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Primavera Negra — Tanit
(Mylodon MRM134, 2024, CD / DL)

by Peter Thelen, Published 2026-02-17

Tanit Cover art

A long time ago, in Concepción, Chile, in the 80s and 90s, there was a band called Primavera Negra (Black Spring) that had a solid following and recorded a number of their original songs that remained unreleased. In 2011 Mylodon records released a download-only album Psicopompo, that documented their existence up to that point in time. In the ensuing years, two members of that band, keyboardist Mario Del Castillo and guitarist Reinhardt Schutz, formed the duo Ubiks (along with guest drummer Pedro Puentes) who released their album Ciudad Sumergida in October of 2020, reviewed recently in Exposé. Sometime between 2021 and 2023, their original band Primavera Negra got back together to give it another try, and the result is the 2024 album Tanit, the subject of this review. Joining Del Castillo and Schutz are Jorge Silva who plays bass and electronic drums, and drummer Carlos Jerez, who has passed away since the album was recorded. Guest player Diego Sepulveda contributes saxes on a couple tracks, and Rodolfo Barbaste contributes additional guitar to one other piece. Their sound is clearly that of psychedelic rock, often with distortion and fuzz on the guitars and other interesting effects applied to the production. They have re-recorded at least one of their old songs “Helicoptero II” and possibly another (“Dracula II”); I can’t say that I’ve heard Psicopompo, so there may be others as well. The rhythm section is powerful and supports the effort well, while the keyboards (mostly synth) lend atmospherics that one doesn’t usually find in psych. There are vocals on several tracks, though it’s not clear who among them is singing — the vocals (mostly of the spoken variety, in Spanish) are uncredited. Plenty of great songs here, such as the one titled “Pop,” which begins with a nervous Talking Heads sort of sound, but then goes completely black around halfway through, then re-emerges as a soaring psychedelic masterpiece. The title track creeps in slowly, finds an interesting rhythm, and grows in intensity from there, incorporating some very unusual textures, while “Paraguayan Tropic” fields some of the snarliest sounds ever heard, with both Schutz and Barbaste on guitars. And what band would make the final track on the album “Carlitos Drum Solo”? but it’s a great one and more importantly, it works! Hopefully Tanit represents a new beginning for Primavera Negra, and we will be hearing from them again soon.

Filed under: New releases, 2024 releases

Related artist(s): Primavera Negra

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http://mylodonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tanit

 

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