Blues Tales

It's almost 30 years since La Secta's Blue Tales was recorded and released. It was an effervescent time with a very active and top quality Basque music scene which included bands such as Los Bichos, Cancer Moon, La Perrera and La Secta. They were spearheads both in their respective cities and areas of influence as in the rest of Spain, La Secta especially lauded by the alternative press circuit (fanzines) outside the Iberian Peninsula (United States, France, Germany, UK, Australia, Switzerland...), creating a very favourable impact. Blue Tales marked a before and after in Spain's music scene with very good reviews in the specialized press... In this album you can hear very clearly the band's influences but all sifted and recreated under a unique style: Scientists, Stooges, Music Machine, Suicide, Seeds, 13th Floor Elevators, Bolan, Kraut Rock, Pre-grunge, noise, chaos, acid folk, bad vibes, broken hearts, ecstasy, hallucinogens, innocence and risk... a dangerous cocktail. Sonic Boom captained this boat through seas of daring experimentation, which is why the end result is a timeless record that still sounds powerful and fresh today. Liner notes about the album are also included with contributions by the great Kim Salmon of Scientists, Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon, with a long connection to the band and good knowledge of their adventures.