I already know that, apart from Peru, a communistic Chile was another South American country with an intensive and notable (marked with a 'revolutionary' frivolity, by the way!) hippie / Rock music movement in the second half of the 1960s and in the beginning of the 1970.
Aguaturbia is a Chilean rock band formed in Santiago in 1969, featuring Denise Corales on vocals
and her husband Carlos on guitar. They split up 1974, but reunited in 2000, 2006 and on many other occasions, as they began to work on new material. The band's original drummer, Willy Cavada, passed away in 2013. The band is known for pioneering heavy psychedelic rock in Chile, eventually enjoying international acclaim. In addition to psychedelic sounds, wah-wah guitar effects and heavy blues rock chord patterns, Aguaturbia also incorporated elements of Latin American folk music into their work. The band is noted for causing controversy in the Chilean press at the time for stepping outside of prevailing social norms.
Aguaturbia (1970) is an essential album to understand the construction of Chilean rock. This very influential album is raw and dynamic, featuring heavy rhythms, distortion, and exceptional phased female
vocals reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane. It comprises original compositions and electrifying renditions of songs brought to fame by the likes of Tommy James & The Shondells, The Beatles, and, of course, Jefferson Airplane elevating these classics to new heights of intensity and rhythmic allure. Aguaturbia's debut album was originally released in 1970 and showcases one of South America's most significant psychedelic bands from the late '60s and early '70s. Their influence in their native Chile -- and beyond -- was groundbreaking.
It was played live in 1969 on three tracks, and it became an icon of transgression due to its unbridled musical aesthetics and cover art that -- for the time of its irruption -- meant a clear
defiance of the conservative logics lived in Chile, which saw in the nudity of the cover a challenge to morality and good manners. The album is raw and dynamic, featuring heavy rhythms, distortion, and exceptional phased female vocals reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane. Guitarist Carlos Corales shines and when he played solos at the gigs, the effect on the audience was silence and euphoria at the same time, they couldn't believe what they heard.
Aguaturbia's second LP Volumen 2 (1970) is an essential album to understand the construction of what is known today as Chilean rock. The album is as raw and dynamic as their debut LP, featuring
even heavier rhythms, distortion, and exceptional phased female vocals reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane. Comparisons with the Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish and Led Zeppelin can be drawn. Splendid heavy psych and proto-stoner tracks make this album a pioneer recording in the history of South American rock. Aguaturbia's debut album was originally released in 1970 and showcases one of South America's most significant psychedelic bands from the late '60s and early '70s.
In July that same year the band recorded this Volumen 2 that delivers even heavier intensity than their debut LP. The LP showcases breathtaking moments, like the psych-blues "Heartbreaker" or "I Wonder
Who" where guitarist Carlos Corales shines. When he played solos at the gigs, the effect on the audience was silence and euphoria at the same time. In fact, Carlos Corales (guitar) and Willy Cavada (drums) were both professional musicians who had made a previous career in rock and roll bands. Controversy accompanies the release of the album once again. In this case the cover artwork, a tribute to Salvador Dalí, scandalizes the most conservative sector of Chilean society.
MEMBERS ARE / WERE:
Denise: lead vocals - vocals (1968 – 1974 / 2000 – •).
Carlos Corales: lead guitar (1968 – 1974 / 2000 – •).
Ricardo Briones: bass (1968 – 1972).
Willy Cavada: drums (1968 – 1972 / 2000 – 2013 ).
Sergio del Río: guitar (1972 – 1974).
Eugenio Guzmán (ex The Apparition): bass (1972 – 1974).
Fernando López: drums (1972 – 1974).
Miguel Pérez: bass (2000 – •).
Aguaturbia – Complete Tracks
Label: Record Runner – RR 0410
Format: CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Argentina
Released: 2004
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock
AGUATURBIA – 1969
01.Baby 3:00
Written-By – Carla Thomas
02.Erótica 3:45
Written-By – Carlos Corales
03.Alguien Para Amar 2:58
Written-By – Slick
04.Ah Ah Ah Ay (Instrumental) 2:09
Written-By – Corales, Cavada
05.Rollin And Tumblin 3:04
Written-By – M.Waters
06.Uno De Estos Días 5:26
Written By – Melton Brooks
07.Carmesí Y Trébol 7:00
Written-By – P.Lucía, T.James
08.Eres Tú 2:45
Written-By – Williams, Bacharach
VOLUME 2 1970
09.I Wonder Who 2:50
Written-By – Ray Charles
10.Heartbreaker 4:25
Written-By – Mark Farner
11.Blues On The West Side 6:14
Written-By – Nick Gravenites
12.Waterfall 3:40
Written-By – Corales, Beltrán
13.Well All Right 3:42
Written-By – Holly, Allison, Maudin, Petty
14.Jailhouse Rock 2:40
Written-By – Leiber-Stoller
15.E.V.O.L 8:40
Written-By – Carlos Corales
16.Aguaturbia 2:20
Written-By – Corales, Beltrán
BONUS TRACKS – 1973
17.El Hombre De La Guitarra 3:29
Written-By – David Gates
18.Hermoso Domingo 3:15
Written-By – D. Bone, R.Mc Queen
19.Bajo El Árbol De Mi Casa 3:27
Written-By – Carlos Corales
