VA - CHILEAN FUZZ ...

Here is another cool compilation that was released very recently by a fat bunch of bands from a monster scene for heavy music, Chile. Chile’s underground scene is just amazing. Big underground labels devoted to black and death metal have been realizing this and appreciating and supporting the Chilean black-death metal scene since a while. But Chile has got also an impressive, equally monster scene for doom, sludge and stoner/desert and punk/garage rock. Many of us, especially those who followed blogs years ago may remember some legendary names, like Electrozombies, Hielo Negro, Yajaira, and the other bands of the Proyecto Sepulcro, like Sangria. Legendary bands but still active and followed by a big number of other, newer bands making up a tremendously rich and charming doom and stoner-fuzz-garage scene. Several of these bands are portrayed in the new special compilation dealt with here, devoted to fuzz-stoner-punk-garage rock.

Chile is full of excellent bands, and basically all of them are diy, unsigned, independent, or whatever. Apart form a few exceptions, most of these bands seem to be totally ignored by big labels and so they self-produce their albums armed only with their passion and deep love for music, a way for overcoming everyday difficulties. I suppose there are many scenes where the same considerations apply, although the extent of Chile’s underground scene is just impressive. Doommantia hosts a few articles devoted to Chile bands, like At Devil Dirt, Kayros, Abismo, Demonauta, etc. The compilation includes At Devil Dirt and Demonauta (who, by the way, have a cool new album out …), together with many other cool bands stemming from the different parts of this huge nation, from the northern desert area of Atacama to the freezing region of Patagonia.  I came to know a few of these other bands, like Lisergico, Acido, Invitado de Piedra, El Camino, Camino de Piedra, when I started exploring the Chile scene for my radio shows on Core of Destruction Radio not long ago. Four hours of two dedicated radio shows/podcasts did cover only a small part of the incredible Chile scene.
So this compilation CHILEAN FUZZ brought surprises and new discovers for me as well.  

The compilation is available for download at Bandcamp. Since the number of downloads has rapidly exceeded the limit for free download, you can either choose to spend the monster amount of 0.50 US$ (or more) for downloading the compilation (1 hour 20 minutes-long) or else to use the download codes provided on the Facebook page of the CHILEAN FUZZ compilation.  Alternatively there are some other links provided by the bands, posted on the above Facebook page  and reported below.

Tracklist:
   
1. CHINASKI – Raices  6:21
2. BRUTO – Mas Alla  04:08
3. EL CAIRO – Outside   03:02
4. LISERGICO – Acido  04:28
5. BARBARA & LOS ROTOS DEL ROCK – Tu no sabes quien soy  02:19
6. ORATE – Dice No NO 03:17
7. PIEDRASECA – Shine  05:14
8. THE SUICIDE BITCHES – Cold Woman 02:32
9. INVITADO DE PIEDRA – La Herida  05:02
10. DEMONAUTA – Hotel  05:52
11. EL CAMINO – Serpiente  04:32
12. ACIDO – Endeken  03:20
13. PERRO LOCO - 35°  03:24
14. CHEVY – Rpm  04:11
15. MADRE DE DIOS – Ahora  02:59
16. CAMINO DE TIERRA – Punk Rock Carnaval  03:06
17. LARRYTRAZK – Del Dolor a la Fuerza  02:43
18. HABLAME SUCIO – Vagabundo  02:00
19. AT DEVIL DIRT – Falling Down  02:40
20. SOPONCIO – Incisiones  04:39
21. GASA - A Travers del Olvido  03:42

So, roll a fat one, relax, enjoy the fuzz, travel to those far-off magic open spaces across the Cordillera, in the southern hemisphere, and get to know this kickass heavy scene more and more … \m/

Words: Marilena Moroni
   
CHILEAN FUZZ Facebook Page
VA – CHILEAN FUZZ (2013)  -  Bandcamp Link

Other links:
- Mozcu.Com | Chilean Fuzz
- Chilean Fuzz | Dropbox