"Reminiscencias has an epic sweep, layering heart-tugging melodies with the rumbling sounds of traffic and urban life. Ávila is something of a sound design prodigy. In his hands, synths can sound like Hollywood strings ("Cenizas"), and arp notes wobble and glow like lightbulb filaments ("Something to Fight For"). Polished drums tap out funky, broken patterns with just the right amount of force, enough to rattle windows without the bass blotting everything else out."
"These tendencies lend Reminiscencias a larger-than-life quality that channels '00s thriller scores crossed with early-'10s techno, recalling a time when Berghain still drove (or at least lorded over) underground nightlife culture. It's easy to imagine "To Resist and Break," with its foreboding bassline and whip-crack drums, soundtracking a tense pursuit from The Bourne Identity, but there's also a stirring emotional undercurrent in the"
Reminiscencias shifts from sci-fi concepts toward personal life and upbringing in Colombia, presenting bold, saturated dance music with drums and synths expanded into large, skeuomorphic forms. The album pairs heart-tugging melodies with rumbling urban sounds and polished, three-dimensional production that gives synths cinematic textures and arpeggios a filament-like glow. Drums alternate funky, broken patterns with controlled force, rattling windows without overpowering low end. The record channels '00s thriller scores and early-2010s techno, merging tension and emotional undercurrents across tracks such as "Cenizas," "Something to Fight For," and "To Resist and Break."
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