It has been made obvious so far that genres like punk and metal will probably remain underground in Puerto Rico. However, as mentioned in a previous article, this does not discourage artists from exploring said genres in order to express themselves. Another band to take this road is the San Juan-based trio Desahuciados, one of the most active post-punk groups to come out in the past two years. While the group has released a couple of demos in the past, at the end of last year they released “Un Juego Incierto,” a short but powerful EP that puts in full display their raw and aggressive sound. (cover art for the EP) A very short but very informative project, “Un Juego Incierto” starts off with “Decidir,” a slow yet powerful post-punk and doom metal influenced track that instantly transmits the frustration and anger kept inside by the musicians. The EP then finishes with its five-minute title tune, which is another display of raw emotion through some slow and heavy instrumentation inspired by the aforementioned genres. Though the project may be short, “Un Juego Incierto” is certainly a powerful expression of emotions that will land perfectly with listeners of more hardcore sounds. (picture found in Desahuciados’ Facebook page) With “Un Juego Incierto,” Desahuciados manage to put in display their post-punk and doom metal influences while being able to present their own sound. While it will be hard to achieve any sort of mainstream appeal in the island, if they eventually want that, it doesn’t really matter as the band slowly continues to grow, leave their mark and connect with others in the Puerto Rican underground rock scene.
Listen to “Un Juego Incierto” on Bandcamp
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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