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Chac Mool — En Vivo - Official Bootleg
((Not on label) RRC 54, 1980/1998, CD)

by Mike McLatchey, Published 2000-10-01

En Vivo - Official Bootleg Cover art

Chac Mool was a young Mexican band in the early 80s which sounded like they wanted nothing better than to reproduce 70s Pink Floyd. The band included a couple notable figures, including Via Lactea synthesist Carlos Alvarado and guitarist / flautist, soon to be pre-hispanic music's most notable figure, Jorge Reyes. It is space rock at its most mainstream, for the most part, with twittering noises and string synths galore, yes, but mostly with lots of nods to Alan Parsons and Floyd circa Dark Side. Occasionally, such as on the seven-minute "Kandahar," they will approach more impressive ground, and certainly Jorge's flute parts are quite nice, but for the most part it is straight going. I can imagine Chac Mool appealing to some, but if you're willing to experiment, I'd start with Nadie en Especial, their debut, first.

Filed under: Archives, Issue 20, 1998 releases, 1980 recordings

Related artist(s): Jorge Reyes, Carlos Alvarado, Chac Mool

 

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