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Cultura Tres Post “Hole in Your Head (2017)” Video; La Secta Due this Summer

Posted in Bootleg Theater on April 5th, 2017 by JJ Koczan

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To go back and listen to the original version of the song, which appeared on Cultura Tres‘ most recent album, 2013’s Rezando al Miedo (review here), one doesn’t have to stretch too far to hear the differences between “Hole in Your Head” and “Hole in Your Head (2017),” a newly-recorded redux that will appear as a bonus track on the Venezuelan outfit’s fourth long-player, La Secta. Guitarist/vocalist Alejandro Londoño is rawer in his harsh vocals, but cleaner in the melodies, and guitarist/backing vocalist Juan Manuel de Ferrari sounds more spacious in the solo section late in the back half that leads to a fadeout executed with even more patience this time around. Together with bassist Alonso Milano and drummer Benoit Martiny — the latter of whom will make his debut with the group on La SectaLondoño and de Ferrari maintain the atmosphere of the original but build on it.

It’s been a few years. Some degree of growth bodes well but isn’t necessarily a surprise. What kind of is a surprise is that La Secta isn’t out yet. As of last Spring, when Cultura Tres unveiled a lyric video for “Sal y Piedras” (posted here), the album was due in September. That was the last I heard of it. As of now, it seems to be slated for “mid-2017,” which is basically the same as saying “summer.” As to what’s the holdup, I don’t know, but Cultura Tres will head back to the UK in June, so with plans that substantial booked perhaps La Secta will have surfaced by then or will soon thereafter. If and when I hear something, I’ll post accordingly. You know how that goes.

In the meantime, if they want to just go ahead and trickle out a video for each track, that’s a cool way to release a new album too. Works for some, anyhow.

You can check out the clip for “Hole in Your Head” below, followed by more info from the PR wire and its credits. For the hell of it, I’ve also included at the bottom of the post the original version of the track that appeared on Rezando al Miedo, in case you’d like to do your own side-by-side comparison.

Please enjoy:

Cultura Tres, “Hole in Your Head (2017)” official video

South American band CULTURA TRES have released a new video for a re-recorded version of the track “Hole In Your Head”, taken off their third album “Rezando al Miedo”.

9th videoclip of the Venezuelan Sludge / Doom metal band “CULTURA TRES”. The song is called “Hole In Your Head 2017.” This is an unreleased track, a remake of one of the songs of their 3rd album.

“Hole In Your Head 2” will be included as a bonus track in their upcoming album “La Secta” due to release in mid-2017

This video is inspired by the fear, the fear of religion…. This fear has many faces and its devastating divisive hatred had infected our world in the past; now it seems to be lurking just around every corner again… Views and words from the Latin American perspective, a culture still struggling to overcome a post – Columbus catholic brainwash.
CULTURA TRES will be performing this June 14th at the Underworld Camden in London UK, supporting fellow South Americans De La Tierra (Sepultura, Mana, Puya, A.N.I.M.A.L).

Credits:
Filming: Juanma de Ferrari & Alejandro Londoño
Production: Juanma de Ferrari, Benoit Martiny, Ramon, Alejandro Londoño, May Ling Hoo,
Editing & Coloring: Juanma de Ferrari & Alejandro Londoño Montoya

Cultura Tres, “Hole in Your Head” from Rezando al Miedo (2013)

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Cultura Tres Post Lyric Video for “Sal y Piedras”; New Album La Secta Due Sept. 26

Posted in Bootleg Theater on May 16th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

cultura tres (photo by Ian Vildosola)

We’re still a ways off from Cultura Tres releasing their new album, La Secta — due out Sept. 26 — but listening to their new single, it makes sense why the Venezuelan four-piece might want to distinguish the song. “Sal y Piedras” (“salt and rocks”) has been designated a bonus track for La Secta, which is the follow-up to Cultura Tres‘ third offering, 2013’s Rezando al Miedo (review here), and features the vocals of Yvaruma Tapia, aka Yva Las Vegass, known for working with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic in Sweet 75 toward the tail end of the 1990s, and known as an ambassador of Venezuelan folklore and culture through her music.

The pairing with Cultura Tres‘ typically vicious sludge metal makes sense more than it might first seem. The band — vocalist/guitarist Alejandro Londono, guitarist/backing vocalist Juan Manuel de Ferrari, bassist Alonso Milano and drummer Benoit Martiny — have a long-established track record of not only promoting cultural pride in their heritage, but in conveying a fiercely anti-colonial stance and pointed social critique in their songs. This is a part of their character as a group and it bleeds through the seething intensity of much of what they do. Sonically, “Sal y Piedras” pulls away from some of that, benefiting much from Yva Las Vegass‘ melodic command and keeping a quiet initial push that ultimately gives way to a satisfyingly weighted roll. Even four months out from the record’s arrival, one can understand why they might be eager to share this special moment with their followers.

More background on the collaboration, on Yva Las Vegass‘ work and on the release of Cultura Tres‘ La Secta can be found under the video below, courtesy of the PR wire.

Enjoy:

Cultura Tres, “Sal y Piedras” lyric video

Lyric video for the newest single by the Venezuelan psychedelic/ sludge metal band Cultura Tres feat. Yva Las Vegass (Sweet 75, Delusions of Grandeour, Tres Mundos) can be seen below. The song will be included as a bonus track in the fourth Cultura Tres album “La Secta” which will be released on September 26th 2016 on vinyl and CD and digitally through iTunes and Bandcamp.

For the members of Cultura Tres this is one of the most special compositions they have worked on – the song is a tribute to the career of someone who makes them feel proud to be Venezuelan, a person who is one of the most important voices of the Venezuelan rock. This is the reason the band decided to give to this “bonus” track its own space and let its magic proclaim the end of almost three years of silence.

Yva Las Vegass (born Yvaruma Tapia) grew up in different cities, such as Caracas, Barquisimeto and La Guaira, cities where she acquired her love for music and deep connection with folklore. She started singing and playing cuatro (Venezuelan instrument) at the age of 5 and this developed her folk music base. However, her rebelliousness took her to Seattle in the late 80s where she started performing music on the streets, taking part in different bands and playing various genres. Yva’s voice and energy made Krist Novoselic invite her to the recording studio and they formed Sweet 75 shortly afterwards. Yva’s solo album “I was born in a place of sunshine and the smell of ripe mangoes”, was one of the 25 best albums of the year 2012 according to NPR, her compositions were performed among others by Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Herb Albert and endless number of musicians and last but not least, she made many of these world icons play Venezuelan folklore. She is one of those persons whose world is art and whose life is music.

Currently Yva lives in New York City and is taking part in the recordings of the new Hurray for the Riff Raff album in The Electric Lady Studios. She is focused on developing new projects, as a sample of this can be heard in “Sal Y Piedras”. Cultura Tres vocalist/ guitarist Alejandro Londoño: “It has been an honour to have Yva Las Vegas singing this song with us, it is a tribute to the dedication and talent of one of the most significant artist of our country Venezuela. Enjoy it”.

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