Kraken II
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Kraken II is the name of the second studio album Colombian group Kraken[1] It was released in December 5, 1989 by Codiscos. The first single from the album was "Vestido de Cristal". The second single was "Una Vez Más".
Information
Kraken II was produced taking into account a wider rock audience. It's composition took a record time for the group members since they had to comply with live shows and the production of all the material that they had to select and create. The proposal of including a keyboardist in replace to the ex lead guitarist was determined due to the need to find a sound more akin to their influences and musical objectives in order to keep up with rock bands of the day. They .For the first time in Colombian History, a hard rock song (the opening track) «Vestido de Cristal» became the most played song on national youth radio stations. The inclusion of keyboards was definitive for this album, despite the criticsm and the fear of using these instrument.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Los Misterios no Hablan (Mysteries Don't Talk)" | 04:03 |
2. | "Vestido de Cristal (Crystal Dress)" | 04:56 |
3. | "Después del Final (After the End)" | 06:03 |
4. | "Al caer las Murallas (At the Fall of the City Wall)" | 06:28 |
5. | "Camino a la Montaña Negra (Road to Black Mountain)" | 05:53 |
6. | "Palabras que Sangran (Words That Bleed)" | 04:47 |
7. | "Una Vez Más (Once Again)" | 05:14 |
8. | "Esclavos de las Sombras (Slaves of the Shadows)" | 5:07 |
Personnel
Elkin Ramírez: vocals, lyrics. Hugo Restrepo: guitar. Jorge Atehortua: electric bass. Gonzalo Vásquez: frums. Víctor García: keyboards, sound engineer, producer.
- ^ http://www.krakencolombia.net/ Kraken Official Site