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  Rodrigo y Gabriela are perhaps one of the biggest creators of instrumental sound that has such a powerful way of speaking that it almost feels like it has more lyrics than songs that do.   This latest single, "Akatsuki", is no exception as the guitars come in- both acoustic and electric- with a fire.   At times this can remind me of a film such as "Desperado" and at other times I am reminded of a film such as "Yojimbo".  There is just this quality of a gunslinger out for revenge but really just out there doing their job. This music video shows the playing in black and white and I enjoy that it helps to see what all is going on.  Starting with darker, rougher acoustics, there is this rambling/rattling bridge.  The way that both Rodrigo y Gabriela play their instruments is something which should be studied.  There is one moment where the strings are being scraped, as you can see it in the video, but if I hadn't seen it I might have though...