Témpano

Témpano was fairly well known in their native Venezuela, but mostly for the more commercially acceptable stuff that came later in their career. Their early albums are exceptionally melodic, somewhat jazz and South American folk-influenced, with plenty of fresh and innovative ideas, bursts of synth-driven musical color, and well thought-out arrangements, bordering fusion at times, acoustic folk-pop at others. Vocals tend to be low key and fairly sparse, leaving plenty of room for instrumental stretch.