Angélica Salvi

ALBUM

Habitat

“There’s something familiar in the sounds that Angélica Salvi creates. In her previous record, “Phantone”, it was easy to get lost in the idea of nostalgia / past that could be listened coming from her harp. For “Habitat”, her second record, the approach is tremendously different. She doesn’t linger in the past, she expects you to fulfill the present side-by-side with her. The idea was to create music that could be played and processed in real time. It is also the first time Angélica Salvi is working around the idea of songs – instead of pieces – and elaborating on narratives that suit that purpose. Recorded in May on her own studio – Garagem 16 -, “Habitat” is contemporary music with the essence of pop.  (continue below)

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Angélica doesn’t exactly try a genre approach. Her music is freer of restrains and shows her freedom of thinking music as a musician but also as someone that has been working on film and constantly shows her creations more in the essence of sound than exactly music per se. The sounds of “Habitat”, since the first seconds of “Nan”, the opening song, are ethereal and melody focused, even if sometimes those melodies chase paths that are somehow labyrinthic. 

That doesn’t mean that the listener gets lost. There’s always a guiding light. The choice for a more direct approach on this recording proves how clear, enlightened, and focused Angélica Salvi’s sounds is. There’s no tricks. Just something that sounds real, profound, where you can listen to Angélica’s hands moving and touching the strings. And be completely mesmerized as she continues to pursue melodies that guides the listener to the most beautiful of places”

Text by André Santos   

REVIEWS

“ ‘Habitat’ is an exquisite blend of ambient and quite honestly glitch music. The off-kilter sonic choices, matched with audio stutters and atonal inflections, creates for a divine and compelling listening experience. Salvi’s ability as a harpist is mystifying, showing prowess and effortless plucking throughout the entire album. ‘Habitat’, while sonically different, is a step up from her debut, with Salvi adapting to any and all genres she wants to play with. Her talent is incredible, and records like this are only going to push Salvi further into the limelight.
"Bem più importante, invece, il fatto che le otto composizioni qui presenti si profilino all’ascolto affascinanti ed evocative. Messe appunto live suonando esclusivamente l’arpa -  pochissimi gli overdubs - le tracce di Habitat si muovono tra melodie fluttuanti e piccoli momenti di stare, frammenti leggermente più ostici e oasi poetiche che, senza la zavorra di ulteriori spiegazioni, permettono all’ascoltatore di lasciarsi suggestionare e figurarsi da sé le proprie immagini sonore". (Lino Brunetti)
BUSCADERO MAGAZINE

CREDITS

Harp – Angélica Salvi

Production: João Carvalho

Recording / mixing: James Hurst

Mastering: Carlos Fuchs

Picture: Renato Cruz Santos

Design: Dayana Lucas

Video: Static Eyes