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Helado Negro, a sound artist from the United States, who goes by the name Roberto Carlos Lange, is a talented songwriter, beatmaker, and producer. His music is filled with a playful and inventive spirit. His most notable work is his 2019 album, This Is How You Smile, which encompasses a unique blend of indie folk, laid-back dance beats, and chillwave with a Latinx influence. The album is free-spirited and defies traditional structure and genre, making it hard to categorize. The sound is constantly evolving but consistently captivating, reminiscent of listening to Arthur Russell play a MacBook instead of a cello.
Lange’s Phasor era began with a visit to a synthesiser in Illinois that generates its own music, but thankfully he hasn’t surrendered his creativity to the machines. Phasor is delicately human, mingling digital and analogue imperceptibly under plaintive vocals, coaxing effects and loops to create undimmable warmth.
Especially lush are the introspective romance of I Just Want to Wake Up With You (“float miles to see your face”, Lange murmurs) and the mysteriously eerie Best for You and Me. At just 35 minutes, Phasor might not be as all-enveloping as his previous efforts, yet it offers enough scraps of melody and moments of wonder that you won’t feel cheated.
Source: theguardian.com
