ECLIPSE (LP)

A1 Ballenas
A2 Adios Tren De Jaipur
A3 Midnight Round Mekines
A4 Donde Una Amapola Blanca Revienta
A5 Tierra A La Vista
B1 Tagomago
B2 El Colegio De Alvarito
B3 Eucaliptus Blues
B4 Himalaya
B5 Interior Del Bosque



Emotional Rescue label boss Stuart Leath is particularly excited about this release, and it's not hard to see why. While Spanish singer/songwriter Javier Bergia is not widely known in the UK, his releases - either solo, or as part of the Finas Africae and Arium Musicae groups - are held in high regard by those of a Balearic persuasion. Eclipse is something of a treat, gathering together the best of Bergia's solo work from 1985 to the present day. Featuring Bergia's spoken and sung vocals atop a mix of gentle acoustics, atmospheric strings, delay-laden percussion and subtle global rhythms, Eclipse impresses from start to finish. It should be essential listening for anyone with even the tiniest interest in Balearica.

A1 Ballenas


A2 Adios Tren De Jaipur


A3 Midnight Round Mekines


A4 Donde Una Amapola Blanca Revienta


A5 Tierra A La Vista


B1 Tagomago


B2 El Colegio De Alvarito


B3 Eucaliptus Blues


B4 Himalaya


B5 Interior Del Bosque