- country:Colombia
- region:Bogota
- style(s):Electronic, Psychedelic
- label:Soundway Records
- type:Small Ensemble, Quintet
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:vocal, electronic, percussion, guitar
- artist posted by:Evvivashow
Line up
- Alejandro Forero (Electronics and synthesizers)
- Cesar Quevedo (Electric Bass)
- Damian Ponce (Percussion)
- Eblis Alvarez (Band Leader, Electric Guitar and Voice)
- Maria Valencia (Saxophone, clarinet, percussion and synthesizers)
Links
- Listen to Meridian Brother's music
- Live at Centre Festival, Bogota, January 2013
- Video Clip: Salsa Caliente
- Live in Bogota at Matik Matik in September 2012 - song: El ganadero
- Live in Bogota at Distritofonico Festival in September 2012 - song: Sigan a
- Press: MTV Iggy
- Press: Soundway Records
- Press: Staubgold
- Press: Folk Radio UK
- Press: Les Inrocks
- Press: Factmag
- Press: Ledigitalephone
- Press: Zona de Obras
- Live "La Gitana Me Ha Dejado", France, 2014
"Meridian Brothers' off-kilter melodies veer from the inviting to the dissonant in a matter of seconds, and its lyrics seem nonsensical. Reverb-lathered, demented laughing can pop up at odd times, for what seems like no reason. When I first heard it happen on Devocion, it reminded me of evil clowns. Those haunting smiles resurface in a couple of tracks on Salvadora Robot."
By npr.org, 2014
" ... the Meridian Brothers' mischievous blend of Latin rhythms and psychedelic grooves is the creation of Eblis Alvarez, one of the key figures of the experimental music scene in Bogota ... A real musical maverick, labelled a genius by his contemporaries in Colombia, Eblis Alvarez and his Meridian Brothers finally get the full, worldwide attention they deserve."
Staubgold, August 2013, France
Meridian Brothers is tropical / psychedelic group from Colombia. Born in Bogota in 1998 and
based on the musical interests of composer Eblis Alvarez, in the beginning, the project was
focused exclusively on cassette recordings and experimentation with alternative ways of
playing instruments and electronic media.
"...This mysterious solo project from Eblis Alvarez is one of the more quirky gems I've heard recently. Silly, funny, twisted and cheesy in a most charming way. Mr. Alvarez uses skeletal
guitars, fairy tale saxes, Farfisa-like organ, child-like vocals and minimal yet hypnotic rhythms, often repeating lines just for fun. Somewhere between the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and the Residents, with a handful of infectious Latin dance grooves thrown in for good measure, lies the
land of the Meridian Brothers VI. Put this on at your next party let the natives go wild. You
could do lots worse BLG"
Downtown music gallery, New York