Review of ‘La Nueva Violencia’, Dillom’s recently released album

ByJohn

There are artists who seem to live their entire career tied to something. A style, a genre, an album, something that defines them. They juggle the pressure of staying recognizable while finding ways to better themselves. “What a good album, but it’s difficult for the next one to be better. It’s set the bar too high.” I have thought that myself many times. Luckily, I don’t think this is the case Dillom. Nor will it ever be,

And the “national super rapper” has been showing for some time that the nickname has fallen short. “Post Mortem” (21) and “By Caesarean Section” (24) they already gave us samples of this. AND “The New Violence” comes to confirm what is already evident: Dylan lives in a constant musical evolution. At times it can sound like Gorillaz, but also like Babasónico, Ramones, Viagra Boys…

The Argentine understands his music as a space of total freedom. And this album easily explores the limits between dance punk, pop rock, new wave or electronic – to name a few styles – and to do so it is accompanied by artists of the stature of St, Vincent, Sebastian Murphy (Viagra Boys), Dickhead Mehrtens (Amyl And The Sniffers), Miranda!, Juana Aguirre and a choir made up of Juana Rozas, Babeblade and Terra. The result is an album that, at times, makes you think that it would be what Damon Albarn wanted to do with the Blur of the nineties.

“The New Violence” It is a complex project that is built on the idea of ​​being a kind of caricature of the music industry. Behind the humor and irreverence, however, different types of violence are also explored. Horror, death, sex and fantasy serve as starting points to explore the consequences of social and political violence, but also psychological, corporal, sexual and symbolic violence.

From the first moment, the album plays with your expectations. “The New Violence”the project’s eponymous song, starts with a punk sound reminiscent of “Deep Red” and then give way to “Vedette”a catchy and hypnotic song that leaves no one indifferent. After, “Dad went crazy” breaks with the established again. And so I could continue with the entire album, but not before making special mention of “Souvenir” and “Manikin”which have already gained a place in my heart.

This richness, which represents the most positive aspect of the album, also reveals one of its biggest imperfections: the vocal section. Certain styles require Dillom a wider range of action than it usually operates. In this sense, it seems that his voice, so unique and distinctive, becomes a double-edged sword unable to measure up, something that takes its toll on him at times.

Throughout its themes, “The New Violence” It unfolds like a frenetic journey, over layers of noise, synths, robust bass and guitars that go back and forth between genres, finding rest in small lapses of vulnerability. With this new job, Dillom certifies that its essence has never been in the sound, but in the message. In knowing that you can make social commentary without leaving aside the fun. In demonstrating that, sometimes, the best response to an absurd reality is, simply, to be even more absurd.

John
John

With an untamed passion and deep, eclectic knowledge of music, John is the soul of RadioWise UK. Having worked in the music industry for over two decades, his vision was to create a platform that embodies the love and respect for music. John is known for his great attention to detail and insatiable thirst for discovering new talents and music genres.