DESPUES DE TI is about someone that has passed away. In my opinion, it's a heartbreakingly beautiful song. It brings out a lot of different emotions in me.
The combination of Karol's angelic and sensual voice and Greg's amazing guitar work, put me in a dream like trance with images of small Southwestern towns connected by unpaved desert roads. I also remember narrow streets lined with cactuses and desert flowers. There were also plenty of gas stations, diners and souvenir shops.
I am flooded with memories of cross-country road trips that opened my eyes to things I had never seen before. As a kid I did not appreciate those journeys, but now, I cherish those moments.
Greg Gonzalez is from CIGARETTES AFTER SEX. I was introduced to their music via a radio show that used to air on NPR stations; it was called ECHOES. Just for the record, ECHOES and another radio show called HEARTS OF SPACE were eliminated by NPR during a purge of programs / sub channels on both NPR/PBS. I will NOT forgive them for that!
Ambient, techno and trance music are some of my favorite musical genres. Like many others, I started listening to Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Michael Garrison, Patrick O'Hearn, Ray Lynch, Klaus Schulze and many others, when I was younger.
I hope Karol G makes an ambient album full of songs like DESPUES DE TI.
As I write this, I can only find a short clip of Karol and Greg performing this song on Karol G's FACEBOOK page. I do NOT know when or if, a proper music video will be released. I also don't know if this song will be released on a CD.
From what I understand it was performed at COACHELLA 2026.
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