Babasónica

Babasónica is the fourth album by Argentine rock group Babasónicos. Considered their darkest effort to date, it was primarily influenced by stoner rock music, while also retaining a softer acoustic side. Some tracks even include both stylistic approaches at once making for interesting contrast.

Babasónica
Studio album by Babasónicos
Released	August 6, 1997
Recorded	1997 in Network Studios, New York City
Genre	Stoner rock, alternative rock, heavy psych, psychedelic folk
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Andrew Weiss
Babasónicos chronology
Dopádromo (1996) Babasónica (1997) Vórtice Marxista (1998)

Lyrically, the album deals with the concepts of satanism; which the band has declared that this approach isn't meant to be taken at face value, but as homage to classic metal, and as an attack on common Western ways of thinking, such as religion. When asked about the lyrical subject of the song "El Adversario", which supposedly talks about the devil, Dárgelos said:

"The devil? Well, it could also be about (Eduardo) Duhalde..."

The album didn't have a good reception commercially, selling considerably less than their previous one, Dopádromo; nevertheless it was highly acclaimed critically.

Track listing

1. "Egocripta" (Egocrypt)
2. "Seis Vírgenes Descalzas" (Six Barefoot Virgins)
3. "Demonomanía" (Demon-O-Mania)
4. "Sharon Tate"
5. "Sátiro" (Satyr)
6. "Parafinada" (Paraffined)
7. "Delnitro"
8. "Esther Narcótica" (Narcotic Esther)
9. "Calmado, Matamos al Venado" (Relax, We Killed the Deer)
10. "Convoy"
11. "Pasta de Hablar" (wordplay between Talking Pasta and Stop Talking)
12. "Passionale"
13. "El Adversario" (The Adversary)

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