''Chromophobia'' is the debut studio album by Brazilian
electronic music
Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...
producer
Gui Boratto
Guilherme Boratto (born 1974) is a Brazilian electronic music producer. In the 1990s, he was a member of the Eurodance group Sect.
His debut solo record, '' Chromophobia'', was named album of the month by ''Mixmag''. He has since released six m ...
. It was released on 26 February 2007 on the
Kompakt
Kompakt ( Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known ...
label. Boratto plays guitar and piano on the album, and all vocals are by Luciana Villanova. It was named the 43rd best album of the decade by ''
Resident Advisor
''Resident Advisor'' (also known as ''RA'') is an online music magazine and community platform established in 2001 and dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe. Its editorial team provides news, music and ev ...
''.
Regarding the name ''Chromophobia'', Boratto said: "The same meaning as monochromatism in architecture, which means simplicity. That's all. I don’t have a morbid fear of colors at all. But also, I was ironic. My music is really colorful."
Track listing
All tracks by Gui Boratto, except where noted.
# "Scene 1" – 3:55
# "Mr. Decay" – 6:58
# "Terminal" – 5:57
# "Gate 7" – 6:41
# "Shebang" – 7:28
# "Chromophobia" – 7:12
# "The Blessing" – 5:40
# "Malá Strana" – 2:31
# "Acróstico" – 4:25
# "Xilo" – 3:55
# "Beautiful Life" (Boratto, Luciana Villanova) – 8:31
# "Hera" – 3:59
# "The Verdict" – 3:37
Personnel
* Gui Boratto – guitar, piano, production, engineering, mastering, mixing
* Luciana Villanova – vocals
References
External links
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2007 debut albums
Gui Boratto albums
Kompakt albums
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