Cold
A 3-track EP from Danish-Chilean composer and artist Molina
“Cold” features a blend of sparse and lush instrumentation and features Mew's "Jonas Bjerre". The beat is elusive, and the instrumentation is otherworldly. Cold MIDI guitar and simple percussion give way to acoustic cello and intuitive vocal melodies. Molina's airy vocals create a symbiosis with Bjerre’s sensitive voice, inviting the listener to explore the transforming bodily yet synthetic musical landscape.
“Océano” shows a more simple and vernacular expression. With finger-picked guitar, Molina introduces us even more to the inspiration from her Chilean ancestors. The fragility and intimacy of her vocals transforms into authority as they electrically scratch and glitch. The warmth and depth of the legendary Korg M1 fretless bass preset underscores the artificial yet animate quality in her voice.
The three-song EP concludes with a computer-created interpretation of the classic Victor Jara song “El Aparecido”, interspersed by organic elements like viola played by Astrid Sonne and clarinet by Lars Greve. The song ends symbolically with a flute that reminds of the echo of the Chilean valleys.