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LOS MONJES

Música De Las Esferas Con Los Monjes

(10" LP)

new copy

The mex "answer" to THE MONKS !!!

This wild trio from Mexico not only had the same name than their american legendary counterparts, they also dressed in monks´ cloths!

And this is not all... cause their aberrant lyrics and sincopated primal rhythms make us think it´s not just coincidence or "evolutive convergence". Did Los Monjes ever heard about The Monks???

This brand new Electro Harmonix slice of black vinyl compiles songs from two EPs that Los Monjes released on CBS-Mexico, plus a song from their 1966 live album "Desde el Politecnico", and an additional rarity entitled "Que sera".

Although they weren't unknown at all in their time, Los Monjes didn't fully enjoy the glories of success where gold records, silver gods and parades are concerned. They didn't go unnoticed because of their above average quality and eye-catching attire. They also maintained a trio lineup somewhere along the uncertain border between jazz and rock.

They were the Mexican Ramsey Lewis Trio and they found salvation thanks to the organ and the riff-raff of their guitars. Only in Luces de la Ciudad (City Lights) did Hesiquio Ramos step away from the keyboard to pick up the guitar (and not with very good results).

Originally consisting of Hesiquio Ramos (organ and piano), Jorge Bracho (drums) and Fernando Pazos (bass), they appeared for the first time in the not so good film, Cuernavaca en Primavera (Spring in Cuernavaca) (1965), directed -as almost all the other films they did in their career- by Julio Bracho, Jorge's son. Once in their way, they took part, to the beat of baroque jazz a go-go, in Sergio Véjer's La Muerte es Puntual (Death is Punctual) (1965). José Antonio de la Mora soon took Pazos' place, and in 1966 they recorded their now famous and costly live album From the Politécnico (CBS, DCA-479) where they scored big with a Concierto Varsovia on which Hesiquio Ramos tried to sound like Carmen Cavallaro. They later dedicated themselves to surviving, which is no small task, and appeared in several movies.                                   

Federico Arana

Los Monjes– Música De Las Esferas Con Los Monjes

Label:Electro Harmonix ‎– EH-033
Format:Vinyl, 10", Compilation

Garage Rock


 Tracklist
A1         Pobre Niña        
A2         Oh Yeah!        
A3         Concierto Varsovia        
A4         Batman        
A5         Problemas En La Mente        
B1         Selvática        
B2         Ruidos De La Ciudad        
B3         Mi Mami Dijo        
B4         La Casa Del Sol Naciente        
B5         Que Sera

Compiles their 2 EP's released on CBS-Mexico, a song from their 1966 live album "Desde El Politecnico" plus an additional rarity entitled "Que Sera".

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