Guachass has returned with
their best album so far to bewitch us all.
And it was about time they put
us under their spell.
A record that took not only
time but sweat, blood, heart & soul to release.
They’re a band that don’t
know other way to work but with their four spirits put to the task, more than
spirits one could picture these four friends as four forces of nature; and they’ve
outstood themselves this time.
Leaving behind a blessed
punk past that was built with their first album “Guachass” (Oui Oui Records,
2007) they have embraced with much responsibility and professionalism a deeper,
thicker and more perfected stoner rock with the second one “Paladar Negro”.
The first time I listened
to the album I felt like a window to their lives was being open and I was
being invited to witness and share, like in a ritual, a piece of themselves.
The band, from Montevideo (Uruguay) has been playing around the world (they’ve toured Europe and South America
entirely) for the past 10 years and with much effort have come to a place where
after much lived together they seem to be one big spirit of love and thankfulness
towards those around them.
Photograph by Camila Montenegro Pitteta
I was honored to be present
while the album was being rehearsed and I was shocked by the connection these
guys have, I’ve worked with many bands; and I’ve seen many bands work and polish
their art, but this one is one of those who actually mean it and who behind the
curtains are the very same than on stage, and that is a rare thing to witness
these days.
Uruguay has grown in terms
of offer when it comes to music; the styles one can encounter with are way too
many and way too different. It’s up to the ones holding the power (and that include us) to open up
the game and let the “not so big” bands be a part of a business that has grown
much bigger during these past years. THAT is something we all must look forward
to and pressure to become reality.
The album was released during
June 2013, and was composed and produced by the band.
It was recorded in Buenos
Aires at Estudio “El Attic” by Patricio Claypole and mixed Justin Weiss at
Trakworx Studies in San Francisco, (USA). It was released under the French/Argentinean
Oui Oui Records label.
It holds 12 songs who were
recorded analogically, using the good old metallic tape, hence the raw and
honest sound.
Some of them are quite strong hymns, such as “Montevideo”,
“Ojos de lobo”, “Amistiki” and “Mamma”. Some of them give truly felt phrases such “I told you baby, without
abyss there’s no love” (“Auto Dorado”) this puts us at a much closer range with
the band and the connection has one direction, there are no middle men. The
feeling is honest, so is the art.
They have left the house of their
grandfathers, Los Natas, and have begun to walk with the mighty force of those
who follow them behind, and that ain’t a small thing to have: loyalty.
You can
listen or buy the album at the band’s Bandcamp.
Camila Gonzalez Jettar
– Voice
Mariana Gascue –
Guitar
Federico Molinari –
Drums
Nicolás Tapauraskas -
Bass
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