★★★★★
Two young boys stare out from the cover of Double Youth, and only one of them is Roberto Carlos Lange. The New York-based, Florida-born producer/singer who goes by Helado Negro doesn't remember who the other one is. Face-painted and serious, they both seem to be taking a moment out of one of those perfect childhood days to oblige a parent's request for a keepsake...
- pitchfork.com
2014-09-03
★★★★★
Helado Negro Invisible LifeBy Vincent PollardThis is the third album from Helado Negro (aka Florida-raised Roberto Carlos Lange). In between Helado releases, Lange produces beats under the moniker Epstein, has collaborated with Julianna Barwick (as OMBRE) and produced for Prefuse 73. The hard work is clearly paying off, as this new release sees Helado Negro ("Black Ice Cream," in Spanish) return with tighter songwriting, pushing into a glitchier, more synth-heavy vein...
- exclaim.ca
2013-04-01
★★★★★
It's tempting to claim that the Helado Negro of 2009's Awe Owe is unrecognizable in the Helado Negro of Invisible Life. The former was a softly warped, pastoral record with Spanish lyrics and prominent Latin guitar; the latter is a more urbane electronic pop record with lyrics in English and Spanish. But in every style Roberto Carlos Lange develops, a sultry, dreamy temperament remains apparent, from the shimmying cadences and simmered arrangements to his just-woken-up voice...
- pitchfork.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Since his last release as Helado Negro , 2011?s Canta Lechuza , Roberto Lange has worked in straight electronic beats as Epstein and produced smoky dream pop in a duo with Julianna Barwick called Ombre . While his earlier compositions rode the crest of the chillwave buzz, his new disc shows the effects of that diverse interlude. On Invisible Life , pop structures, hip-hop beats, sleepwalking synths, and Latin percussion percolate into one sensual, psychedelic dance party...
- consequenceofsound.net
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Goto commentsLeave a commentShare Not So Invisible Helado Negro, translated from Spanish as Black Ice, is more than just electronic music sung in another language; it's culture, history and passion all rolled into one sonic package. Roberto Lange, the man behind Helado Negro, infuses his Ecuadorian heritage into chilled out, vibe-y synths and beats...
- www.mxdwn.com
2013-03-10
★★★★★
Helado Negro is the sobriquet adopted by Roberto Carlos Lange, an American musician of Ecuadorian lineage. The name translates as 'black ice cream', appropriate in that it accurately reflects the unusual juxtaposition of styles found within his music. Canta Lechuza, his second album under the Helado Negro name, is an understated offering of handcrafted Hispanic folktronica and proves a worthy addition to Asthmatic Kitty's growing roster of highly individualistic and idiosyncratic acts...
- www.musicomh.com
2011-07-04
★★★★★
The second album by Helado Negro (it translates as 'black ice cream'), 'Canta Lechuza' (which translates as 'sing owl') is eleven tracks of minimal beats and loops overlayed by the Spanish vocals of Roberto Carlos Lange. Having previously cut his teeth in ROM, Epstein and Savath Y Savalas, Lange's current project sounds like Coldplay channelling Kid A, with mixed results...
- www.clashmusic.com
2011-06-27
★★★★★
Roberto Lange makes Latin-tinged electro-folk music under the name Helado Negro (Spanish for "black ice cream") and a recent stint the woods of Connecticut seems to have had a curious impact on his music. Most of Canta Lechuza (which translates as "Owl Singing"), the second full-length offering from the Helado Negro moniker, feels like something of a one-man vacation...
- pitchfork.com
2011-06-13
★★★★★
For musician Roberto Carlos Lange, music has now taken many different forms. Also combining music as Epstein, Lange has now delved back into Helado Negro's nervy, worldly touch. On Canta Lechuza - which directly translates to 'sing owl' - Lange fuses the sounds that he grew up with, along the support of electronic beats and synth rhythms. Often Lange is able to transform songs into something worldly and like the title implies, there is a mysterious glean to it...
- www.adequacy.net
2011-05-23
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