A quick hit/impulse buy from a few weeks back. I first came across Arco Iris on one of the episodes of The Professor’s Picks on Sea of Tranquility. Blending together progressive rock and jazz fusion, Los Elementales was the departure point for the Argentinian band, the last album they’d make in their home country before moving to the US, and the first album to abandon the folk/acoustic elements that were a hallmark of the band’s earlier discography. I grabbed the recent reissue of the album on CD, and overall it’s real fun jam, so much so that I can see a limited vinyl edition is available which is definitely making me consider a double dip…

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