Vocero - Vocero [2001]

I've been quiet for a while, I'm sorry ya'll. Posts are gonna continue to be spotty until I get back to the states in a couple weeks and things are less chaotic. To make it up to you though, today I'm featuring one of the most, if not the most radical emo band from South America - Vocero.

They only ever released one album, a short 15 minutes of innovative emo that takes influence from other bands of the era like Braid and Falling Forward. It has a danceability and an unpredictability that I would also liken to Fugazi in some senses. To me, the most exciting aspect of the band is the vocals. The main vocals at times are like raw punk but slightly refined and placed in an emo context, and at other times are a more predictable raw melody that you find in emo. Meanwhile the backing vocals are generally more melodical but less predictable and kinda surreal in timbre.

Please enjoy the crap out of this band, it's pretty hard to find any information on them but theres a few things posted on a facebook page that was created for them and a review translated into spanish from a Bulgarian blog that actually has a lot of sweet information on other Argentine bands as well (that I have posted and not posted about).

Genres: Emo, Post-hardcore, Punk

Vocero - Vocero [2001]

1) Track 1

2) Track 2

3) Track 3

4) Track 4

5) Track 5

6) Track 6

7) Track 7

Fun fact: One of the members plays Tango on the accordion

Procrastinación 1 Yo 0 - Caídas y Vueltas [2012]

P1Y0 (pronounced pee-yo) is some real heart-felt emo from Lima, Perú, great for dancing by yourself in your bedroom or singing along to with your friends. It started out as a solo project by Paulo Contreras under the same title, until it was done justice as a full band soon after. The riffs and lyrics alike are really catchy, it's a pleasure to see them play live and watch everyone shout along to the choruses. Procrastinación is one of many bands under La Flor Records, an extremely active and strong label in Lima that puts out a ton of music and is constantly making connections all over, but I'll talk more about La Flor in a later post!

Genres: Emo, 90s, Punk

Procrastinación 1 Yo 0 - Caídas y Vueltas [2012]

1. Dos

2. Pop para la frustración final

3. Jenga (Cuando te dejaba ganar)

4. Canción

5. A veces es tan perfecto extrañar

6. Satisfuckción