This Argentinian band plays fast and energetic hardcore/punk with a raw edge, and on this disc unloads 28 tracks in a mere 24 minutes, so do the math as to how short the songs are! As the title would suggest the CD was recorded live, but rather than recording a show it was laid down live in the studio over the course of two days at the end of their 2003 European tour. The sound's very listenable considering. It's definitely a little rugged, but you can make out everything that's going on and the live aesthetic is pretty effective. The band's playing is also pretty damn tight, which helps. The bass tone sounds perfect and the shouting/yelling vocals are deep in the mix against the music, which I enjoy. The guitar tone could stand for a little more oomph and the drums could use polishing up sound-wise, but for the most part everything definitely sounds pretty efficient, and I really dig that the bass is as prominent as the guitars. As far as the material is concerned the base of their sound is traditional hardcore/punk with a good level of speed, often following fairly commonplace structures and breakdowns, but they throw in a hint of added heaviness, as well as loose bits of dissonance and a faintly noisy edge to spice things up, while often fucking with some of the rhythmic arrangements to add character to the tracks. "Una Nacion" lets some discordance seep into a few chords and is the first track that feels a little darker in overall tone, and "Otra Derrota" is nothing but 34 seconds of absolutely blasting hardcore perfection. "You Promese Not" opens slow but quickly plows into an intense blast of caustic speed, which is a common tactic since these kids never slow down for very long. "Carne de Ca?on" is probably the slowest song overall, a little more forceful and subtly melodic as a result, and definitely one of my favorites along with the similar "Fabricas de Muerte", which even opens with a brief run of clean guitars! And there are plenty of raging bass intros or breakdowns, just check out "Lo Peor de Vos" and "Que Entre la Juventuo" for a few examples. The disc is housed in an embossed black and white digipack with a full color band photo and a collage of flyers inside with English translations of the lyrics (most of which are delivered in Spanish, as the song titles would dictate). The lyrics are all socio-political in nature and deal with a range of common topics from police brutality and racism to greed and corruption or fear and violence. Overall the packaging has been well handled but the cover art could've been a little stronger. No big deal, though. The CD-ROM portion of the disc has a web page on it with a ton of bonus content such as a tour diary, lots of great live shots, a list of the tour dates, and over 32 minutes of live footage shot on tour. The footage varies in terms of visibility, and the sound is always really rough, but my guess is that they're an awesome live band because the vocalist just goes apeshit while everyone else seems to remain tight. That's a nice addition to the disc, for sure. This is good stuff, I have to say. The band unleashes plenty of energy and with such short songs they definitely hold your interest by blazing through without messing around. The vocal arrangements definitely play a good role in keeping things interesting, but there's a lot of memorable riffing happening on a musical level, too. Nice work. This is definitely something that I think would fit in fairly well on the 625 label, so that type of crowd should look into this one.
[I Deal]
Running time - 23:59, Tracks: 28
[Notable tracks: Una Nacion, Un Camino, Propriedad Intelectual, Lo Peor de Vos, Estupida Actituo, Carne de Ca?on, Fabricas de Muerte]
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