Claroscuro, by Braulio Lam

Claroscuro

by Braulio Lam

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	1.	Claroscuro I 02:47
	2.	Claroscuro II 05:12
	3.	Claroscuro III 05:22
	4.	Claroscuro IV 03:20
	5.	Claroscuro V 06:49
	6.	Claroscuro VI 02:13
	7.	Claroscuro VII 06:28
	8.	Claroscuro VIII 07:03

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Dragon's Eye Recordings welcomes Braulio Lam back with his second solo album for the imprint, CLAROSCURO, an ode to the observation of natural light and its effects on our emotions. Across eight tracks, Lam strips away the field recordings, vocals, glitches, and textures of his previous works to create monolithic minimalist drones that evoke the painterly hues and contrasting shadows of the golden hour in October.

In the wake of the pandemic, Lam has became obsessed with the poetics of light. His obsession began when he noticed how the daylight reflected throughout his domestic space. Along with that light came the strong shadows that it created, and he became interested in recreating the chiaroscuro technique with sound. The result is a more stripped-down and minimalistic sound than we have heard from Lam—a deliberate move to embrace simplicity and elegance, echoing the sentiments of cinematographer Gordon Willis: “Simple is very elegant. I like taking away, not add things. I don’t like complexity”.

In the artist’s words:

“We are surrounded by beauty and sometimes those magic moments escape unnoticed. I thought those moments could be transformed into music. I thought to myself, I would love to capture that atmosphere and shape that feeling into sounds. I gave myself the task and tried to seized these moments that I treasure; the magic hours in light that a sunrise and sunsets have.

For me, one of my favorite times of the year, is the October’s golden hour. The transition between summer and autumn creates a gold/amber tones in the environment that I enjoy.“

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released February 2, 2024

Cover by Braulio Lam of Francia Gutiérrez.
Mastered by Lawrence English at Negative Space.

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Braulio Lam San Diego, California

Braulio Lam (Born in 1992) is an electronic music producer from the border region of Tijuana and San Diego.

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Claroscuro

Feb 2024
Apertura

Oct 2022
Endlessness

Feb 2022
Dream Lens

May 2020
Kinetic

Apr 2018
Sountrack For Vision

Jan 2018

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