Label: Efficient Space – ES034 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Australia Released: 28 Jul 2023 Genre: Rock Style: Shoegaze
Spurred on by emergent footage of a recent live performance, Efficient Space delves deeper into the world of Spanish shoegaze outfit Bélver Yin, now solely helmed by founding member Pedro L. Ortega. An intimate collection of new recordings, Para Mi Madre is a parting gift to his mother, fulfilling a promise made in her final days.
Bélver Yin’s story begins at the turn of the ‘90s, blooming from a fixation with British ethereal alt-pop (Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Cure et al.). Utilising guitar, bass and drum machine rhythms to record the cathartic 1991 debut Luz Bel, their quintessentially Mediterranean angle on slow, reverb and echo-laden atmospherics found a home on fleeting label Noisex Music. Despite radio play and concerts around Spain, lack of distribution led to the album being largely overlooked, until Efficient Space’s faithful reissue in 2020.
With this newfound interest stoking Ortega’s fire, the wealth and strength of Para Mi Madre’s expressive impulses will woo fans and newcomers alike. Patiently moving from pastel hues, sepia-tones and balearic nostalgia, its crystallised instrumentals give a knowing nod to the wide-eyed possibilities of youthful summers as much as they do world-weary respite. Not wallowing in gloom, the deeply personal and spirit-stirring memorandum documents Ortega coming to terms with the loss of his greatest champion.
TRACKLIST A1 Una vida por delante (Candela ́s song) A2 La manzana está en el árbol A3 ¡Que Sensación Tan Extraña! A4 ¿Quién Te Va A Querer Ahora? A5 A veces no es fácil B1 Ayer Como Hoy B2 Tienes Todo y No Tienes Nada B3 Escuchar El Pasado B4 Bajo la Mirada de Las Estrellas B5 Das Lebewohl
