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Artist
Mabe Fratti
12+ albums
ambient popart popguatemalaexperimentaldrone
about
Mabe Fratti is an experimental musician based in Mexico City. Born in Guatemala, she has been playing the cello since she was 8 years old and properly studied it in her native city. Going from live performances and presenting multidisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, and alike musicians, the name of Mabe Fratti has an outcome as a referent project between local radios, art institutions and a wide range of music venues in Mexico City. Her first full-length LP 'Pies sobre la tierra' was mixed and mastered wholly by Fratti herself, has an almost palpable emotional charge; fusing ambient, electronic sounds with impressionable cello compositions. The 8-track album holds a deeply expressive charm to it. Any praise for the uniqueness of this album is thanks to Fratti’s courageous experimentation. The use of electronic synths to complement the sound of her natural voice alongside haunting cello pieces ignites a conscious allying of ambient and chamber musical styles. The experimentative nature of her music might alarm some on first impression, but as we tune in we are presently delighted by the depth of character and emotion that is conveyed within this masterful collection of tracks.The musician has described the sentiment behind the album title ‘Pies Sobre La Tierra’ as a reference to the ‘relative freedom and illusion’ of the "mental space". Growing up in Guatemala in the early 00’s against a backdrop of violent crime and homicide, this ‘relative freedom’ of the menta
