Caverna: Nueva Paz 12"

Caverna: Nueva Paz 12"


Tags: · 20s · colombia · hardcore · hcpmf · south america
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New band in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, but with old known faces from the local scene. CAVERNA debuts with 8 simple, direct, aggressive and raw songs. Like a shot in the neck without warning. Andrea's ultra-rough guitars, Sergio's raw bass melodies, Ximena's 1-2 1-2 drums between half time and speed and Wilson's violent voice spitting hate... that's what you find in these songs that they are emerging as the new wave of Latin American raw-punk. PUNK with capital letters, without further ado, raw and violent, as it should never have ceased to be. The impressive cover art comes from the hand of Wilson, their vocalist.


Our take: The Spanish label Discos Enfermos once again dips into Bogotá, Colombia’s fertile punk scene for the debut record from Caverna. If that sentence doesn’t perk up your ears, you need to do some research, because Colombia has been producing great bands at a faster clip than pretty much anywhere in the world for the past several years. While the bands range in styles, the most notable ones share a raw aesthetic and a knack for capturing passionate, explosive performances in their recordings. (As well as live, based on the handful of bands I’ve been able to see.) Caverna is a perfect example of what I associate with that scene. Their style is a straightforward iteration of UK82 punk, built around driving, straightforward drums and anthemic, chanted choruses. The singer sounds a bit like Eddie from Vaaska to me, with a raspy snarl that’s just a little snotty. And while there are innovative moments, it’s not about being clever, it’s about using the music as a kind of ritual that summons something bigger than itself. As a (shamefully) monolingual person who only speaks English, there’s a whole element of Caverna’s expression that’s opaque to me, but I’d like to think it comes across in the blazing intensity I feel when I listen to this record. A real scorcher.