Obdulio Rico Cruz is a Drone Music studio project centred on nylon-string guitar. Repeated arpeggios, like a tremolo study slowed to a crawl, are recorded in several passes and overlapped until individual notes merge into a shimmering, continuous chord.
The harmonic language leans on open fifths and suspended intervals, keeping the music unresolved and airy. Light reverb and gentle tape saturation soften the attacks. The atmosphere is warm, sunlit and slow, and the pieces work well in the background of daytime activity, where the steady pulse of the plucking can be felt rather than followed.
