Pescado Rabioso was a psychedelic rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed by musician Luis Alberto Spinetta, from 1971 to 1973, right after the breakup of his previous band Almendra. The band also consisted originally of Black Amaya, Osvaldo Frascino. Carlos Cutaia then joined in and David Lebón replaced Frascino. Despite its short life, Pescado Rabioso is still considered an important piece of Argentine rock history, mainly because of "Artaud", a masterpiece album featuring only Spinetta compositions.

Although Artaud was officially billed as the third Pescado Rabioso album, the Argentinean group had actually broken up by the time it was recorded. It's essentially a solo effort by singer-guitarist-songwriter Luis Alberto Spinetta, with contributions from his brother, drummer Carlos Gustavo Spinetta, bassist Emilio Del Guercio, and drummer Rodolfo García, the latter two of whom had played with Spinetta back in the pre-Pescado Rabioso band Almendra. If it's something of a progressive/psychedelic record, it has more to do with the juxtaposition of late-'60s and early-'70s styles on display than it has to do with the music itself. On various different tracks, Spinetta offers accomplished, sentimental acoustic-based folk-rock balladry ("Todas las Hojas Son del Viento"); languid jazzy San Francisco-styled mild psych…