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'''Mabe Fratti''' (born 1991) is an experimental musician from Guatemala. A cellist, vocalist and user of synthesisers, Fratti works in a wide variety of genres. Her work includes collaborations with artists such as [[Belafonte Sensacional]], and she is part of avant-garde music collective [[Amor Muere]].
'''Mabe Fratti''' (born 1991) is an experimental musician from Guatemala. A cellist, vocalist and user of synthesisers, Fratti works in a wide variety of genres. Her work includes collaborations with artists such as [[Belafonte Sensacional]], and she is part of avant-garde music collective [[Amor Muere]].
==Life and career==
Born in Guatemala, and raised in a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostalist]] family, Fratti was classically trained in cello and limited to listening to either [[Christian music|Christian]] or Classical music by her parents until she discovered file-sharing site [[LimeWire]]. Also more avant-garde elements were introduced to her like a [[György Ligeti|Gyorgy Ligeti]] record "randomly" brought home by her father and cellist [[Jacqueline du Pré]]. She began creating her own music as a teenager, and upon leaving the church expanded into playing styles as varied as reggae, blues, and funk, with the cello she uses now being a gift from her school.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-05 |title=Chasing the Goblin With Mabe Fratti, the Guatemalan Cellist at the Heart of Mexico City's Avant-Rock Scene |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/chasing-the-goblin-with-mabe-fratti-the-guatemalan-cellist-at-the-heart-of-mexico-city-avant-rock-scene/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=2023-11-06 |title='Doubt is exciting': cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/06/mabe-fratti-cellist-on-chaos-curiosity-volcanoes-mexico |access-date=2024-04-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mabe Fratti: "Sometimes my dad brought home new age animal music. Like wolf sounds" |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/mabe-fratti-sometimes-my-dad-brought-home-new-age-animal-music-like-wolf-sounds/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Loud And Quiet |language=en-US}}</ref>


Born in Guatemala, and raised in a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostalist]] family, Mabe was classically trained in cello (an early inspiration being [[György Ligeti|Gyorgy Ligeti]]) and began creating her own music as a teenager.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2024-03-05 |title=Chasing the Goblin With Mabe Fratti, the Guatemalan Cellist at the Heart of Mexico City’s Avant-Rock Scene |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/chasing-the-goblin-with-mabe-fratti-the-guatemalan-cellist-at-the-heart-of-mexico-city-avant-rock-scene/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> A [[Goethe-Institut|Goethe Institute]] residency took her to Mexico to work on her music, where she met future members of Amore Muere and her partner Hector Tosta, then of [[La Vida Bohème]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=2023-11-06 |title=‘Doubt is exciting’: cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/06/mabe-fratti-cellist-on-chaos-curiosity-volcanoes-mexico |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=2022-09-09 |title=Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí review – cathartic and powerful experimentation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/09/mabe-fratti-se-ve-desde-aqui-review-cathartic-and-powerful-experimentation |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mabe Fratti: “Sometimes my dad brought home new age animal music. Like wolf sounds” |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/mabe-fratti-sometimes-my-dad-brought-home-new-age-animal-music-like-wolf-sounds/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Loud And Quiet |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title="Cuerpo de Agua" by - The Wire |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-37/16 |access-date=2024-04-05 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willems |first=Jasper |date=19 October 2022 |title=The Conversation Within: An Interview With Mabe Fratti |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/32217-mabe-fratti-interview |url-status=live |website=TheQuietus.com}}</ref>
In 2015, a [[Goethe-Institut|Goethe Institute]] residency took her to Mexico to work on her music. Through this residency she performed with more musicians such as established artists [[Gudrun Gut]] and [[Julián Bonequi|Julian Bonequi]], and got involved in the Mexico City improvisational music scene.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=2023-11-06 |title='Doubt is exciting': cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/06/mabe-fratti-cellist-on-chaos-curiosity-volcanoes-mexico |access-date=2024-04-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She met future members of Amore Muere and her partner Hector Tosta, then of [[La Vida Bohème]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=2022-09-09 |title=Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí review – cathartic and powerful experimentation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/09/mabe-fratti-se-ve-desde-aqui-review-cathartic-and-powerful-experimentation |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title="Cuerpo de Agua" by - The Wire |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-37/16 |access-date=2024-04-05 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willems |first=Jasper |date=19 October 2022 |title=The Conversation Within: An Interview With Mabe Fratti |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/32217-mabe-fratti-interview |website=TheQuietus.com}}</ref>

In 2019 Fratti produced her first album, ''Pies Sobre La Tierra,'' citing [[W. G. Sebald|W.G Sebald]]'s [[The Rings of Saturn]] as inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |title=Mabe Fratti: Será que ahora podremos entendernos |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mabe-fratti-sera-que-ahora-podremos-entendernos/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> This was followed up by ''Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos'' in 2021, collaborating for album with composer [[Claire Rousay]] and the experimenal band Tajak, and the album being described as "referending [[Arthur Russell (musician)|Arthur Russell]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=2021-05-28 |title=Mabe Fratti: Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos? review – soundscaped cello, synths and nature |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/28/mabe-fratti-sera-que-ahora-podremos-entendernos-review |access-date=2024-04-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Fratti's subsequent 2022 album ''Se Ve Desde Aquí'' has been referred to as "mind blowing" by fellow experimental artist [[Oneohtrix Point Never]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bromwich |first=Kathryn |date=2023-09-30 |title=On my radar: Oneohtrix Point Never's cultural highlights |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/30/on-my-radar-oneohtrix-point-never-daniel-lopatin-cultural-highlights |access-date=2024-04-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

