Review: More proof of the rude health of the Mexican electronic music scene arrives from Electrique Music offshoot Disques Disco. Here, the acclaimed imprint introduces two new names (to us, at least), Mexico City residents Yesco and Rocco Desentis. The two tracks showcased here offer a darker, wonkier, new wave-influenced take on the nu-disco sound. The steamy "El Ritmo Cha Cha Cha" fuses wonky vocal samples and Silver City-ish attitude with alien synths and booming electronic low-end, "Exploton", on the other hand, sounds like Bobby Peru-era Paul Woolford given the nu-disco treatment - all exploding synths, whizzing electronics and tough bottom-end bounce.
Review: It seems that we're not the only ones to have noticed the recent rise of Mexican disco-not-disco, and more specifically the anything-goes fusion antics of the Electrique Musique label. ISM head honcho Yam Who has been paying close attention, and here compiles a showcase featuring tracks the label and related Mexican artists. There's much to admire, from the wide-eyed Balearic disco shuffle of Zombies in Miami and the head-nodding, toe-tapping house shuffle of Mr Jones, to the post-punk electrofunk of Avanti and dayglo Prince grooves of Thomass Jackson. Listing all the highlights is near impossible, so just dive in - you won't be disappointed.
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