On November 27, 1981, the first work of the band from La Plata led by the Moura brothers was published.
In the middle of the harshest dictatorship in Argentine historymusic functioned as an antithesis to horror, providing creative perspectives that eluded the military imagination. Around that time, a group created in La Plata dedicated all of 1981 to creating what would be a different sound within the national rockthe booming genre.
The band, led by Federico, Marcelo and Julio Moura went from being called Duro to Virusa name that was undoubtedly contagious. That year it began to take shape Wadu Waduthe debut album, which could be recorded in the C.B.S. (same record company that signed Los Gatos) thanks to Horacio Martínezwho got them a contract.
“We drove the sound engineer absolutely crazyto whom we asked things that no other musician had ever asked before. We confused it even more when every two or three hours we stopped to do a soccer match, something that was a constant throughout our career,” Marcelo Moura recalled about recording times. Just a month and a half later, Virus spread throughout the country and the project was presented at the Astral Theater in December.
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“Wadu Wadu”, a new color within national rock
15 songs packed into forty minutes. Through furiously danceable rhythms, Virus managed to conquer the Argentine music scene since irony and wordplayin part thanks to the sociologist and artist Robert Jacobyfriend of Federico Moura and who helped create iconic lyrics such as the anthology “Crazy, Coco” or the fun “I’m Modern, I Don’t Smoke”song that opens the album.
Through humor, Virus managed to break barriers and criticize the military dictatorship with his own imprint. Furthermore, all of this was enhanced by Federico’s catchy and witty melodies, as well as avant-garde guitars and synthesizers. This first work served as a spearhead for what would come from Virus, but it also made clear what its intentions were: a new-wave sound, which clung to influences of punk, rock and pop, without abandoning that characteristic sensuality of the natives of La Plata.
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The album has hits like “Super Color”, “Rock Is My Way Of Being” and “Wadu Wadu”although the closing leaves that fantasy world to go down to “Dense Reality”. And this last song subtly denounces the disappearance of Jorge, brother of the Mouras. “I don’t want to see my city with that certain vibe, blacks, grays and blues dominate the streets, they are worthless,” sings Federico.
And the album is deceptive in its rhythms and energy. In fact, a journalist commented to the voice of the group that there were those who think that your lyrics are not made for thinking. “But it’s not that complicated! Our lyrics are simple. “He who doesn’t catch them is because he doesn’t think.”Federico said.
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