CONVIVENCIA SAGRADA

There are bands that seem tied to the destiny of the land that gave them birth, and just as human beings can detach themselves from their family and achieve their own flight, only to then, over the years, involuntarily return to their genesis, Pez, the band of Ariel Minimal and friends, follows the winding paths of Argentina, changing, contradictory, sometimes of great quality and complexity... and others that are better forgotten. Not in vain, their most recent albums have not been reviewed here. But on this occasion we are talking about the first great album, where all the influences finally converged in a work with an author's signature. Although Quemado (1996) and Fragilinvencible (2000) already had progressive elements, airs of King Crimson along with touches of Astor Piazzolla (the great maestro who revolutionized and changed tango forever), it is in Convivencia sagrada that the world of Minimal, with its own poetry, metrics and sounds, is revealed. A powerful and distinctive guitarist who conveys ideas as well as complex feelings through both music and lyrics. Along with Gustavo Fósforo García on bass and Franco Salvador on drums, Pablo Puntoriero joins the band on saxophone and flute, and Juan Salese on electric keyboard and synthesizers. The blend of voice and instruments adds Minimal as an additional instrument, in addition to his work as a guitarist. The counterpoints and changing rhythms also leave room for melodies, progressive rock, jazz, and occasionally free jazz with bossa nova, tango, and psychedelia, with influences such as Luis Alberto Spinetta, who paved the way with his group Invisible, and another Argentine legend, Litto Nebbia, a personal friend of Ariel Minimal, who has included him on several of his albums and is his mentor. Tango is present in El Cantor, as well as orchestral progressive and free jazz in ¡Queseyo! A cornerstone that would cement a promising career in the years to come, with a progression of several albums in this direction and even more variations, until a certain stylistic stagnation and a return to their punk and hard rock origins... from which they seem to be emerging now. Because if there's one thing that characterizes Minimal and his band, it's honesty to what their heart dictates, as well as constant change. In this quest, there are successes and failures, as in life, but the alchemy is renewed by adding new members who revitalize it with their influences.

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