"Descarga" (1972) is the second album by Totem, one of the most important bands in Uruguay's musical history. Now reissued by Little Butterfly Records in a deluxe gatefold edition (includes insert). Details: The Spanish word "descarga" in a literal sense can refer to several things: lighten charge (material or emotional), make a violent blow, fire a firearm, receive an electric shock, among others. But from 1972 Totem gives to "descarga" a soundful meaning, where it is possible to hear the protest of a country on the brink of collapse, the guitar riffs reminiscing to bands like El Kinto and the psychedelia with the smell of the sea invoked by the "lonjas". This album was the meeting of six pairs of hands tanned by jamming for long hours at night, ... mehr lesen