She went on to collaborate with partner Hector Tosta as Titanic in 2023, producing ''Vidrio'', an album described as "somewhere between jazz and chamber pop".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=2023-10-13 |title=Titanic: Vidrio review – joyous Mexico City duo are unbounded by genre |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/13/titanic-vidrio-review-joyous-mexico-city-duo-are-unbounded-by-genre |access-date=2024-04-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 2023 Amor Muere released ''A time to love, a time to die.'' Fratti had formed this musical collective with artists Concepción Huerta, Gibrana Cervantes and Camille Mandoki, creating works over a period of years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Life |first=Sound of |title=Amor Muere, a Unique Collective Centred in Mexico {{!}} Sound of Life {{!}} Powered by KEF |url=https://www.soundoflife.com/blogs/mixtape/amor-muere-interview |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Sound of Life |language=en}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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* ''Pies Sobre La Tierra'' (2019)
* ''Pies Sobre La Tierra'' (2019)
* ''Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos'' (2021)
* ''Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos'' (2021)
* ''Se Ve Desde Aquí'' (2022)
'''Titanic'''
'''Titanic'''
* ''Vidrio'' (2023)
* ''Vidrio'' (2023)
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* ''Mabe Fratti & Concepción Huerta – Estática'' (2022)
* ''Mabe Fratti & Concepción Huerta – Estática'' (2022)
* ''Gudrun Gut + Mabe Fratti – Let's Talk About The Weather'' (2021)
* ''Gudrun Gut + Mabe Fratti – Let's Talk About The Weather'' (2021)
* ''[[Belafonte Sensacional]] - {{ill|Soy piedra|es}} (2019)
* ''[[Belafonte Sensacional]] {{ill|Soy piedra|es}} (2019)


== References ==
== References ==
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Mabe Fratti
GenresAvant-garde, Experimental
Member ofAmor Muere
Titanic
WebsiteMabe Fratti

Mabe Fratti (born 1991) is an experimental musician from Guatemala. A cellist, vocalist and user of synthesisers, Fratti works in a wide variety of genres. Her work includes collaborations with artists such as Belafonte Sensacional, and she is part of avant-garde music collective Amor Muere.

Life and career

Born in Guatemala, and raised in a Pentecostalist family, Fratti was classically trained in cello and limited to listening to either Christian or Classical music by her parents until she discovered file-sharing site LimeWire. Also more avant-garde elements were introduced to her like a Gyorgy Ligeti record "randomly" brought home by her father and cellist Jacqueline du Pré. She began creating her own music as a teenager, and upon leaving the church expanded into playing styles as varied as reggae, blues, and funk, with the cello she uses now being a gift from her school.[1][2][3]

In 2015, a Goethe Institute residency took her to Mexico to work on her music. Through this residency she performed with more musicians such as established artists Gudrun Gut and Julian Bonequi, and got involved in the Mexico City improvisational music scene.[4] She met future members of Amore Muere and her partner Hector Tosta, then of La Vida Bohème.[5][6][7]

In 2019 Fratti produced her first album, Pies Sobre La Tierra, citing W.G Sebald's The Rings of Saturn as inspiration.[8] This was followed up by Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos in 2021, collaborating for album with composer Claire Rousay and the experimenal band Tajak, and the album being described as "referending Arthur Russell".[9] Fratti's subsequent 2022 album Se Ve Desde Aquí has been referred to as "mind blowing" by fellow experimental artist Oneohtrix Point Never.[10]

She went on to collaborate with partner Hector Tosta as Titanic in 2023, producing Vidrio, an album described as "somewhere between jazz and chamber pop".[11]

In 2023 Amor Muere released A time to love, a time to die. Fratti had formed this musical collective with artists Concepción Huerta, Gibrana Cervantes and Camille Mandoki, creating works over a period of years.[12]

Discography

Solo

  • Pies Sobre La Tierra (2019)
  • Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos (2021)
  • Se Ve Desde Aquí (2022)

Titanic

  • Vidrio (2023)

Amore Muere

  • A time to love, a time to die (2023)

Other collaborations

  • Mabe Fratti & Concepción Huerta – Estática (2022)
  • Gudrun Gut + Mabe Fratti – Let's Talk About The Weather (2021)
  • Belafonte SensacionalSoy piedra [es] (2019)

References

  1. ^ "Chasing the Goblin With Mabe Fratti, the Guatemalan Cellist at the Heart of Mexico City's Avant-Rock Scene". Pitchfork. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ Snapes, Laura (2023-11-06). "'Doubt is exciting': cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ "Mabe Fratti: "Sometimes my dad brought home new age animal music. Like wolf sounds"". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ Snapes, Laura (2023-11-06). "'Doubt is exciting': cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  5. ^ Kalia, Ammar (2022-09-09). "Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí review – cathartic and powerful experimentation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ "Cuerpo de Agua" by - The Wire, retrieved 2024-04-05
  7. ^ Willems, Jasper (19 October 2022). "The Conversation Within: An Interview With Mabe Fratti". TheQuietus.com.
  8. ^ Nast, Condé. "Mabe Fratti: Será que ahora podremos entendernos". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  9. ^ Kalia, Ammar (2021-05-28). "Mabe Fratti: Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos? review – soundscaped cello, synths and nature". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  10. ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (2023-09-30). "On my radar: Oneohtrix Point Never's cultural highlights". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  11. ^ Kalia, Ammar (2023-10-13). "Titanic: Vidrio review – joyous Mexico City duo are unbounded by genre". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  12. ^ Life, Sound of. "Amor Muere, a Unique Collective Centred in Mexico | Sound of Life | Powered by KEF". Sound of Life. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

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