Locomotora

Description

Blops are considered as one of the greatest Chilean bands of the 70s. 'LOCOMOTORA' is a remarkable example of music that really escapes any typecasting rigid in some style. In it we find from a very particular progressive rock, through jazz rock, a very avant-garde folklore, certain elements of classical music, experimental parts and even a certain groove with a compressed funky taste. 'Locomotora' opens the album and it is a song full of solos and rhythmic breaks, with a lot of percussion, psychedelic sounds and pure rock, perhaps the most experimental on this album, with its introduction full of strange noises and that lives up to the name that the band had adopted for live performances of that time: "Paraffin", a pseudonym that contrasted the clearly acoustic Los Blops of the first two albums, with these very crazy and electric ones. The album continues with the song written by Villegas, 'Pir?mano', where the characteristics of the mentioned above, in a theme with many changes, colors and arrangements of each of the members. Following with the songs we came across, as the bizarre composition by Juan Contreras, 'Sandokan', which after a beginning where a language taken from another planet or at least non-existent is used -in the style of the French Magma-, becomes a more melodic theme, but full of rock power and symphonic solos. The album continues with the song of Eduardo Gatti 'Strawberry Tart'. With a more melancholic and melodic beginning than the previous one, little by little, the song becomes a more jazzy piece, where the voice of Eduardo Gatti himself and the flute solos stand out, along with guitar and piano. Without a doubt, an absolute classic of Chilean rock that closes with the song 'Allegro Ma Non Troppo', where the solid base of bass and drums -very syncopated- stand out, serving as a platform for the guitar solos and flute and the strange arrangements of each one of the instrumentalists, within a quite complex structure. There are highs and lows in intensity, with parts of a lot of experimentation and improvisation, where all the instrumentalists demonstrate their technical quality and great sensitivity. This special release includes two singles as bonus tracks that were released later in 1978 "Los momentos" and "La francisca". For those who call themselves lovers of progressive rock or the avant-garde, this is a jewel that cannot be missed.