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El jardín de los presentes
Invisible · 1976 · Track 6
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The first time you listen to Doscientos años by Invisible, something in the air stops you: it's not just the bass of Machi Rufino setting a rhythm that seems to float, nor the guitar of Tomás Gubitsch weaving melodies that intertwine like in a dream. It's the voice of Luis Alberto Spinetta that, instead of singing about something, seems to be whispering a secret in your ear. The song unfolds in a time signature that doesn't quite match what you'd expect, as if time itself were folding back on itself, and in that gesture lies the magic: there's no rush, yet no pause.
Recorded in 1976, Doscientos años is part of El jardín de los presentes, the last studio album by Invisible in their quartet era. They weren't trying to sound like anyone else: the album was released without aspirations for massive success, yet it ended up being a key link in Argentine rock nacional. The song itself lasts 4 minutes and 11 seconds, enough time for the bass and guitar to converse in overlapping layers without harshness, while Pomo Lorenzo's drums mark a pulse that never repeats the same way. It's no coincidence that, decades later, it remains a track that resonates in surveys like those by Rolling Stone, where it ranks among the classics of the genre.