On The Meteor That Struck the City, Patagonian guitarist Mariano Rodríguez distills 20 years of acoustic mastery into four tracks that feel timeless. Drawing from the American Primitive lineage of Fahey and Basho, Rodríguez blends intricate fingerpicking with a minimalist, windswept sensibility rooted in the landscapes of southern Argentina.
It’s folk, but warped slightly. Some would call it Post-Takoma or Primitive Guitar, though neither label quite captures the atmospheric precision at work here.
Using 6- and 12-string acoustics, lap steel, and Weissenborn, Rodríguez crafts short, instrumental pieces that breathe slowly and deeply. Each track hovers around two and a half minutes, yet feels expansive, like watching weather change on the horizon. No note is wasted.
Released by Argentina’s Prius Discos, the EP arrives in two physical formats: a 7” vinyl and an extended cassette featuring remixes by Latin American experimental mainstays Federico Durand, Walter Zenker, Pablo Reche, and Estupendo.
These remixes expand the originals into ambient and noise-inflected terrain, creating new sonic topographies without losing the spirit of the source.
It’s a brief but affecting record that’s quiet, spacious, and deeply felt. Like a meteor, the EP is precise and capable of reshaping a landscape.
Check out The Meteor That Struck the City by Mariano Rodriguez on Bandcamp here.
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