VIAJES

This album is a very good piece of music but not progressive. The image that the music make is very beauty, a mix of sadness, or virtuosisim. The compositions haves this uncomprensible force, and the hability to move the soul (to say it in any way) this really is a travel (viaje) for the world, and the sounds in the time, this travel has images mades only of music, that don't need any word to expres the feelings. By other side, the change of a electric tryo for an acoustic tryo is exellent, and this band could demostrate that can be a good band with or without electric instruments. I must insist, that isn't progressive, but the quality of the compositions makes necesary to listen it, especially the homoniumus theme "viajes". And coud be interesting to listen anything diferent that sound like Valparaiso music (I said Bands of this city like "sala del espejo" or "planeta minimal")

Tryo is three-men-band from Valparaiso, Chile and "Viajes" (in English "Travels" - isn't it?) is their fifth album. Usually this band has been electric trio (el. guitar, el. bass/cello + drums) and therefore the music of them has been more usual (not bad) because of the soundspectrum. But this record "Viajes" is surely my personal favourite album released by Tryo - on this record they play mainly acoustic but very beautiful-sounding instruments, for example vibes, marimba, darbukka, also cello and acoustic guitar. The music is very gentle and full of loveliness with pleasant melodic lines - mostly instrumental, the last tune includes vocals in Spanish. My personal favourite "travels" are maybe "Viajes", "Nimios", "Ambientes" and "Exploraciones" I, II, III. Very beautiful listening!

I won't deny that I was disappointed with this album but I have nobody to blame but myself. I like to do my homework before buying a cd, and I didn't know that this was an all acoustic record.

I really enjoyed their "Patrimonio" album, especially the heavy, electric passages. I wish they had done as they usually do, and that is mix the acoustic with the electric. I won't describe the music like I usually do because honestly it's pretty much acoustic guitar, cello, vibraphone and percussion throughout. And while these are fine songs that are quite enjoyable, it wears thin after a while for me. Just my taste in music I guess, because if it was all heavy bass, drums and guitar I would be happy. I really like the title track and "Nimios", while the final track is a nice change as it's the only song with actual vocals on it. So there you have it, beautiful acoustic music that really has nothing to do with Jazz like their earlier albums.