''El Miedo a la Libertad'' is the second studio by

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-based electronic neo-

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band

Tanghetto Tanghetto is an Argentinian neotango and electronic tango music project created and led by musician and producer Max Masri. Winner of the Gardel Award and four times nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards. It's based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

, or the third, considering that their side project

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(2004) is in fact part of their official discography, as well as part of their regular live repertoire. The album was released in March 2008. The album is named after German psychologist

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's famous book,

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. It's an instrumental record, and to the usual combination of

and

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, elements from jazz and more acoustic sounds are added to the blend. The music of ''El Miedo a la Libertad'' balances electronically generated sounds and acoustic instruments like

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, acoustic drums and

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. The album was produced by Max Masri and coproduced by Diego S. Velázquez. Like its predecessor,

Buenos Aires Remixed Buenos Aires Remixed is a remix album from the Argentine neotango band Tanghetto. The album includes 12 remixes of older songs from the band in a house / progressive mood. However, the most remarkable feature of this album are the two covers espec ...

, this album also features a selection of cover versions of music pieces from diverse styles performed in the unique style of the band. The covers included in this release are

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and Herbie Hancock's 1964 jazz standard

Cantaloupe Island "Cantaloupe Island" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock and recorded for his 1964 album '' Empyrean Isles'' during his early years as one of the members of Miles Davis' 1960s quintet. Hancock later recorded a jazz-funk fusion versio ...

. In 2009 the album achieved a Gardel Award.

Track listing

# ''El Testigo'' (5:04) # ''Buscando Camorra'' (4:22) # ''

'' (3:56) # ''El Arte de Amar'' (4:09) # ''Viajero Inmóvil'' (3:05) # ''

(A bandoneonist in New York)'' (3:38) # ''¿Alguien se acuerda del Mayo Francés?'' (3:53) # ''Media Persona'' (3:52) # ''

'' (4:14) # ''La Deuda Interna'' (4:58) # ''El Desvío'' (4:01) # ''El Miedo a la Libertad'' (4:59)

Personnel

* Max Masri: synthesizers and programming * Diego S. Velázquez: nylon-string guitar, metallophone * Chao Xu: violoncello and

* Federico Vazquez:

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* Antonio Boyadjian: acoustic and electric piano * Daniel Corrado: acoustic/electronic drums and percussion * Esteban Morgado: nylon-string guitar (guest musician) * Quique Condomí: violin (guest musician) {{DEFAULTSORT:Miedo A La Libertad 2008 albums Tanghetto albums