Monte Espina is the electroacoustic, free improvisation duo of Ernesto Montiel and Miguel Espinel, both Venezuelan-born musicians that now reside in North Texas. The duo initially caught our attention with their first proper release, y culebra, that came out on Marginal Frequency in 2019. Their use of amplified sounds/objects and signal processing on that recording created a texturally rich and enveloping soundworld that was rather mysterious and delightfully difficult to pin down.
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released January 17, 2024
Recorded in Denton, Texas
Cover image stamp from an image by Aquiles Hadjis
Mastering by Anne-F Jacques