Modern Tango World #9 (Rome, Italy)

Mariano Mattone
— We don’t perfom
live. We have been
asked couple of times,
but Adolfo tours a lot
and I have other projects
so we didn’t find
the time to do that.
Maybe in the future…
MTW — How do
you feel about dancing
to your music? What
do you think about the
contemporary neotango
fusion dancing?
Mariano Mattone
— We didn’t write the songs to be danced. Although,
I know some DJs play our tracks at milongas and clubs.
That is amazing. To be honest, I don’t know much about
the current neo-tango scene. I know a very good
bands like Otros Aires and Tanghetto are doing shows
and tours. But, the electronic tango euphoria has died
down a bit, in my opinion. The only remaining artist are
doing it for the pleasure and the cause.
MTW — We are at a special moment in the history
of tango music experimentation. There is both as a link
of continuity and a break of discontinuity with the past.
How do you feel about today’s tango and neo-tango
scenes? Where do you think we’re going in the future?
Mariano Mattone — About the future of electrotango
or neo-tango, I think it will continue to evolve.
Tango is deeply rooted in our culture and electronic
music is constantly evolving.
MTW — Today’s tango scene is complex, looking
both towards the tradition and absorbing a lot of influences
from contemporary musical styles. Why do you
think tango, as a genre, been able to capture a larger and
larger market share and remain rather marginal? What
do you think will happen in the future?
Maybe in the future, we will see some tango-pop fusion
orchestras. There are already some cumbia-tango fusion
bands. So, you never know. I think that tango will always
remain in a ghetto. But, I think that is a good thing.
MTW — Tango is a constantly changing. Can you tell
us about your current projects and your plans for the
future? Do you have any particular short or long term
projects for new albums or tours?
Mariano Mattone — One Last Tango came out two
years ago. It was a long time making that album. For
now, there are no new works under the way. We will
see if we can come with something new for 2018. In the
meantime, there`s a lot of good music around. to enjoy,
MTW — Thank you very much fpr the interview.
Please keep us informed of any new developments for
Tangothic and yourself. For more info, see:
https://www.facebook.com/tangothic/
Mariano Mattone — It`s really complicated because
some electro-tango bands evolved so much that
they have turned into tango! They start looking like actual
orchestras, instead of a fusion or electronic band.
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