Psiglo's debut starts out in a rather typical fashion for the 1960s (noting this is indeed from 1973), with straightforward blues based psych rock tracks and hippie styled vocals (in Spanish). 3rd track 'Catalina' is a pleasant ballad with organ and orchestration. By track 4 'Vuela a mi Galaxia', the drugs must have kicked in as the band experiments with wild sounds on the organ and guitar. Not to mention the phasing and other studio effects. Side 2 opens with the instrumental 'Nuestra Calma' and perhaps not surprisingly is the highlight of the album. Album ends on a fine note with the aggressive Deep Purple styled number 'Piensa y Lucha'. Overall the album reminds me somewhat of the very early Italian post-psychedelic / pre-progressive bands like Il Balletto di Bronzo on Sirrio 2222, Formula 3's Dies Irae, or maybe Gigi Pascal e La Pop Compagnia Meccanica. A short, but fun, album. BTW, the missing track as noted above is currently on YouTube, so be sure to check it out if you haven't heard it. It's a varied piece that combines big band, free jazz, and blues rock to mixed results.
CD: 1997 Record Runner (Brazil)
Worth noting that while the Record Runner CD combines both of Psiglo's albums, it
does exclude the track 'Es Inútil' from the debut which, at close to 9
minutes, is a pity. However it does add the 1972 single 'Gente sin
Camino' (6:07), which is arguably a better composition. There isn't
enough space to include both unfortunately so they made the hard choice
to go with the single. The CD also features all the lyrics, band snapshots and a newly written short essay in English. This is the version I own and was my introduction to the band.
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