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Tijuana Sessions+ Vol. 3
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Nortec Collective Album Review:
Intertextualidad at 2006-02-03
Ademýs de la obvias mezclas no debemos olvidar que el norteýo es de por sý hijo de la polka alemana y el folcor mexicano, asi que bueno, este es un remix del mix de otro mix... Fussible cita directamente a los Tigres del Norte, y sincretiza dos historias al decir run colorado; Camelia la Texana y Emillio Varela que iban, como dice Colorado de San Isidor a Chicago pero en un carro gris. Los del carro rojo cruzaron por El Paso y los cogieron en mero San Antonio. ýSincretismo?ýerror? ýcapricho?ýintertextualidad? No lo sý, pero el disco es iiBUENISIMO!!
Nortec Collective Album Review:
2005: Nortec Collective, Balkan Beatbox and Hip Hop Hoodios = Year of Cross-cultural Mayhem! at 2005-12-23
For people who enjoyed Nortecs groundbreaking 2001 debut, you aint heard nothin yet! The new album Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 far surpasses the debut, and lives up the concept of nortec, a danceable fusion of electronica and Mexican norteno music. Maybe youve heard them on KCRW or KEXP or read about them in Rolling Stone, but the album is really the only way to get to know Nortec Collective. Pick up Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 and you will not be disappointed.Also worth noting is the new solo album Ahora Yo a Ti from Nortec member Panoptica. I really enjoy this disc, and it features remixes of Calexico, Nortec Collective, and Her Space Holiday.2005 would not be complete without noting my other two cross-cultural contenders for Album of the Year: Hip Hop Hoodios Agua Pa La Gente, which sees the Latino-Jewish urban collective fuse funk, Rock en Espanol guitars, klezmer, cumbia, and some of the wittiest lyrics Ive ever heard. Also check out the debut from Balkan Beat Box, which is awesome and combines ancient melodies with pulsating beats.
Nortec Collective Album Review:
Review from Tijuana at 2005-11-27
This is a great album, i was waiting for the release for a long time and got it when it first came out here in Tijuana, ive been following Nortec since 2000 and this a great album! Great mix of music!
Nortec Collective Album Review:
A Delight! at 2006-06-28
Let me start out this review with two overwhelming generalizations, both of which, of course, have many exceptions. First, I really enjoy electronica music. Second, I dont care for Mexican music. Now, having said this, you can imagine my mixed feelings about reading a review (in the Wall Street Journal, as I recall) about an album of Mexican electronica by Nortec Collective entitled Tijuana Sessions, Vol 3. The review was quite laudatory. My curiosity was piqued. I couldnt resist ordering the CD.Tijuana Sessions, Vol 3 is a delightful CD, without question. Its good listening right from the first spin, and its one of the most unusual and creative albums Ive ever heard. The music is unique; nothing Ive heard compares. The musical program is done in techno style and has all sorts of strange sounds against a throbbing bass and drums background, but most of the tracks also have horns, guitars and accordion parts. Its a strange mix. Imagine a good British techno band, but with a heavy reliance on traditional Mexican instruments. Dont think of it as traditional Mexican music, but rather think of it as a distantly related cousin. Good stuff. Its festive and danceable throughout. Fun listening. Humerous. Lyrics are done in both English and Spanish, but the reliance on the lyrics (with one exception) is so small that language presents no barrier to the enjoyment of this wonderful music.The best track, in my opinion, is the first, Tengo La Voz. Its simply delightful and a great way to start a disc! Some of the other better tracks include Autobanda, Dandy del Sur, Bar Infierno, Revu Rockers and Tijuana Bass. I burned out on Tijuana Makes Me Happy after the third listen and would regard it as the weakest track on the CD. Otherwise, all of the remaining tracks on this 15-song CD are worthy. This is great stuff! Try mixing it in with other types of electronica. Good listening!
Nortec Collective Album Review:
A great album at 2006-02-11
I stumbled onto this album at eMusic as I subscribe to it. Thinking what do I have to lose as I hadnt heard anything about Nortec Collective. I was suprised to find quite an excellent album. Its a fusion of big electronic beats with traditional Mexican music. I guess their name Nortec comes from a combination of Norteno (meaning from the North) and techno, which basically is describing the two different musical worlds colliding.Overall this album is so much fun, upbeat and full of energy. But the energy is sort of laidback rather than giving you the feel of a nightclub. So Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 has downbeat and chill elements to it as well. Its definitely well worth it buying or downloading it. If you like to experiment and find new music to listen to then this is definitely not to be missed. One of my favorite tracks on the album is Revu Rockers - a bass heavy big beat monster. I absolutely Love it.SJwww.beatzblog.com
Nortec Collective Album Editorial:
Youll be hard-pressed to find a more inventive perplexing sound than nortec the hybrid of Mexican norteno music and techno beats perfected by the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective. The group introduced its sound on 2001s IVol. 1 and further hones the oddball hybrid here. ITijuana Sessions Vol. 3 showcases trippy beats legit norteno rhythms and playful vocals. Its an unlikely sun-kissed soundtrack for late-night/early-morning chill-out sessions. Early tracks Tijuana Makes Me Happy and Funky Tamazula have an energetic party-up vibe and Don Loope is a percolating mix of cumbia rhythms and adventurous vocal loops. Autobanda even artfully straddles a bossa nova banda groove and it works. Later on IVol. 3 lapses into post-party states of trance and slow-dance creating thoughtful sonic atmospheres that would be at home well outside the Tijuana borders. Through it all the Nortec Collective keeps feet proudly planted in their Mexican metropolis but this is definitely not your abuelos norteno music. Joey Guerra
Nortec Collective Album Editorial:
After the critical success of their debut Tijuana Sessions. Vol. 1 (26000 units scanned 40000 units sold in the US to date) Tijuanas dance/electronica leaders Nortec Collective are back. These five musicians created and perform a style called Nortec - a fusion of norteno (from the north) and techno describing the collision between the style and culture of electronic and Mexican music. The Latin world hasnt been the same since the release of these frighteningly original refreshingly cool Tijuana sessions - Rolling Stone (4 stars).
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