Dynamo (Soda Stereo album)

Dynamo
Studio album by Soda Stereo
Released	26 January 1992
Recorded	Buenos Aires, 1991
Genre	Experimental rock, alternative rock, shoegazing, electronic rock, dream pop, neo-psychedelia, art rock
Length	56:27
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio
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Soda Stereo chronology
Rex Mix (1991) Dynamo (1992) Zona de Promesas (1994)
Singles from Dynamo
"Primavera 0" Released: 1992 "Luna roja" Released: 1992 "Ameba" Released: 1993 "En remolinos" Released: 1993

Dynamo is an album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. It is their sixth full-length album and it was first released by CBS in Argentina in 1992.

A modern and avant-garde album that might have been applauded in the Anglo music, but for Latin America was too advanced for those years. This, and also the profound change of sound with respect to their previous album (Canción Animal), made the album was not as commercially accepted, but musically is one of the most mature and virtuous deeds of the band.

A highly experimental record, it failed to reach its predecessor's popularity due to many factors, including lack of support from the band's label^{[citation needed]}. It also alienated many fans, who had a hard time trying to cope with the unexpected shift in the band's musical style^{[citation needed]}. Nonetheless, a few songs received a fair amount of radio airplay, including "Primavera 0" and "Luna Roja". Hard-core fans of Soda Stereo consider Dynamo to be their best album^{[citation needed]}. Most notable songs are: 'Secuencia Inicial' (Initial Sequence) and 'En Remolinos' (In Whirlwinds). This last one being one of their most thrilling songs.^[1]

The release of Dynamo prompted a nationwide tour, including a six night residency at Arena Obras Sanitarias, then known as the "Temple of Rock" by the local press. The band invited several up-and-coming bands from the alternative scene such as Babasónicos, Juana La Loca and Martes Menta to fill the support slots at those concerts, thus giving exposure to a scene that would become influential (and in some cases commercially successful) over the years. In this respect it can be argued that in spite of an apparent commercial failure (it went Double Platinum within a few weeks), Soda Stereo were never as influential on the development of new bands as in the Dynamo era^{[citation needed]}. It also established the band as a sort of forefathers of the 90s alternative scene in Argentina, even when their role was mostly as propagandists of sorts^{[citation needed]}.^[2]

Legacy

Soda Stereo was a pioneer band in the experimental music in the music of Latin America, and Dynamo is considered a benchmark and influential album for many musicians and bands, not just for experimentation, but also because of the quality, virtuosity and musical complicity demonstrated by Soda in the realization of this album. So this album is positioned as a key album in the history of Latin rock.

Track listing

All songs written by Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio and Daniel Melero, except where noted.

1. "Secuencia Inicial" (Cerati / Bosio) (Initial Sequence) – 3:29
2. "Toma la Ruta" (Take the Route) – 4:32
3. "En Remolinos" (Cerati) (In Whirlpools) – 4:37
4. "Primavera 0" (Cerati) (Zero Spring) – 3:43
5. "Camaleón" (Chameleon) – 4:43
6. "Luna Roja" (Cerati/Bosio) (Red Moon) – 5:33
7. "Sweet Sahumerio" – 6:04
8. "Ameba" (Amoeba) – 4:16
9. "Nuestra Fe" (Cerati / Melero) (Our Faith) – 6:39
10. "Claroscuro" (Chiaroscuro) – 4:08
11. "Fue" (Cerati) (It Was) – 3:55
12. "Texturas" (Cerati / Bosio / Ficicchia) (Textures) – 4:44

Personnel

Soda Stereo

• Gustavo Cerati – lead vocals / guitars / keyboards / producer / programming
• Zeta Bosio – bass guitar / backing vocals / producer
• Charly Alberti – drums / percussion

Additional personnel

• Daniel Melero: sampler and keyboards, collaboration producer
• Tweety González: sampler
• Flavio Etcheto: trumpet

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r176493 Dynamo - Soda Stereo | AllMusic
2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r176493 Dynamo - Soda Stereo | AllMusic

External links

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