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A NEW ROMANCE

by Ambros Chapel

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1.
MARBLE 04:00
Marble Standing in the rain, standing in the marble of a broken gate I'm hiding from the pain, hiding from her wicked broken heart with my saving faith Have you seen the monster in her eyes? I'm hiding from the pain, hiding from her wicked cruel and rotten brain Standing in the rain, hiding from her wicked rotten heart with my saving faith Have you seen the evil in her eyes? I saw her strolling, passing by, beneath the bridgehead You kissed another from the heart
2.
LOW 03:35
Low Look around and hear the pace See the tower, winter came Hear the sound, you made the grade Feel the ground it melts and sways Look around the room’s in flames See the young, lovers embrace Feeling tired, we need a change All that time we spent is erased Look around See the tower Feeling tired See the tower All that time All that time
3.
Drifting isles I never expected a better relief No, heavenly misterys at your daddy’s house tonight You never invented a better release Why haven’t you let me know the truth until we’re done? I, I wonder if heaven falls will I be ready in time? I, I wonder if we are two unexciting drifting isles You never provided a bit of relief Your nature is a mistery for me when you run and hide I never decided such early disease Your heart is a mystery, you make me feel this way I, I wonder if heaven falls will I be ready in time? I, I wonder if pictures hide a miracle inside You change worlds You change worlds You change worlds You change worlds
4.
A New Romance I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say What a terrific world What a terrific world What a terrific... unwanted I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say You’re the only one You, you're my love You, you're my love In the crowd I feel unstable You’re the ghost who tells me fables at night There’s a talk that’s been unspoken But you’re always so heartbroken Oh my... I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say I’ll go back to hell from heaven, you say You’re the only one You, you're my love You, you're my love You, you're my love You, you're my love
5.
MERCURY 04:58
Mercury Up to the end, remind me to believe In life and hope For over a year I wandered full of fear Seeking a heart to love Like anyone, just anyone Who cares? I was a ghost meandering through the town Looking for lonely souls Feeling like crap, you whisper full of tears You want a man to love Like anyone, just anyone Who cares? It was a game, regarding to the deal I never craved your love You changed, your heart was out of gear You wanna star to adore Like anyone, just anyone who cares? Another way to feel the same Another game you used to play You hear the sound to ease the pain A song, my dear, you used to play
6.
CAROUSEL 00:41
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8 03:16
8 You looked so beautiful and distant, full of style My heart’s a roller-coaster, drowning in the mire Too high to recognize my deepest inner fears You can see us, I was frightened, will you come to interfere? But wait for tomorrow It’s the same kind of sorrow I was mental but tomorrow I will a roll a number eight You trade sophistication, rubies in a cage It’s hard to realize I’ll never love again Too shy to stay in here, and silent like a deer It was real, I was frightened, will you come to interfere? But wait for tomorrow It’s the same kind of sorrow I was mental but tomorrow I will a roll a number eight But wait for tomorrow It’s the same kind of sorrow I was mental but tomorrow I was mental but tomorrow I was mental but tomorrow I was mental but tomorrow I will a roll a number eight
8.
Nothing but the past Then we got to understand that you and I are just one Then we got to comprehend this love is still alight I won’t just walk away, my warm sun I won’t just walk away, my sun There’s a way to undertake a new romance, my warm sun Ease the pain, the summer rain will feed again our love I won’t just walk away, my warm sun I won’t just walk away, my sun Here we come to find a way, we’ll try to make it shine All we had is been displaced, there’s nothing but the past All we knew was bad and cruel, we’ll find a place to hide Then we must be surely gone, if there’s a blame it’s mine Then we got to understand that you and I are just one Then we got to comprehend this love is still alight I won’t just walk away, my warm sun I won’t just walk away, my sun Then we have to be in this place, we’ll underplay that time All we had is been erased, a chance to embrace the sun All that surely’s been forgotten, it’s swallowed by the tide Then we must be surely gone, but wholly both alive Then we must be surely gone, if there’s a blame it’s mine All we knew was bad and cruel, we’ll find a place to hide Here we come to find a way, don’t walk away Here we come to find a way, don’t walk away Don’t walk away Don’t walk away Don’t walk away
9.
UNICORNS 03:10
Unicorns Ain't got no invitation, such a lonely day Your face looks beautiful at night, UK porcelain Ain't got no indication about the game you play Too blind to realize that you’re depraved and fake I used to crawl, you used to grow, this is lousy day Your bliss’ my motivation for the things I say You speak of unicorns at night, it drives me insane Ain't got no expectations, such a lovely day to die, a waste of time, waste of time I used to crawl, you used to grow, this is lousy day
10.
BAROQUE 00:34
11.
POSIES 04:02
Posies I was waiting for a miracle tonight All those funerals are ready, just desire There’s a flame in the dark Waiting time I’ve been dreaming of electric genocides There’s no higher meaning, secrets in his eyes It’s the same paradise Fading time I was waiting for this fight Waiting, fading Keep those memories inside There’s no future for this one Heaven’s miserable I was waiting for another paradise You’ve been placing my desire’s on a pyre There’s a flame in the dark Waiting time I was grieving deep inside Waiting, fading Golden thunders in the skies I should take it to the grave Where it will remain Sometimes looking to the skies Then you see a falling star That will never die
12.
Looking for Something Looking around, looking for something On the road, I'm mortified Looking around, looking for something I don't know why, but I do try Looking around, looking for something In the crowd, where do you hide? Looking around, looking for something You're my cold white snow at sunrise Looking around, looking for something On the road, I'm mortified Looking around, looking for something You're my cold white snow at sunrise

