“This album is named LMDM, what is the abbreviation for 'the best of me', because at this moment I am already beginning to give the best of myself”, Explain Maese, singer from the Valparaíso Region who has an extensive career of more than 20 years in music, about his new album.
In conversation with Reggae Chalice, Cristian Garrido (38) details what this production consists of - the fourth of his career- which includes various styles ranging from dancehall to afrobeat and which he hopes to present live during the month of December.
“We worked on this album together with El Reaktor (Victor Beale) from January to August- September when we already had it ready. It consists of 8 tracks, con dancehall, also going through hip hop, doing a trap, a drill and we also went to afrobeat, because we wanted the album to be super versatile”, says the Buenos Aires artist.
Add that “we did others 2 dancehall a little softer, because the first 2 They are raw and rude, well Jamaicans, an R&B and also an electronic guaracha, going through all the rhythms that I like. We brought back the classic 'Dancehall Party'’ renovated, we made a remake now with the artists that are current at this time, 10 years after the original version”.
El Maese emphasizes that album “focuses on demonstrating everything I have learned during these 20 years and put it into practice in the rhythms that I like, which are the ones that are stuck at the moment”.
This is the singer's fourth album after Come 2 Dance (2010), The Elegance of Dancehall (2015) Y The Return (2020).
further, highlights that in this production there are 2 collaborations, “one is the R&B that we did it with him Mc Jona, which turned out very good, and the other collaboration is with a boy who in this case is leaving and is like my sponsor, 'the Golloman’, what is a drill, because he is more urban, more hiphoppa”.
Your nearby projects
Likewise, The singer states that he is working on the music videos, one of which is ready, But he hopes to first record the song that he will release as a single on video., so you will have two audiovisual pieces to present in the short term.
“Apart from that, I already have planned and am halfway through work on an upcoming EP. which I'm going to release probably early next year, therefore this is coming very moving. We are going to continue making music and most likely if I don't immediately release the EP I will be releasing some singles to keep the networks attentive.”, highlights.
Its beginnings and its musical history
His taste for dancehall, reflected in his music, born a long time ago, although in the beginning it was hiphop that caught his attention and made him start in music.
“I started small, had 13 years when I left 97. We started making the first songs with a friend I met who was coming up here to Curauma from Forestal, “Eternal”. With him we made a group called MC's Klan and we were making music from the beginning. 97 onwards, We made a lot of songs and got into the hip hop scene in the area., influenced at that time more than anything by what was being played which was 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, Born Jamericans, there just knowing what a pinch of reggae was within hip hop”, reports.
“from here, influences at that time were the national groups that were sounding like Shot of grace, Resonance, Makiza, The Rebel Frequency and within the scene we began to create the hip hop scene here in the Fifth Region area”, Add.
Then, in 2005, met Rasta, He started singing reggae and released a small demo called Something Soft, “with themes clearly referring to Rasta and a good reggae style, in fact there was no hip hop, I was just getting into reggae”.
That same year he went to live in a Rasta community in Achupallas., in Vina del Mar, and later began working with Triple 7 and recorded with him in his studio at that time - Black Soul Records- some songs that were projected as an album, but they came out individually and already in 2009 started working with The Reaktor, with whom he continues to be related until now.
His influences
On the other hand, regarding his influences, Maese maintains that he has a wide range of musical tastes, although it is mainly Jamaican music.
“My influence has always been Jamaican music, like seventies dancehall, Jamaican eighties and nineties, since Yellowman, going by Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Sean Paul, a lot of raggamuffin style”, express.
Although not only that, emphasizes, well “I also have reggae influences, that I love, such as reggae Peter Tosh, obviously Bob Marley, one of the great influences one has. I also love it Skatalites, although I don't do ska and I also have influences in electronic music, because I also like electronic music, I love drum & bass”, concludes.
