LA ÚNICA POSICIÓN ES LA OPOSICIÓN

4.5 stars.This will be a strong contender for being in my top 5 of 2008. I would highly recommend anyone interested in this band to read the excellent bio here at ProgArchives. After many listens of this album I would describe it as melancholic Avant / Jazz. Wayside Music describes it as a mixture of Rio, Canterbury and Krautrock. It's listed right now on this site as Psychedelic / Space Rock, so you can see there are many labels attached to this excellent release. The best thing is for you to buy it and hear for yourself how amazing this music is.

The only part of this album that I would describe as upbeat is the intro for the first track "Tomando Conciencia Del Baile" which is a fun, bouncey sax led start to the album. It settles with spoken words after 1 1/2 minutes. It kicks back in a minute later but with a different soundscape. Vocals 4 1/2 minutes in as it ends in a melancholic manner. "Botox" is restrained, dark and melancholic. The guitar starts to lead the way before 2 minutes as the bass, keys and drums support. It calms right down after 4 minutes. "Cancion Para Osvaldo Bayer" kicks in before a minute to an uptempo melody. It becomes very psychedelic sounding before 2 minutes. Nice bass lines. Guitar comes in making some noise. Nice. Sax after 3 1/2 minutes. Great sound after 5 minutes as sax comes back in again soloing. A jazzy calm before 6 minutes and then it kicks back in after 7 minutes. Amazing tune.

"Los Deportes" has this jazzy, Canterbury- like soundscape with sax playing over top. It calms right down before 4 minutes. Nice bass in this atmospheric section. Drums and sax come and go as well. Fantastic song. "Segunda Mitad Del Dia" is led by drums, keys and guitar for almost 1 1/2 minutes.Then it stops abruptly as a haunting mood falls on the proceedings. A change 3 minutes in as dissonant piano comes in with drums and bass then vocals. Sax arrives after 5 1/2 minutes as vocals stop. The tempo picks up a minute later. "Monocromatico Para Flora" is the longest song at over 12 minutes. Light drums, organ, bass and guitar are all restrained. Sax before 3 minutes. Guitar is prominant after 4 1/2 minutes as organ and drums continue. It's still restrained though. A total change 7 minutes in as an experimental soundscape takes over with no melody. Bass then a melody returns after 9 1/2 minutes. Incredible sound here as it continues to be experimental as the melody plays through it.

I really think fans of SOFT MACHINE should check this band out. Feeling adventerous? You won't regret it.