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miguel y el comite - para hacer musica, para hacer - lion productions - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock - Psych

1. Para hacer música, para hacer...
2. No va más (ya)
3. Choro del "Caboca"
4. Mi Sol
5. Que me importa
6. Junto al mar
7. No ves que no cabe
8. El chofer
9. Candombe triste
10. Hiroshima (1945)
11. Rompan todo

El Syndikato made Miguel Livichich a rock star in South America, but it was his sole effort as ''Miguel y el Comité'' that made him a groove-loving crate-digger's dream!

Livichich left El Syndikato, and in an instant, formed another band, joining forces with an existing group called Feeling Rock. This new group was called Miguel y el Comité (Miguel and the Committee) - a clear allusion to Livichich's previous group (the Syndicate), and also a demonstration of his leadership role, even though Miguel y el Comité worked as a proper band in their structure, Miguel Livichich made all decisions concerning the group. The band's 1971 album, with Livichich firmly at the helm, fused the local candombe rhythm with beat music in an unusual and aggressive (oft-times funky, break-beat) way. Miguel y el Comité played mostly original songs, but they also mixed in covers of tracks by other Uruguayan bands. They were the first to sing hits by other groups (El Kinto, Los Shakers), which added a new dimension to the burgeoning Uruguayan scene. Percussion plays a key role in the band's sound, although the guitar playing is most distinctive: sometimes melodic, at other times carving a path through the mix, with a hard and acid distorted fuzz guitar sound, as on the title track and the fabulous cover of El Kinto's 'Q