(Jazz Rock/Fusion / Progressive Rock) Iconoclasta - 7CD (Collection) - 1989-2013, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Six Seconds Of Silence 0:07
02. Vivir Con El Deseo Sin La Esperanza 6:23
03. Es Una Historia 6:57
04. Esquizoide 5:01
05. Mas Alla Que La Cortina Moral 4:30
06. El Alivio Del Climax 11:02
07. Otra Vez En El Camino... Por Mientras 9:17
Total time: 00:43:16

Musicians:
- Hector Hernandez / guitar
- Alfredo Raigosa / bass
- Ricardo Ortegon / guitar
- Victor Baldovinos / drums, percussion
- Ricardo Moreno / keyboards
+ Alexandro Gonzalez / flute (2-6)

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Mentes encapsuladas 7:23
02. La vida es un juego hasta que pierdes 7:21
03. Yonkie (to Charlie Parker) 7:17
04. La muerte complemento de la consagracion 7:45
05. La obsesion por buscar a alguien 8:19
06. La historia supera a cualquier ideologia (to all victims of Beijing 07/02/1989) 5:27
Total time: 00:43:33

Musicians:
- Ricardo Moreno Echevaria / keyboards
- Hector Hernandez / electric guitar
- Ricardo Ortegon / electric guitar
- Alfredo Raigosa / bass
- Victor Baldovinos / drums & percussion

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Mentes encapsuladas 7:00
02. Vivir con el deseo sin esperanza 5:30
03. Esquizoide 5:25
04. Cristo tambien tenia el pelo largo 4:30
05. La muerte complemento de la consagracion 7:07
06. Lucrar con dios 4:48
07. Yonkie 7:01
08. La historia supera a cualquier ideologia 5:32
Total time: 00:46:52

Musicians:
- Victor Baldovinos / drums
- Juan Carlos Gutierrez / bass
- Hector Hernandez / guitar
- Ricardo Moreno / keyboards
- Ricardo Ortegon / guitar

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Serenata o el sabor estable de la persistencia 4:48
02. Fe de credulos 9:35
03. Amante espiritual 3:28
04. Guerra santa o el glamour de las armas 5:04
05. La rencarnacion de Maquiavelo o el valor de la belleza 5:17
06. La evolucion humana es la decadencia 4:29
07. Quien alcanza su ideal 3:07
08. Sinfonia introspectiva 6:13
Total time: 00:42:00

Musicians:
- Ricardo Moreno / guitars, keyboards
- Ricardo Ortegon / guitar
- Nohemi D'Rubin / bass, vocals
- Victor Baldovinos / drums

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Origen, Cuspide Y Muerte 6:37 (1983)
02. La Era De Los Metabolismos Tecnologicos 5:42 (1985)
03. Revolucion En 6/8 7:47 (1987)
04. Solo Tu Fruto 6:55 (1987)
05. El Alivio Del Climax 10:58 (1988)
06. La Vida Es Un Juego(Hasta Que Pierdes) 7:21 (1989)
07. La Historia Supera Cualquier Ideologia 5:37 (1990)
08. Guerra Santa O El Glamour De Las Armas 4:57 (1991)
Total time: 00:55:53

Musicians:
- Ricardo Moreno / electric & acoustic guitars, keyboards
- Nohemi D'Rubin / bass, vocals
- Ricardo Ortegon / guitar
- Victor Baldovinos / drums

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Sin Escape 3:02
02. Posesion En Cuerpo Y Alma 4:52
03. Huapanguero 5:06
04. Hijo 4:35
05. Deidad Solar 5:51
06. Huautla - Homenaje A Maria Sabina 11:20
07. La Resurreccion De Maquiavelo 5:41
08. El Perro De Pavlov 5:11
09. La Busqueda De La Verdad En Si Mismo 8:32
10. La Etica Del Verdugo 6:21
Total time: 01:00:30

Musicians:
- Ricardo Moreno / electric & acoustic guitars, synths, vocals, composition & arrangements
- Greta Silva / vocals, bass and vocal arrangements
- Ricardo Ortegon / electric guitar
- Alma Castillo / vocals
- Victor Baldovinos / drums & percussion

#777Tracks Listing:
01. Alucinaciones subterraneas 4:55
02. Hipotesis 4:09
03. Ser de Luz 2:48
04. Hacer Patria 2:54
05. Respirando apenas 4:11
06. Duerme 4:26
07. Hoy tal vez 4:37
08. Transhumanistas 4:42
09. Tremolo 4:06
10. Extincion 3:23
Total time: 00:40:09

Musicians:
- Greta Silva / vocals, bass
- Victor Baldovinos / drums & percussion
- Ricardo Ortegon Ramirez / electric guitar
- Ricardo Moreno Echevarria / electric & acoustic guitars, synths

ICONOCLASTA is part of the "new generation" of progressive music still being produced, and one of the few progressive bands from Mexico. While Mexico is not an obvious hot bed of progressive coals, ICONOCLASTA makes a worthy attempt at creating quality progressive music. ICONOCLASTA have several albums and one EP, which have recently become available on CD. Iconoclasta's 1983 self-titled first release represents a developing band that is still trying to find a style.
Progressive doesn't come naturally from this band. It seems obvious that the band members have a passion for prog rock, but their overall style still sounds like a smattering of other bands rather than a cohesive whole. I keep getting the feeling that I've heard it all before. "Cuentos De Arquicia," the first cut, sounds almost popish, with a bouncy keyboard line. But ICONOCLASTA's sound develops in the second cut, and improves with each tune. The main instrument is the electric guitars, with the keyboards secondary, though frequently used. Ricardo Ortegon is a capable guitarist, but needs to find a few more tones for his guitar. It seems that Ortegon's first exposure to electric guitar was the "two slightly distorted guitars" from Mike OLDFIELD's "Tubular Bells". That tone is predominant throughout the album, though Ortegon breaks out from that tone somewhat in "Reminiscencias". By "Memorias De Un Hechicero," I was tapping my foot and bouncing my head, despite myself. That is a good sign. "Estudio VI" is a guitar study over a progressive keyboard rhythm. Flamenco and other Mexican styles really surface in this tune, though other Mexican rhythms can be detected throughout. But fortunately, this album isn't JUST flamenco guitar and progressive rhythm. "Reminiscencias" is a far better conceived thematic work than ICONOCLASTA, addressing the band's pacifist anti-nuclear stance and their criticism of the arms race. However, I couldn't detect this by listening to the new singer, since the lyrics are falsetto Spanish. Fortunately, the focus is on the instruments and not the voice. The music is thoughtful and introspective, progressing toward a unified whole rather than a slapped together amalgamation.
The 16'40 opus, "Reminiscencias De Un Mundo Sin Futuro" (Reminiscences Of A World Without A Future), is the centerpiece of this album. Though I think this epic cut starts out a little slow, the tune develops rather nicely, again showing Mexican influences throughout.