In the poem Propostas para a definçao do exilio, by Joseba Sarrionandia, it can be read that letting the beard take longer to seem wise. Gernikarra Eñaut Elorrieta has presented us with a long beard in his solo work Deserriko Kantak. However, instead of dipping into appearances, he has sought internal passions and has entered new grounds, guided by emotion. Defying limits and fears, he has assumed the risks of experiencing, focusing on the impulses that the body promises at the time of creation. At first, he created a disc that was built from what he felt free in view of the dimension the songs could have and in the process guided by intuition.
The voice that is expressed naturally gains strength throughout the disc. The voice of the singer, known as Ken zazpi, has a nice, very charming doorbell. Acute fine-tuning and, above all, great taste. With her innate gift of singing and her ability to externalize emotions, the listener is easily reached.
The ten songs he has published with the help of Elkar publishing house have exile as its main theme. Deep, intimate songs, full of details, accurately cared for. Everyone has a contemporary touch and parity with the Brit pop is perceived in sounds and attractive effects. In the elaboration of each song, the importance of the arrangements is emphasized. Gernika’s has been helped by good musicians such as Txus Aranburu (piano, keyboards, accordion and programmations) and Rubén Caballero (acoustic guitar, electric, mandoline, xylophone and programming) to complete their songs. In the recording (and live) he had in the battery the beratarra Igor Telletxea, also known in the Basque circuit, and the guitarist Hasier Oleaga.
Elorrieta has spent many hours on this solo job, Deserriko kantak. He has assumed responsibility for the perspective of all the work and, although after that exhausting work he has explained the need to make songs lighter, he is eager to start doing new things.
The voice of the gernikarra and the arrangements of his songs have a great presence on the album. Anyway, what I would highlight are the words, because musically each song has been praised by the essence of poetry. In this conceptual album on uprooting, the texts chosen with great respect have a great force and protagonism. To this end, Elorrieta has compiled texts from authors of different times, places and cultures that speak the subject extensively (Mario Benedetti, Joseba Sarrionandia, Gabriel Aresti…). In this selection, the writer has gathered the recommendations and recommendations of the Basque writers. The texts received with the help of Uxue Alberdi, Eider Rodriguez, Unai Elorriaga and Harkaitz Cano have been modified with flexibility to awaken the interest of the listener, always keeping the soul of the letters.
Eñaut Elorrieta tells us about exile; about socio-political uprooting and emotional uprooting. He says that when he immersed himself in this work he discovered the borders of his exile, that is, that on this road he has crossed his own particular desert. He has seen the opportunity to breathe and has wagered on what, by making songs and singing songs, will help him live and help in his life. It must not therefore be shaved to look like a wise man.
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