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Hay discos evidentes y otros que solo parecen evidentes. Bravo por los primeros. No engañan a nadie, si son buenos gustan desde el primer momento y puedes echar mano de ellos cuando lo necesites. Si son malos, no hace falta insistir. Déjalos estar, no los vuelvas a escuchar, prueba con otro disco, prueba con otra cosa.
Pero ojo con los discos que solo parecen evidentes, esos discos que te sugieren de manera instintiva que adoptes todas las alertas, que rechaces los prejuicios, que dudes de las etiquetas. Son esa clase de discos con los que comprendes desde la primera canción que nada es tan fácil, que hay algo ahí que se te va a escapar si no prestas atención: ese estribillo, ese verso, ese fraseo de guitarra, esa sensación que lo envuelve todo y que te obligará a regresar sobre tus pasos para cerciorarte de que lo que has escuchado no es lo que esperabas escuchar. Es mucho mejor.
“A new romance”, el nuevo álbum de los valencianos Ambros Chapel, es uno de esos discos que “solo” parecen evidentes, un cúmulo de ideas sencillas que conforman una imagen mucho más compleja de lo esperabas escuchar.
Al afrontar los trabajos de Ambros Chapel lo habitual -lo evidente- es, por ejemplo, recordar el legado siniestro y frondoso de bandas de la década de los 80 como Joy Division, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Chameleons o The Cure. Lo que ya no resulta tan evidente, pero sí definitivo, es la consciencia de que esas canciones van más allá de aquellos referentes.
Así, si estiramos por un lado, la canciones de Ambros Chapel también nos remite al David Bowie de la trilogía berlinesa. Y si lo estiramos por el otro, vislumbraremos también a los herederos británicos del Duque en los 90 (los primeros Suede, los Pulp más trascendentes) o nos toparemos con Jeff Buckley y las bandas que siguieron su senda entrado ya el siglo XXI.
Pero estamos hablando de influencias, de referentes, de evidencias cuando realmente “A new romance” va mucho más allá. En su último disco, Ambros Chapel superan de forma brillante y a base de calidad y ambición el cliché de la oscuridad y la nostalgia. Con “A new romance”, los valencianos confirman una personalidad que reivindica la etiqueta propia y orgullosa, que va más allá de los referentes y de las evidencias.
Disco tras disco, Pablo Casero, José Rodríguez y Alfredo Sanchis -más Óscar Vadillo, responsable de las guitarras hasta este trabajo- han insistido en trabajarse un camino propio. No es un camino fácil porque para andar por él es necesario insistir, investigar, imaginar y, sobre todo, disfrutar de lo que uno hace.
Todas esas necesidades han quedado cubiertas en “A new romance”, una colección de doce canciones que explosionan como una especie de carga controlada, con una -si se nos permite- humilde grandilocuencia. Es un álbum rico en capas de sonido, texturas, teclados que surfean sobre las guitarras y, sobre ellos, efectos oníricos y una voz dramática, conmovedora y desacomplejada. En contraste, la batería suena orgánica y elemental, profunda pero no cavernaria, mientras que el bajo sostiene el ritmo sin aspavientos pero permitiéndose, cuando la ocasión lo requiere, enfilar líneas melódicas juguetonas y absolutamente modernas.
La sensación final cuando uno acaba de escuchar “A new romance” es bastante curiosa e incluso contradictoria. Pese a haber logrado dejar atrás lo enfermizo, ansioso y angustioso que podía vislumbrarse en sus anteriores trabajos, Ambros Chapel ha sabido en este disco mantener esa sustancia musical densa que cuando está a punto de dejar sin aire tus pulmones porque lo va a ocupar todo, se difumina de repente y permite entrar un rayo de luz con el que recuperas la calma e incluso te permites esbozar una media sonrisa.
Por eso, conviene introducirse en “A new romance” con confianza pero sin bajar la guardia, bien atentos a los murmullos, los sonidos y las sombras que se adivinan entre la maleza, pero disfrutando de un camino lleno de enormes canciones.

VORO CONTRERAS, periodista.

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released October 6, 2022

Recording at Novoestudios, Picassent, València in 2021. Engineer and mixer: Facundo Novo. Produced by Ambros Chapel. Mastering by Mario G. Alberni at Kadifornia Studio Mastering, Cádiz, Spain. Artwork by Bhyf. Cover Photo by Ruth Dupiereux

All leads guitars, occasional background vocals and keyboards are recorded by Óscar Vadillo Gil. To special thank the unconditional support of Víctor Carbone, Bhyf, Hans and Ruth Dupiereux, Javier Pérez and Voro Contreras.

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AMBROS CHAPEL Valencia, Spain

Band formed in 2006 by Pablo Casero (vocals and guitar), Alfred Sanchis (bass), Eduardo de Eduardo (solo guitar and choirs) and José Rodríguez (drums), characterized by eminently British sound, halfway between the obscurantism of The Cure, the epicness of The Church and the elegance of Bryan Ferry´s Roxy Music. ... more

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