Mabe Fratti is an experimental cellist and composer. Originally from Guatemala, Fratti is now based in Mexico City. She uses cello, voice and synthesizers to present sound in the form of installation, composition and free improvisation. Mabe’s music takes us to sensible sounding boards: through a hypnotic and captivating performance, she sews contemporary elements like shoegaze and dream pop with ancestral influences that go from Gregorian chants to Sephardi music, transforming them in ingredients of a potent sonic ritual that causes a profound emotional impact.

Signed to experimental label Unheard of Hope, Mabe Fratti is set to release her new album Será que ahora podremos entendernos due out June 25th. Her 2019 debut LP, Pies Sobre la Tierra, introduced the world to Fratti’s lush & hypnotic cello compositions, earning acclaim from The Wire, The Guardian, XLR8R, Bandcamp, and more. Será que ahora podremos entendernos finds a space for lyrical invention, elevating her otherworldly creations to new heights. The album’s title translates as Will we be able to understand each other now? Mabe’s Cello is still a prominent aspect of the work here but it comes draped in vintage synths, guitars, field recordings, and gentle drone.

Links
Stream/watch new single ‘Hacia El Vacio’: https://orcd.co/haciaelvacio
New album: https://tinangelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ser-que-ahora-podremos-entendernos
debut: https://orcd.co/mabefratti

Tisla is Tina Hitchens, Small solo songs, wrangled from bits and pieces of instruments, electronics and voice; bewilderment, memory, and love. 

https://tisla.bandcamp.com/
https://tinahitchens.com/