Miniatura - Geometría Prohibida (2022) [Hi-Res]

Eduardo Briganty's cult Gran Canaria trio Miniatura return with their fourth album of Lynchian, Krautrock-inspired dream pop. RIYL Neu!, Electrelane, Stereolab, Lali Puna.

It's been way too long since the last Miniatura album - 2015's "Estrategias de Perdición" - but this has given Briganty and his collaborators time to artistically gather themselves and distill their musical and artistic references into a coherent whole. The band describe the album as "a cross of concept album and an unintentional imaginary soundtrack to a David Lynch flick", and it's hard to disagree - Miniatura film their sounds in smoked-out monochrome, situating their melancholy motorik jams between Joy Division's pitch-black post-punk and Neu!'s high-minded Krautrock.

"Geometriá Prohibida" offers nothing particularly new, but Gran Canaria aren't afraid of wearing their influences on their sleeve, rolling through vintage sounds and styles with an endearingly joyful rattle. And while the overwhelming atmosphere is bleak and foggy, there's a depth and precision to their songwriting that keeps you alert throughout.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Miniatura - Distopía (3:00)
1.02 - Miniatura - Hipnosis (3:44)
1.03 - Miniatura - El Rayo que no Cesa (3:34)
1.04 - Miniatura - Ojos Como Platos (3:10)
1.05 - Miniatura - Johnny Guitar (3:51)
1.06 - Miniatura - Geometría Prohibida (4:02)
1.07 - Miniatura - Frágil (3:48)