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MYECD 027CD
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CD reissue, originally released in 1974 as Los Blops. Locomotora is a remarkable example of music that really escapes any typecasting rigid in some style. In it you 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, "Pirómano", 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.
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GUESS 149LP
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2021 restock. Guerssen Records present a reissue of Blops' self-titled debut, originally released in 1970. Los Blops formed in Santiago, Chile in 1964, as a beat/cover band. But during the following years, they developed a unique sound, mixing folk, rock, psychedelia, and Chilean folklore. This is their legendary first album, originally released in 1970 on the Dicap label. Psychedelic folk-rock of the highest order with beautiful songs, touching Spanish vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, flute, organ, percussion, xylophone, and a lost-in-time, mysterious feel. Includes the famous "Los Momentos" and more. RIYL: Kissing Spell, Congreso, Embrujo, Ithaca, Agincourt. Comes with a color insert with photos and liner notes in English and Spanish; Housed in old style heavy cardboard tip-on sleeve.
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GUESS 150LP
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Guerssen Records present a reissue of Blops' second eponymous album, also known as Del Volar De Las Palomas, originally released in 1971. This is the second album from the legendary Blops from Chile, released while the band lived in a communal house known as "Manchufela". Del Volar De Las Palomas is another superb psychedelic folk-rock offering with a slightly more electrified sound on some of the tracks. Great songs, melancholic atmospheres, deep Spanish vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, flute, organ, percussion, drums, cello, violin, and backward effects. Comes with a color insert with photos and liner notes in English and Spanish - Reproduction of the rare original lyrics/illustrations booklet; Housed in old style heavy cardboard tip-on sleeve.
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SHAD 080CD
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This is a 3CD compilation of the rare and beautiful complete works of Chile-based Blops. If you think you like El Congreso, if you love Kissing Spell and Embrujo, you will adore the music of Blops. The first album from 1970 is pure underground folk with some electric moments, the second from 1971 becomes more electric with touching songs which make you shiver and the third album from 1973 is completely electric and psychedelic with a progressive touch. Los Blops formed in 1970 when Eduardo Gatti (vocals and guitars), Julio Villalobos (guitars), Pedro Greene (drums), Andres Orrego (keyboards) and Juan Pablo Orrego (bass) performed covers (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Animals, Cream, Kinks) in a local club in Isla Negra, with additional changes in the band with the addition of members Sergio Bezard (drums) and Juan Contreras (flute and keyboards). Their first LP was recorded in 12 hours on a two-track machine and produced by DICAP (Discoteca Del Cantar Popular De Las Juventudes Comunistas), a label that was affiliated with Communist youth, whose tapes were later destroyed by the military. Their first concert at the Marconi Theatre showcased their own material and was recorded by a television crew. Their first LP includes a song that became a hymn that generations would continue to sing, "Los Momentos." Gatti and Orrego later reformed Los Blops in 1978, recording a single: "Los Momentos"/ "La Francisca," but they split again in 1980. The LP version of this box sold out quickly, and here is the CD version of it in a beautifully laminated heavy book-box, with 3CDs in jewel cases containing two non-LP extra tracks, limited to 1000 copies.
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