Camaleón

Soda Stereo recorded it at the Supersónico Studio in Buenos Aires during 1992, but Camaleón was not originally intended as a standout track. It appears on the band’s sixth album, Dynamo, released on cassette on October 26 of that year by Sony Music Latin. By the time it came out, the public had already digested the impact of Canción Animal, so the initial reception was more subdued. Nevertheless, the album marked a shift in their sound: less raw than their previous works, yet with layers that gradually unfold.

The track lasts 4 minutes and 44 seconds and sounds like a bridge between who they were and where they wanted to go. Gustavo Cerati crafted the rhythmic foundation with a guitar interplay that repeats like an echo, a technique the trio would later explore in more songs from Dynamo. The bass by Héctor "Zeta" Bosio and the drums by Charly Alberti provide the drive that keeps the song from remaining purely experimental. It wasn’t an immediate hit, but over time it became one of those cuts that fans rediscover when seeking something different within their discography.