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Sol y Aire

by Estos Gritos

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The idea for Sol y Aire, a sort of Pantheistic hymn, took form in our backyard in Greenpoint, which was the only place we had to escape during those weird days of the pandemic lockout. Spring was in full swing: pink cherry blossoms, fiery red tulips, sugary magnolias swayed in the warm breeze. Nature didn’t care about our fears. The sun was back and the miracle of photosynthesis was making everything green all around. That beautiful irony refreshed an old realization: all life needs a bit of air and just enough sun. We are just a sophisticated expression of that. That is what we are trying to capture, or at least to celebrate, in those few verses—our sun, the life-giving reactor at the center of our system, and this air we all breathe that shines blue from space.

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De sol y aire, de sol y aire,
aire que es una película delgada,
de sol y aire, de sol y aire,
como la pulpa de una fruta delicada.
Aire que amasa y amasa la maestra:
llena el abdomen para dibujar la puerta.
Aire que el tiempo moldea en la garganta,
manzanilla, ortiga, menta y amaranta
Ah, de sol y aire
De sol y aire se viste la colina
Aire que hincha como velas las cortinas,
aire que eriza la piel de los amantes
y sol que brilla en el alma del diamante
De sol y aire y la chispa del instante,
tierra fecunda como carne de gigante,
sangre de río, hueso de diamante
cristal que arde en el centro de mi carne
Ah, de sol y aire
Ah, de sol y aire
Palabra amiga, la que se me olvida,
del cielo nube que flota tranquila,
del pan la miga, del bosque la encina;
hilo de plata que me ata a la vida.
De sol y aire, de sol y aire,
de sol y aire, de sol y aire,
de sol y aire, de sol y aire,
la rueda gira en el eje de un instante.
Ah, de sol y aire

credits

released June 5, 2023
José Miguel López - Vocals, Guitar
Alvaro Benavides - Bass, Vocals
Chris Stromquist - Drums, Guitar, Vocals

Engineered and Produced by Chris Stromquist at Psyncopate Sound, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed and Mastered by Oggi Kiossovski/OK Sound, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Estos Gritos New York, New York

Combining Rock-en-Español with 70s-style punk, garage and new wave, Estos Gritos formed in the crucible of the 2020 New York City Covid-19 shut down. Venezuelan natives José Miguel Lopez and Alvaro Benavides enlisted Chris Stromquist to craft an album of punk-styled songs based on Lopez’s poetry. After two singles, the band returns with a triumphant debut album recorded in New York City. ... more

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