Manrico Montero
Manrico Montero, born 1973, is a sound artist based in Mexico City. He is focused on field recordings, soundscape composition, phonography and 'nature concrete' music. Since 2006 he also runs the Mandorla Netlabel.
Manrico Montero, born 1973, is a sound artist based in Mexico City. He is focused on field recordings, soundscape composition, phonography and 'nature concrete' music. Since 2006 he also runs the Mandorla Netlabel.
Sisal
2015 release ** Limited edition of 200 hand-numbered copies. "There is a temptation to connect field recordings with documentaries. It's an impulse compelled by the sense that field recordings are uncontrived compared to conventional music, which requires instrumentation and a high degree of human intervention. But documenting and repeating the sounds of nature requires just as much mediation as does strumming a guitar or playing a keyboard. For one thing, Montero's subjects are precise. He cons…
Correspondances
I had heard so much about the machine created by Daniel Aspuru that my curiosity turned to desire. The transductor eolico is not an easy item to move around and as there were no concerts on the horizon I decided to follow my intuition and invite Steven, Daniel and Manrico to spend some time in La Perrera, located in my house in Oaxaca, Mexico in order to experiment with the TE and eventually produce material for a record.During this ten day residence La Perrera was transformed into a recording s…