Spanish writer, musician, and producer Yo (formerly David G. Borrero) releases “Coágulo de un instante,” the final single before his album Carmina Alegría drops on November 21st. The project has been on a rapid two-month journey with unexpected reach across multiple countries. This track leans into the most cinematic side of Yo’s work, blending ambient textures with post-rock dynamics and neoclassical tension. The album itself is a tribute to his grandmother, who passed on June 1st, 2025. She used to tell him that when she was young, she sang so well that people from the radio wanted to make her a star under the stage name Carmina Alegría. Life had other plans, until now.
In this hauntingly beautiful ambient track, orchestral percussion thunders as the various airy textures carry us over an ocean of mourning. The layers of music here really allow you to let yourself and your vivid imagination go. We are taken on a ride across this ocean, and you can hear the vocal choir like layers, almost like they are trapped souls underneath said ocean. Traveling alongside us in every moment. Where else would they go? They can never leave, and neither can you, because we are all one, we are part of this magnificent creation and reflecting on death like a song, and ultimately, this record does make you re-realize that.
“Coágulo de un instante” works as both a standalone piece and a glimpse into what Carmina Alegría will deliver. Yo’s carved out something that refuses easy categorization, mixing art rock, post-rock, and ambient elements without being trapped by any of them. The full album drops November 21st, and if this single is any indication, it’s going to be worth the listen.
