STYLE...... Electronic, Synthpop, Techno Pop LABEL...... Dark Entries Records
QUALITY..... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... UK
On Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop, Dark Entries brings us 10 divergent tracks of Mexican electronics from 1980-1989, full of skittering analog drum boxes and saucy synthesizer hooks. 8 of these songs were culled from the 2005 CD-only compilation Backup: Expediente Tecno Pop on AT-AT records. Also included are two previously unreleased cuts. This release marks the first time many of these songs will have appeared on vinyl; it is also the first ever vinyl compilation of Mexican New Wave and post-punk. While synth pop and obscure electronics from Europe and the United States have been extensively documented, much less attention has been paid to such offerings from the periphery. Back Up serves as a vital document of Mexicos flourishing DIY scene in the 1980s, surveying a wide range of styles and moods. By using home recording techniques, the bands featured here were able to circumvent relying on the expensive studios of the era. Tracks by Avant Garde, Vandana, and Silueta Pálida mine the kind of dreary-but-infectious wave that long-time Dark Entries fans will celebrate. Meanwhile, Volti and Artefacto offer a floor-ready pop sound that has echoes of NY freestyle, with Latin percussion and boxy beats. But darker turns are present as well, with Década 2s New Beat-inflections and electro experiments of Syntoma and their side project Escuadrón Del Ritmo. Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop was remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The sleeve is a neon retro-futurist design by Gwenaël Rattke.
Tracklist:
1. Avant Garde Pesadillas (4:33) 2. Vandana Cambios En El Tiempo (3:48) 3. Syntoma No Me Puedo Controlar (4:09) 4. Artefacto Mundo Sin Viento (3:46) 5. Cou Cou Bazar Cou Cou Bazar (3:51) 6. Volti Corazon (3:43) 7. Nahtabisk La Dama De Probeta (3:21) 8. Escuadron Del Ritmo Las Cucarachas (3:45) 9. Decada 2 Alfabeto (Cold Version) (4:59) 10. Silueta Palida El Paso Del Tiempo (Version Remezclada) (3:42)
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