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Argentina’s
Poseidotica make tenuous music.
That’s
to say, this is gentle instrumental rock played
delicately. This quartet’s chops are clearly laid out;
they are a crafty bunch never going for the easy heavy
hook and focusing instead in harmonic psychedelia and
timid prog rock. That gives them the advantage to appeal
to both fanbases, and the potential disadvantage of
turning off the same fanbases. I am a bit ambivalent as
these songs seem too in the middle, constantly rubbing
the right buttons but too afraid of pushing them.
The first
and title track is clear example; a mid tempo of prog hiccups,
clear strings and esoteric theremin. Others like “Sueño
Narcotico” are rightful exercises in playful heaviness and
jazz-like zen moments. It’s an early peak for an album that
seems so textured it is only natural for it to show gradual
evolution.
But
Poseidotica show restraint and subtlety. Their songs are nuanced
exercises that show delicate composition and extreme detail.
“Sueño Narcotico” ends in such calmed fashion one wonders why is
it that it started hard in the first place. “Tiempo y Espacio”
is an open song that justifies its title via sparse playing and an
almost whimsical sci fi sense. At the other extreme lies “Campo
Magnetico”, you only need to think of Hawkwind and its fuzzy
pussy hair.
La Distancia
comes to an end with “Las Magnitudes” a fourteen minute mammoth
of upbeat ping pong guitar playing. Of course, the culmination
takes about half the song, comes the silence growing sounds
emerge once again to symbolize the continuation. It’s the
typical grand way to end an album like this.
Poseidotica definitely know their trade.
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