{"title":"Carmelo Esterrich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarmelo Esterrich\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the vibrant intersections of music and visual culture, inviting readers into the rich world of artistic expression. His work delves deeply into influential albums and movements, offering thoughtful analysis and a fresh perspective on contemporary arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a compelling blend of critique and celebration, where sound and image coalesce to reveal new dimensions of creativity. Esterrich’s writing captures the spirit of innovation, making his books essential for anyone passionate about the cultural currents shaping our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cafe-tacvbas-re-by-carmelo-esterrich-9798765106556","title":"Café Tacvba's Re","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is about unveiling and exploring the many layered gestures of \u003cem\u003eRe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRe\u003c\/em\u003e, the 1994 album by the Mexican group Café Tacvba, is a spectacularly unique musical object that adopts and adapts myriad musical genres with the pulse, the attitude, and the energy of punk and rock. Mambo and ska, samba and salsa, punk and industrial, disco and Mexican banda, are but a few of the genres in this musical trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eRe\u003c\/em\u003e is not appropriation, but rather transformation: 20 original tracks of music that think through the music created and consumed in Latin America. The lyrics add layer after layer of either nuance or shock, as they play with the cultural and musical expectations of the many genres included in the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRe\u003c\/em\u003e, in a very real way, displays the post-punk origins of the band—loud, thoughtful, nerdy and quirky, irreverent—and it does so by creating songs that represent the historical, cultural, musical and political complexity of Mexico and Latin America. The general reaction of \u003cem\u003eRe\u003c\/em\u003e in the Anglo world is that this is Café Tacvba’s ‘White Album’, but the album far exceeds that simplistic comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423905169644,"sku":"9798765106556","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798765106556.jpg?v=1774769679"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/carmelo-esterrich.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}