In frantic modern society, I feel like the notion of time has gotten completely out of whack. With hyper-drive news cycles and a constant bombardment of information and, frankly, noise, last week at any given time seems like it occurred centuries ago. I’ve noticed at various points, however, a curious quirk with time: events that I know happened years ago don’t feel like they did. Events from long ago seem somehow “closer” in my mind.
Regardless, 10 years is a long time, and it’s fascinating to catalog all the things that can occur or be produced in that period. Enter Colombian powerviolence group Chulo, who started churning out their brand of sonic fury in 2009. The group’s new release, 10 Anos De Poderviolencia, chronicles that decade of existence, featuring 96 tracks in 74 minutes. You do the math, but the album is brutal not just for its aggressive sound elements and vocals but also for the amount of heavy duty ferocity that’s unleashed in the context of sometimes very brief tracks. This is also precisely the type of album that I, having taken Spanish for four years in high school, would have enjoyed at the time for its ability to expose me to frases en español we might not have covered in class…
About the release, guitarist Sebastián Barragán reflected: “After ten years, the final discography of the band! A bitter sweet feeling, but definitely an awesome release done by great labels. To be able to compile the entire trajectory of the band and its evolution is something very cool and we're so grateful for it. Hopefully this can be a gateway for South American hardcore punk to the world, nowadays.”
Premiering here is the track “Primitivismo,” which effectively showcases what this release is all about. 10 Anos De Poderviolencia is out tomorrow, October 9th, as a cooperative release from Give Praise Records, To Live a Lie Records, and GRINDFATHER PRODUCTIONS. The album can be preordered here.
