Miguel y El Comité
"Para Hacer Música, Para Hacer..."
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. As Livichich recalled,
"I told them, I want a band to join me, but we all work together...
more rock and candombe and a few things more commercial. Accept,
and we make a titanic effort. An aggressive launch. I do not
lie, in fifteen days we were recording the LP. It was pin,
pin and we were playing at all dances. It was amazing working
with Miguel y el Comité."That 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 ‘Qué
me importa.’ Dynamite! Comes with a 28-page booklet,
printed on FSC recycled, chlorine-free, 100% post-consumer
fiber paper manufactured using biogas energy, with band history,
photos, and bi-lingual lyrics.
Track list:
1. Para hacer música, para hacer... (4:12)
2. No va más (ya) (3:01)
3. Choro del "Caboca" (4:04)
4. Mi sol (3:34)
5. Que me importa (3:40); 6. Junto al mar (3:02)
7. No ves que no cabe (3:26)
8. El chofer (2:49)
9. Candombe triste (3:00)
10. Hiroshima (1945) (3:16)
11. Rompan todo (2:51)
Bonus track:
12. Mala-Mala Sondor 50196, single b-side, 1972 (3:37)
Catalogue number: LION 647
UPC: 778578064723