METALMUSICA - ALEACIONES ALEATORIAS

I've had a hard time with the first two albums from this Mexican band. Their music is truly very difficult to apprehend. When I saw that their latest album to date was a double CD, I decided to review it in two times. I really can't listen to this type of work for about two hours. As such, I fully agree with Mellotron Storm: two CD's were just too much.

The same sort of musical experience than before is provided with "Metalmúsica" which is the title of the first CD. This album is a combo of powerful matters ("Fundición") with notable jazz accents as well as fine ethnic numbers ("Nocturno Incadecente" or "Kieri"). The latter style has by far my preference. There are also several tracks which sound as having no structure like "Armatoste" for instance. It seems as a juxtaposition of notes or sounds without any consistency. Some sort of free-jazz which is just loose and chaotic.

Repetitive and minimalism are also featured on the menu ("Milagro"). Actually, there are not many attractive parts on this work. The chaotic and noisy "Mutación" won't generate any better feeling, I'm afraid.

The first very good track from this all instrumental album is "Indomable". Folkish textures and a nice melody are very much welcome after all these noises and painful passages. Some relief is also felt during the acoustic "Destiempo". It is not that this track is great; it is just providing a halt in the whole maelstrom available so far.

The symphonic jazz oriented "Znjambre" is not too bad at all: it features some very good sax as well as enjoyable percussion work. It is one of the best tracks available so far. The second part of the closing number of disk one is also enjoyable thanks to some very nice flute parts.

In all this first disk is below average: two stars.

The second CD is no more than improvised and choatic music. Noisy with no structure all the way through. Iguess that the band should have better sit under the jazz-rock/fusion section. I have tried hard to enter into their musical mould, but this is beyond my capabilities.

If you like free-jazz, improvisation and loose music: this might be worth. I am not of that kind though. Two stars.