Picture
Leyton is in there somewhere
This week's random wiki article landed on the youthful Chilean soccer goalie Richard Leyton.  Poor kid has a pitiful two lines describing his position on the bench. Ouch.  But in other news, lo que es con la escena musical de Chile?  
Picture
Akineton Retard Goofin'
Check out this bunch of prog-rock hombres, Akineton Retard.  They've been together since 1994, performing a mix of trad Chilean roots, prog-rock, jazz fusion, and beat samplings.  Overall they describe their sound as a "blow to the head." Not sure how they came up with such an interesting name, but all I know is that Akineton is actually a pharmaceutical drug known to cause delirium in old folks.  A silly bunch indeed.  Check out their shenanigans as they hang out in Tokyo in this video clip.
Picture
Vigilante
And on the complete opposite spectrum of anything Chilean traditional is the industrial rock band, Vigilante.  With a discography of 3 albums spanning back to 2005 (plus being featured in a handful of goth/electro metal compilations), a European tour just completed, and a DVD just released in October, this bunch is about to bring forth their 4th independent release in 2010.  Holy wow.  They are easily at the head of the pack of the South American electro-metal scene.
Picture
Rock Hudson (RH+)
And lastly comes the reason I love doing these random world music scene scavenges; discovering gems like Chilean indie rock band Rock Hudson.  Known as The Must Urban back when they started in 2000, they later changed their name to Rock Hudson in 2003, but now they are simply known as RH+.  They finally had a US debut release this year, Quintana Roo, an album that puts them right up there with Stereolab and Air.  Check out this freakin' awesome song featured as a bonus track on said album. 
 


Comments

GG

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:14:35

Wow, Rock Hudson should be way huger then they are!

 



Leave a Reply