Galera: Master Of Artisty And Progressive Analog

Milton Castellar, known as Galera, is an artist well deserving of space within the pages of this magazine. The Barcelona resident is a master at composing analog electronic songs with guitars, saxophones, electric bass, acoustic drums, rhodes piano, and vintage rhythm boxes. His music is warm, timeless, and draws on many influential musicians such as Herbie Hancock and Ornette Coleman, Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson and contemporaries Holden, Four Tet, Caribou and Floating Points. Writing songs that are “artsy” and “progessive” is a strong quality that is demonstrated on the 7 tracks he’s officially released to date. “Panth,” the first EP on the label Banned in Vegas, was a striking debut and introduced his skill to create music giving the appearance of a live band. Pretty impressive. On his most recent release, “Havana,” Galera pulls a lot of his inspiration from the recordings of Four Tet and it is a stunner as well. It ventures in to the avant-garde, but at the same time, the music is bright and melodic. The artist’s goal was to create a work of music that brings the jungle in to the city, hence the title. A year in to his solo career, and as mentioned above, Galera’s two EPs are recommended as the music presents a fresh new ingredient to an already exciting Spanish electronic music scene. Accomplishments so far include a Top 3 position in XLR8TR’s digital downloads program and spins on several state sponsored radio programs including Radio3, Lapsus and Paralelo3. Galera also was invited as a supportive “Live Set” act for Tycho‘s most recent tour in Spain, and captured the audience’s attention playing tracks from “Havana” and it was an opportunity for the ex M.A.D. band member to showcase and introduce his music to thousands of people. With 2017 behind him and 2018 ahead, it’s a safe bet that Galera will continue to impress us, as well as electronic music enthusiasts everywhere.

—Joseph Arthur

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