Show Puerto Ricans Spice up Alternative Rock r rBy By Felix Chow Staff Writer Music the dynamic genres which it has is incredible From jazz to hard rock rap to country listening to all of these categories demonstrates what defines the art form Being able to express and convey your message message message mes mes- sage through lyrical songs free flowing poems heart breaking saxophone bellows and the embellishing tones of country is what all artists intend Even the musicians who are only out for the cash put forth some effort to at least make their music sound decent All AU of these remembrances are introductions to the musical talent of PUYA That's right just like it reads Alternative rock is the best way to describe PUYAs PUYA's music Hold on a minute there is a major difference from their music and what youre you're accustomed to Setting these guys apart from the rest of the alternative rock groups in the industry is their Latin influence No this isn't a joke and neither is their music This group of four guys originated from j J t 1 J JL t L r i l i i I h k J t K k k x A I ir Photo Courtesy of Clay McBride Ramon Ortiz Eduardo Paniagua Sergio Curbelo and Harold Hopkins comprise the new alternative rock band PUPA PUYA debuting their new album Fundamental Puerto Rico where their last independent release sold over copies After 1992 they moved to Ft Lauderdale Fla to pursue their dreams Before for long PUYA w was playing g gigs at LAs s House of Blues Dragonfly and the Opium Den With the increase of the Latin rock scene in LA PUYA soon signed a contract with MCA Tracks like Retro and Remora suggested flashing images of Korn Limp and even Rage Against the Machine The tempo is fast in most of the songs but variations like Keep it Simple drastically slow it down to give the listener a subtle break The vocal ability of Sergio Curbelo is shown throughout all of their tracks The heavy guitar riffs of Ramon Ortiz and Eduardo Paniaguas Paniagua's resonant resonant resonant res res- res- res drums speak very loudly as well The songs are laced with the rhythmic beats of conga drums racking wind instruments and sweet sensations of salsa PUYAs PUYA's talent is for real Fundamental the album title gets back to basics when it comes to to strong head nodding rhythms and groove groove stacking a tracks Their influences include such bands as as as jW T y E Pantera Public Enemy and Bad Brains PUYA may be in the international section of the local record store or in the used category No matter where Fundamental has landed in inthe inthe inthe the store check these guys out learn leam a little Puerto Rican shoptalk and enjoy |