Toxicosmos #2

Toxicosmos

FAR FROM EVERYTHING
Rafa Cervera
Joke & Jill | 2017
Can you imagine David Bowie trying to escape his demons?? Maybe yes. Can you imagine him doing it through the streets of Valencia, accompanied by his friend Iggy Pop and his assistant Coco? That would be more difficult, but not for Rafa Cervera. With a Bowie fascinated by the city's architecture and its anonymity, driving through El Saler far from its natural habitat and considering its future, Far from everything reveals to us an artist idealized by the rest of the protagonists of the novel, three teenagers who in the summer of 1977 They live their story of admiration for the artist, and among themselves. And in this novel, that for years was kept in a drawer and that has finally seen the light, Two different plots are intertwined that will never intersect even if they touch.. In an exciting exercise of imagination and passion for the English musician, linking personal experiences with fiction and locating the story between the city and the natural landscape that the author knows so well, The literary debut of the Valencian journalist represents one of the most original novels, disconcerting and enjoyable that we have read in time. And on top of that with luxury packaging by Roberta Marrero.

DISCO LOCAL:
DOCTOR DIVAGO
Friars farmhouse complex 13
Bonavena Music | 2018
Friars farmhouse complex 13 It is the twelfth album by Doctor Divago, some veterans who exude a rock and roll classic with traces powerpop, where letters in Spanish take on a leading role. An album full of beautiful arrangements that hooks you on the first listen..

NATIONAL DISC:
VETUSTA MORLA
same place, different place
Sony Music | 2017
Vetusta Morla's fourth album has become our favorite of the Madrid band. same place, different place It's a surprising album., from its careful packaging, until the last second of listening, a work with goldsmith arrangements, background lo-fi and addictive melodies.

INTERNATIONAL DISC:
THE CLIENTELE
Music for the age of miracles
Carpet Records | 2017
With twenty years of career, The English band The Clientle have left us a collection of perfect songs, dreamy and moving in Music for the age of miracles. Twelve calm, ambient songs with exciting choruses, perfect for listening on a bright day, silently under the sun.