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Sergio Ch., Villagra y Castello Jr. Post Video for “Sally del Blues”

Posted in Bootleg Theater on December 23rd, 2015 by JJ Koczan

sergio ch villagra y castello jr (Photo by Santi Sombra)

I’m not sure if “Sally del Blues” is a one-off or the beginning of a new project, but the band is billed as Sergio Ch., Villagra y Castello Jr., which is a mouthful if you’re booking the billboard or otherwise involved in marketing, but about as much as many who’ll take it on will need to know, information-wise. Sergio Chotsourian of course has spent the last half-decade-plus in Ararat (he also had a solo album out this year), but prior to that, he fronted one of Argentina’s most landmark trios, Los Natas. This new project — again, if it is a project — reunites Chotsourian with former Los Natas bassist Gonzalo Villagra, and though it’s been a while since that band released an album, if you’ve ever heard any of their stuff (their last outing was 2009’s Nuevo Orden de la Libertad; review here), you know that’s no minor pairing.

Not only does Sergio Ch., Villagra y Castello Jr. bring the former Los Natas bandmates together, but it also features drummer Rolando Castello, Jr., who played in Pappo’s Blues offshoot Aeroblús in 1977 alongside Norberto “Pappo” Napolitano himself. Unsurprisingly, classic heavy rock unfolds on “Sally del Blues,” which reminds of what Chotsourian and Villagra were able to accomplish together tonally in their former outfit and lays it over a solid foundation of a beat from Castello. All three take part in the vocals, at least for a couple shouts (as you can see above in the photo by Santi Sombra, who also made the video), but Chotsourian has the lead through most of the song, and he lays out an effective hook in no time flat.

Whether or not anything comes from the trio after this, I don’t know. The recording of “Sally del Blues” is pretty raw — that’s the idea — but if they headed back in to make a record of this kind of stuff and released it through Chotsourian‘s South American Sludge imprint, I doubt they’d meet much resistance.

Enjoy:

Sergio Ch., Villagra y Castello Jr., “Sally del Blues” official video

Sergio Ch (Los Natas, Ararat) Gonzalo Villagra (Los Natas) and Rolando Castello Jr. (Aeroblues, Patrulha Do Espaco) meet in this unique opportunity to make a musical encounter heavy Blues possible.

Recorded and mastered machine tape in analog form, as was done in the 70s, they recorded a powerful song and possibly iconic for the History of National Rock called “Sally del Blues.”

Recorded and produced by Patricio Claypole at Estudio el Attic
Video made by Santi Sombra and Rock in Motion
Felix Bunge Music Management

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