Décima Víctima Un Hombre Solo LP reissue
DÉCIMA VÍCTIMA was a Spanish post-punk band from 1981–1984, and Un Hombre Solo is one of their last recordings. Un Hombre Solo is a ten-song album that merges Spanish guitar style with the flanged repetition of post-punk to form a basis for crooning vocals reminiscent of JOY DIVISION, but with a decidedly Spanish swagger similar to SINIESTRO TOTAL. It’s a similar energy to PARALISIS PERMANENTE, and DÉCIMA VÍCTIMA should be considered a basis for Spanish dark punk or the “dark sound.” I’m infatuated with the long moments of quasi-psych-rock-inspired instrumentation that seem to pop up sporadically throughout this album and lend a sort of hard-to-describe but very distinct flavor to the proceedings. Munster Records has lovingly preserved Un Hombre Solo and presented it with only minor improvements to the album art per the band’s request, so the packaging has a fresh but also archival feel.