Umbra
Sum (pronounced "oombruh soom") is Ed Sánchez-Gómez, a Costa Rican expatriate. Following a
love/hate relationship with classical guitar studies at the University
of Costa Rica, Umbra Sum emerged in 2003 as a way of reconciling with
the instrument. After leaving Costa Rica, Ed wandered around Europe and
later Argentina, where he acquired a taste for the South American folk
music that permeates his work. He left Argentina to study improvisation
in Chicago, where he currently resides.
“Aún no has demostrado nada” is the first official release from Umbra Sum. This eclectic mini-album has hints of the summertime harmonies of the Beach Boys, the psychedelic folk of Los Jaivas, the doleful spirit of Hood, and the melodious uproar of My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr.
“Aún no has demostrado nada” was recorded by Ed Sánchez-Gómez in Evanston, IL; mixed by Joel Jiménez-Cabezas in Goshen, IN; and mastered by Jeff Lipton (Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, The Magnetic Fields) at Peerless Mastering in Boston, MA.
“Aún no has demostrado nada” is the first official release from Umbra Sum. This eclectic mini-album has hints of the summertime harmonies of the Beach Boys, the psychedelic folk of Los Jaivas, the doleful spirit of Hood, and the melodious uproar of My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr.
“Aún no has demostrado nada” was recorded by Ed Sánchez-Gómez in Evanston, IL; mixed by Joel Jiménez-Cabezas in Goshen, IN; and mastered by Jeff Lipton (Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, The Magnetic Fields) at Peerless Mastering in Boston, MA.
