Ozean

Mexican guitarist Hugo Fernandez focuses on the ocean on his latest album - the place where life on Earth originated. And it is also the place where cultural exchange took place as peoples set out to explore the continents. Fernandez composed the individual pieces on the album for his quartet in Berlin, his adopted home. A warm sound runs through the entire work, soft, atmospheric, and yet not without surprising twists and turns. Exemplary is the piece "Imaginary Geometry," in which powerful passages of trumpet repeatedly give way to the soft sounds of the guitar, interweaving with them and becoming a whole. The transition between harmonic interplay and solo passages is effortless, and the well-coordinated rhythm enlivens the work. Fernandez lived in Madrid for several years and curiously studied the cultural intricacies. Drawing on this experience, he blends diverse musical styles, such as folk, classical, and pop, with jazz on his new album. The result is a meticulous compositional work that offers new, interesting approaches to the intermingling of different genres.