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Gotan Project - Tango 3.0 Instores April 20th
XL Recordings is very pleased to present the first new studio album from Gotan Project in 4 years, Tango 3.0, the magnificent follow-up to 2006’s, Lunático.
Tango 3.0 fluidly steps back on the dance floor where Lunático left off. Group members Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph Müller, and Eduardo Makaroff have constructed yet another beautiful melange of traditional Argentinian tango, dub, jazz and electronics. The album’s 11 tracks are at once seductive and propulsive.
Tango 3.0 is available on US import CD and special double vinyl, which features 4 exclusive tracks that are not included on the CD configuration.
The new album features a host of exciting guests and collaborators. Dr. John lends the smooth sound of the Hammond B3 to ‘Tango Square’ and the work of Argentinian author Jules Cortázar is reincarnated through a reading from his novel Rayuela on the track of the same name. Victor Hugo Morales, legendary football commentator, lends his voice to first single ‘La Gloria’ (paying homage to his famous goal proclamation that soundtracked Maradona’s infamous 2nd goal against England)…GOOOOOAL becomes GOOOOOTAN!
The band will begin a tour in support of the album with an extensive run of European dates Apr.-June, before beginning a North America-wide swing in Sept. and Oct., including stops in Montréal and Toronto.
A major press and lifestyle marketing campaign will run in advance of release that will include Electronic, world, lifestyle, fashion, and general music magazines, Spanish language publications, late night television and more. Major press features are set to run in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Fader, XLR8R, Details and all over the province of Quebec where Gotan Project have an incredible sales history.
Also confirmed are NPR and Morning Becomes Eclectic.
To hear an excerpt of the debut single, ‘La Gloria’, visit www.myspace.com/gotanproject
A clip for La Gloria will premiere at the end of March followed by a full servicing to all television and online video outlets across North America.
For more information, please visit www.gotanproject.com and www.beggarsgroup.ca
“Tango 3.0 has refined all the founding elements of what makes the Gotan Project the wondrous thing that it is.” – Gilles Peterson – BBC Radio1
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