Traffic Sound
A popular Peruvian rock group in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Traffic Sound had a very British-influenced early progressive rock sound along the lines of Traffic and (more distantly) Jethro Tull. These similarities were evident in the band's use of flute and saxes, all played by Jean Pierre Magnet, who could also play vibes and percussion. What is surprising is that Traffic Sound, unlike other South American groups of the period that only came to light in the Northern Hemisphere in the 1990s, do not sound exotic or primitive. They simply sound like an accomplished minor-league 1970 rock band with considerable progressive, psychedelic, and soul influences informing their original material. There's a Latin feel to some of the rhythmic percussive grooves, sure, but no more, really, than you would find in a cut like Traffic's "Feelin' Alright." They disbanded in 1972 after four albums; some of their material found US release in 1997.
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Traffic Sound
Rock - Released by OG Representaciones Discográficas (MAG) on 12 Oct 1970
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Yellow Sea Years (peruvian Psych-Rock-Soul 1968-71)
Rock - Released by Discos MAG on 3 Feb 2005
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Early Recordings (A Bailar Go-Go)
Rock - Released by Mag on 1 Jan 2013
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Teatro Segura 1971
Traffic Sound, Orquesta Contemporánea de Jaime Delgado Aparicio
Progressive Rock - Released by Discos MAG on 1 Feb 1972
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El Clan Braniff
Traffic Sound, Jaime Delgado Aparicio
Progressive Rock - Released by Discos MAG on 1 Jan 1971
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Clap at the jap (Live)
Rock - Released by Discos MAG on 11 May 2015
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La Camita (Jacques Renault Edit)
RELATIN, Jacques Renault, Traffic Sound
Pop - Released by Mushroom Pillow on 1 Mar 2024
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