Tijuana Sessions+ Vol. 3
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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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