PSICOMAGIA

This is an incredible album. Everything I love is here. Psychomagic is a therapeutic technique created by Chilean mystic Alejandro Jodorowsky, which combines shamanic rituals, theater, and psychoanalysis to provoke catharsis in the patient and unlock trauma.

On this album, the avant-garde San Diego free jazz band creates an atmosphere of musical freedom with a flair for bombast, including spoken word in Spanish. You are immersed in the world of Psychomagic and all it represents, giving new meaning to the work of the Chilean visionary.

Psychomagic is more than a new band: it's a musical project that includes members of the psych-blues band Radio Moscow and the great progressive band Astra. The lineup includes Tyler Daughn (organs, synthesizers), Brian Ellis (tenor saxophone), Paul Marrone (drums), Trevor Mast (bass), and Bernardo Nuñez (poetry and recitation). The band revolves around music where improvisations and brilliant keyboard solos merge with Núñez's poetic storytelling.

In the end, the album is fascinating, and the band achieves truly brilliant moments with this blend of psychedelic jazz and avant-garde. The only drawback is the mixing of Núñez's vocals. At times, they feel buried; perhaps a moment of silence, or simply turning up the volume, would have helped us better understand his words. As it stands, the vocals are somewhat lost and end up being more of a distraction than an impact.

Still, it's a great album, very original, and definitely worth a listen.

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