Titanic: HAGEN

"Mankind, before science, ran on myth. We've always tried to explain the seemingly inexplicable, stretching imagination to fill the gaps: the sun is pulled to and fro by flaming chariots, eclipses are tragic lovers meeting briefly in the sky. This impulse toward legendary expansion is very much present in HAGEN, the second collaboration between Venezuelan guitarist Héctor Tosta, who releases music as I. la Católica, and celebrated Guatemalan experimental cellist Mabe Fratti. Together, they make up the duo Titanic."

"This power couple of Mexico City's contemporary avant-garde combine classical training with a punk approach, garnering a reputation for challenging, mind-melting music. (The same could be said of Fratti's acclaimed work as a solo artist.) Titanic, led by Tosta, plays with sound and silence on their second album in the way one might a rubber band: stretching it almost to its breaking point before propelling it forward at full strength."

HAGEN is the second collaboration between Venezuelan guitarist Héctor Tosta (I. la Católica) and Guatemalan experimental cellist Mabe Fratti, performing together as Titanic. The album fuses classical training with a punk ethos and an experimental avant-garde approach. Songs manipulate sound and silence, stretching textures and dynamics before releasing intense, propulsive moments. 'Escarbo dimensiones' begins with sparse drums and chords, gradually adding drum hits and a soaring riff that resolves into a fast electric guitar–plucked cello duet. Fratti's cello threads through the record, entwining with sparkling synths on 'Pájaro de fuego' and anchoring the raucous, fuzzy chaos of lead single 'Gotera.'

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