ATEMPO

“Abismos del tiempo”
(Record Runner, 2003)

Atempo is another product of the new generation of the Argentinean progressive rock, but it is not exactly to simply categorize to this band as another more than the heap. The interesting of this disk is the participation in Mariela González's voices, the well-known singer of Nexus. 
“Abismos del tiempo” it is a great mixture of sensations, sustained by a great work, so much compositive as interpretive. It consists of 4 tracks: “Heroes de la Soledad” (11minutes), “Lluvia Mística” (7 and half), “Carcel de Sueños” (5 and half) and “El Final” (47 minutes), definitively the best in the disk. We meet with many textures, emotions and intensities, passing of very melodic and melancholic moments until more aggressive and more strident passages. This makes feel the one that listens the sensation of feeling inside in a great lyrical and musical adventure. The achieved atmospheres are very well supported by the incredible voice of Mariela and the whole instrumentation, but in particular for the guitar, without subtracting him protagonism to the rest. 
“El Final” it is, like I said before, the best part in the disk, where invited musicians they are added in flute and clarinet to the classic voice formation, guitars, keyboards, bass and drums(besides the choristers). In this topic many shades are appreciated influenced by classic sounds “progressive” of all the times, but with an unquestionable personal mark characteristic of the band. 
It is really necessary much more than commenting but I believe that what should make the one that is reading this is to get this disk and to discover for themselves the majestousity and virtuosity of this wonderful work that it won't surely defraud them, it is more, they will thank it to me, or rather, they will thank it to these impressive musicians.

Fernando Belich.