Review: La Mecanica Popular is the sound that is coming out of the more traditional house and techno equation, filtering through on our charts with a tropical edge that merges just about all the facets of world-dance music possible! Peruvian, Colombian, Cuban, and North American influences are blended up and served to you on a platter, via the currently unstoppable Names You Can Trust label. There are six parts here, all of them showcasing something to do with the carnival atmosphere, at times speeding up into high-tech percussion or otherwise offering moody, seductive waves of pseudo-balearica. In a nutshell, this is the very best of what contemporary world-dance has to offer. 10/10.
Sostengan Al Ángel (instrumental) - (4:09) 123 BPM
Review: In these times of austerity and dwindling returns, it's always exciting to find a record label that's willing to take risks and mix it up a little. Names You Can Trust is fast becoming one of those labels. After previously impressing with reggae disco, funk, Afrobeat and instrumental hip-hop, here they turn their attention to the world of wonky Latino beats. Both "Escuchen El Grito" and "Sostengan Al Angel" sound like they were played, recorded and produced on a boat moored somewhere off the coast of Mexico. That's no criticism, mind; the looseness of the beats, keys and guitars gives both tracks a genuinely unique feel. Delightfully wobbly.
Review: Not to be confused with the bobble hat wearing Rinse FM DJ of the same name, Brooklyn based DJ Oneman returns to the ever excellent Names You Can Trust label for more sonic meanders with E's E as Midnight Lab Band. "Lasertag" proves their versatility too, dropping a vintage 80s disco funk strut that wouldn't look out of place on Peoples Potential Unltd! Heavy on the synth wiggles and big drum machine sounds, there's also a hint of balearica via the intermittent guitar action. Check "Don's Demo (2)" for some slo mo synth freak out action - apparently this one is a reworking of an obscure recording from Don Stark. Regardless it has a definite off kilter charm!
Review: Comprising Monk One and E's E, GRC are back with their second excursion into Latin breaks with these two new tracks. "Puerto Rico" adds some sublime beats to a brass-filled Merengue heater, with some really sophisticated reverb touches on the sampled drums, while "Colombia" repeats the pattern, adding thumping kicks to a cha-cha 'n' accordion backing. Fun South American beats for any occasion.
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