We’re back! And Season 2 is all about listening.

To kick things off, Adam ambushes Heyni with one of the wildest tango openings ever recorded: Atilio Stampone beginning Responso… with a choir. Yes, a literal choir. Yes, it somehow works. Yes, it’s glorious. Baroque wig energy meets Buenos Aires grit.

Heyni fires back with a brand-new 2024 six-movement fever dream inspired by Roberto Arlt’s 300 Millones release. This Julián Peralta piece is full with drama, darkness, dream logic and one extremely satisfying apex moment.

From there, things unravel in the best possible way:

🎧 how composers listen (spoiler: obsessively)💃 why “danceable vs. non-danceable” is a false binary💿 are albums dead? (they shrug, keep listening)🎶 and the strange magic of transitions… the tiny details that make music flip from one world into another

This episode is your permission slip to get lost: in weird openings, bold choices, slow movements, heartbeat bass lines, and albums that actually take you somewhere.

Season 2 starts here; with curiosity, deep dives, and two musicians discovering what makes their ears light up.

Why Tango? Why not.

Playlist:

Responso - Atilio Stampone

Orgullo Criollo - Atilio Stampone

Los Mareados - Atilio Stampone

Sofía y los Sueños Pt.1 - La Sirvienta - Julián Peralta

Sofía y los Sueños Pt.5 - El Galán - Julián Peralta

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Imágenes (Almas) written by Adam Tully, played by Arco & Aire and Fernando Otero by Adam Tully.

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Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

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