Lunt es el proyecto del artista letón Gilles Deles-Velins quien está activo desde 2001 con varios álbumes a su haber. Ha trabajado en una amplia gama de proyectos experimentales, como compositor, ingeniero de sonido y es cofundador del sello francés We Are Unique! Records.

El título del álbum me llama la atención cuando lo relaciono con la gacetilla de prensa que indica que este disco trata sobre la “solastalgia”; que es la angustia que produce el cambio ambiental en las personas que están directamente conectadas con el entorno de su hogar. 

"Remember We Were Waiting For The Snow" consta de ocho canciones que despliegan acordes de guitarra eléctrica donde predominan las formas suaves, excepto en los tracks “Plasma (Under The Ice)” y en “Dead Man In The Snow”, donde se aprecian inquietantes incursiones de filosas distorsiones. 

Para este disco Gilles se inspiró en el trabajo de los paisajistas sonoros Jim O’Rourke y Steven R. Smith. Agregaría también el trabajo del guitarrista Vini Reilly (Durutti Column) por su cristalina guitarra y ambientes tranquilos.

Las atmósferas elegíacas de este ambient con guitarra y algunas texturas electrónicas como muestra “Crossing Daugava”, son la banda sonora de la “solastalgia”, este estado de ánimo permanente que puede ocurrir cuando, por ejemplo, no llueve lo suficiente para salir de la sequía, como es el caso aquí en Chile. No obstante la música de Lunt es bella, como los ensoñadores acordes en “Flakes And Feathers”. 

Gilles Deles-Velins con su música releva la crisis del cambio climático que está afectando directamente día a día a las personas.

https://cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/remember-we-were-waiting-for-the-snow
https://www.instagram.com/cruelnaturerecs/

Guillermo Escudero

Diciembre 2022

Lunt is the project of Latvian artist Gilles Deles-Velins who has been active since 2001 with several albums to his credit. He has worked on a wide range of experimental projects, as a composer, sound engineer and is a co-founder of the French label We Are Unique! records.

The title of the album catches my attention when I relate it to the press release that mention that this record deals with "solastalgia"; which is the anguish that environmental change produces in people who are directly connected to their home environment.

"Remember We Were Waiting For The Snow" consists of eight songs that display electric guitar chords where soft forms predominate, except on the tracks "Plasma (Under The Ice)" and "Dead Man In The Snow", showcasing eerie incursions of sharp distortions.

For this record, Gilles was inspired by the work of soundscape artists Jim O'Rourke and Steven R. Smith. I would also add the work of guitarist Vini Reilly (Durutti Column) for his crystal clear guitar playing and calm ambiances.

The elegiac atmospheres of this guitar-driven ambient together with some electronic textures like in "Crossing Daugava", is the soundtrack of "solastalgia", this permanent state of mind that can occur when, for example, it doesn't rain enough to get out of the drought, as is the case here in Chile. Nevertheless, Lunt's music is gorgeous, like the dreamy chords in “Flakes And Feathers”.

Gilles Deles-Velins with his music relieves the climate change crisis that is directly affecting people every day.

https://cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/remember-we-were-waiting-for-the-snow, 
https://www.instagram.com/cruelnaturerecs/

Guillermo Escudero

December 2022