Fundamental (Puya album)

Fundamental
Studio album by Puya
Released	January 26, 1999
Recorded	1998 at Southern Recordings Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Progressive metal[1]
Length	46:52
Label	MCA
Producer	Gustavo Santaolalla
Puya chronology
Puya (1995) Fundamental (1999) Union (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Fundamental is the second studio album by Puerto Rican progressive metal band Puya. Released in 1999, it is their first release on an international label (MCA).

Style

The musical style of Fundamental encompasses genres such as thrash metal,^[1][2] punk rock,^[1] death metal,^[1] salsa^[1] and jazz,^[1] as well as alternative rock and rap.^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Ramon Ortiz and Harold Hopkins Miranda.

1. "Oasis" – 3:45
2. "Fake" – 4:08
3. "Fundamental" – 4:04
4. "Montate" – 3:46
5. "Whatever" – 4:06
6. "Retro" – 4:52
7. "Keep It Simple" – 5:00
8. "Sal Pa' Fuera" – 3:35
9. "Remora" – 2:04
10. "Trinidad" – 3:03
11. "Solo" – 5:02
12. "No Inventes" – 3:28

Bonus tracks

1. "Mire Niño" – 5:45
2. "Ventana" – 4:35
3. "Break It Up" (English version of "Sal Pa' Fuera") – 3:11

*The Tracks "Mere Niño" and "Ventana" were available on some international releases of the album which featured slightly different track listings.

References

1. http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/cdreviews_display.cfm?id=101625
2. Henderson, Alex. Fundamental at AllMusic

Notes

• Flicky, Brad (August 2001). "Review of Union". CMJ New Music (95): 87. ISSN 1074-6978.