On October 7, 1974, the now-historic \u201cGusano mec\u00e1nico\u201d was released \u2014 the only full-length album by the legendary Bolivian rock band Climax. Founded in 1968 from the remnants of the disbanded Los Black Byrds and the unrealized project The Turtles, Climax was formed by guitarist Jos\u00e9 \u201cPepe\u201d Eguino and bassist Javier Sald\u00edas, who developed a strong bond with drummer \u00c1lvaro C\u00f3rdova, cemented by their shared passion for rock. Together, they embarked on a journey of self-discovery, spending several months in the United States during a crucial period straddling the end of the Summer of Love and the lead-up to Woodstock. <\/p>\n
This period, perhaps the most significant of the 1960s Bolivian countercultural movement, saw an explosion of artistic expression driven by dissatisfaction with the society that the youth had inherited from their parents. Within this context, the influence of iconic bands such as The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Blue Cheer, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer played a pivotal role in their decision to return to Bolivia and form the country’s first \u2018power trio\u2019. <\/p>\n
Their early EPs paid tribute to their musical heroes. Their second EP \u201cBorn to Be Wild II\u201d was released in 1970, it featured a new funky version of the Steppenwolf original. It also introduced the band\u2019s first original compositions and their new influences: \u2018Ritmo de la Vida,\u2019 an instrumental chord-driven melody with Latin jazz overtones where we begin to hear the influence of Santana; \u2018El Abrigo Caf\u00e9 de Piel de Gallina,\u2019 a standard blues number that recalls \u2018All Your Love\u2019 by Otis Rush; and \u2018The Seeker,\u2019 with a Latin vibe and lyrics that include the first reference to drug use in Bolivian music. <\/p>\n
First time vinyl reissue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Second EP (1970) by the legendary Bolivian band Climax, recorded during their hard rock period, before evolving their sound toward progressive rock a few years later with the release of their well-known album \u201cGusano Mec\u00e1nico\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n Includes a new funky version of \u2018Born to Be Wild\u2019 by Steppenwolf, as well as three original compositions by the band. First-ever vinyl reissue. First time vinyl reissue.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":117678,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[242],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-117695","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-hard-rock-en","7":"product_shipping_class-cd-en","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/117695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=117695"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=117695"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=117695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}