Mariano Otero Bass

Sergio Verdineli Drums

Recorded March 6, 2021 by Mariano Otero at Estudio Insigno, Buenos Aires

Mixed by Mariano Otero

Mastered by Paco Amenabar

Artwork by Gonzalo Elvira

Graphic design by Philip Marshall

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Rodrigo Domínguez / Mariano Otero / Sergio Verdinelli - Borocotopo (August 27, 2021 Ears & Eyes Records)

This Alter Ego of Domínguez, BOROCOTOPO, allows the channeling of very particular music, very playful and somewhat innocent since BOROCOTOPO does not care about "what they will say". Diving into its musical depths, this group uses everything at its disposal: groove, simple melodies, atonalism, noise, etc. but always with a very high degree of interaction: BOROCOTOPO plays with his friends! BOROCOTOPO wants to share his first album with everyone!

The group was formed at the beginning of 2018, from the idea of ​​making music that had the main components of groove, free improv, and singable melody, and also the exclusive use (for the first time in his career) of the alto sax as a lead instrument. Domínguez, Otero, and Verdinelli, have been playing together for many years, and have developed a very special language and rapport, but with this line-up, at some point, music began to emerge that seemed to come from elsewhere, that would not have worked the same in other context or other instrumentation. Then the name came up, which is a childish deformation (because that is how Rodrigo Domínguez understood it) of a cartoon character from the 1970s. It was clear that this music drew its vitality and innocence from that childhood and hence the use of “cartoon music” when describing aspects of this project.

In 2019 the trio toured several cities within Argentina, and on that tour, the group's repertoire and personality were consolidated. In some concerts, Ernesto Jodos and Sergio Wagner joined in, and they brought such vibrant colors to the trio that it was decided to invite them for the recording. The album was recorded in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was a photograph of that evolution. The music continues to evolve since then!

Rodrigo Domínguez

1. (mucho mejor que esta) Pocilga (feat. Ernesto Jodos) 08:10

2. Borocotopo

3. Miyazaki (feat. Sergio Wagner)

4. Jodido

5. Bolero

6. Bill (feat. Sergio Wagner)

7. Enamorada del Muro (feat. Ernesto Jodos)

BOROCOTOPO is:

Rodrigo Domínguez - alto sax/compositions

Mariano Otero - electric bass

Sergio Verdinelli - drums

Special guests:

Ernesto Jodos - Fender Rhodes on “Pocilga” and “Enamorada del muro”

Sergio Wagner - cornet on “Miyazaki” and “Bill”

Recorded by Mariano Otero at Insigno in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mixed by Mariano Otero & Francisco Amenábar

Mastered by Francisco Amenábar

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