El jardín de los presentes
El jardín de los presentes (pronounced: [el xaɾˈðin de los pɾeˈsentes]; Spanish for "The garden of the present ones")
is the third and final album by the Argentine rock band Invisible, released in 1976 on CBS Records. The recording sessions and release of the album took place during a grim moment in Argentine history: a coup d'état in March 1976 installed a military dictatorship known as the National Reorganization Process in the country, inaugurating an era of state terrorism.
Invisible was one of the various bands headed by musician Luis Alberto Spinetta, which would disband in 1977. El jardín de los presentes marked a stylistic change in the band's sound, incorporating elements of jazz and tango. This shift is associated with the musical trends in Buenos Aires at that time, with musicians such as Astor Piazzola, Dino Saluzzi, Jorge Pinchevsky and Daniel Binelli expanding the notions of the genre in their compositions, and rock musicians like Sui Generis and Litto Nebbia experimenting with tango sounds. The inclusion of the 18-year-old guitarist Tomás Gubitsch, trained in jazz music, was also vital in this artistic progression;[1] however, it created tensions in the group, causing their eventual separation.[2] The album also features bandoneonists Rodolfo Mederos and Juan José Mosalini, and composer Gustavo Moretto.
The album was presented with two multitudinous concerts at the Estadio Luna Park in August and September 1976, with an amount of attendants unusual at that time, indicating a peak in commercial success for the band[3] El jardín de los presentes is now considered one of the greatest albums in the history of Argentine rock,[4] and one of the highest creative apexes in Spinetta's career.[5]
Track listing
| 1. |
"El anillo del Capitán Beto [Captain Beto's Ring]" |
5:08 |
| 2. |
"Los libros de la buena memoria [The Books of Good Memories]" |
5:05 |
| 3. |
"Alarma entre los ángeles [Alarm Among The Angels]" |
6:32 |
| 4. |
"Que ves el cielo [For You See The Sky]" |
2:04 |
| 5. |
"Ruido de magia [Magic Noise]" |
4:35 |
| 6. |
"Doscientos años [Two Hundred Years]" |
4:08 |
| 7. |
"Niño condenado [Convicted Child]" |
7:08 |
| 8. |
"Las golondrinas de Plaza de Mayo [The Swallows of Plaza De Mayo]" |
3:26 |
Total length: |
37:42 |
- Notes
- "Doscientos años" appears on the inner sleeve as "200 años"
- "Niño condenado" appears on the inner sleeve as "Perdonado"
- "Las golondrinas de Plaza de Mayo" appears on the inner sleeve as "Las golondrinas de Pza. de Mayo"
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of El jardín de los presentes and AllMusic.[6][7]
- Invisible
- Additional musicians
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- Production
- Additional personnel
- Juan O. Gatti - artwork and gatefold photography
- Eduardo Martí - cover art photography
- Jorge Gubitsch - model
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Notes
- ↑ Vitale, Cristian (August 16, 2005). "Entrevista a Tomás Gubitsch: los exilios del rock y el tango" (in Spanish). Página/12. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Berti, 1988, p. 55
- ↑ Berti, 1988, p. 54
- ↑ "Los 100 mejores discos del rock nacional". Rolling Stone Argentina (in Spanish). Publirevistas S. A. April 2007. List available online here
- ↑ Aravena, Héctor. "Revisión de El jardín de los presentes - Invisible (1976)" (in Spanish). Jardín de Gente. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ El jardín de los presentes (liner notes). Invisible. CBS. 1976.
- ↑ "El Jardin de Los Presentes: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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