Simón Mejía is the ring leader of the Colombian beat slingers that mix the electro cumbia sounds of their homeland. C=T caught up with Mejía to talk about a new album, Shakira, Colombia, Tego Calderon and Reggaeton. (Photo by David J. Dowling) What inspiration was used for your latest EP, "Ponte Bomb?" "We had the forward energy and love from the Technotronic cover of "Pump up the Jam" that we had done for Levi's as part of campaign where artists were to pay tribute and we [...]
[Happy Cinco de Mayo. And happy birthday, Adele. Here's your fare for 5/5/10:] Anticon soundscapist and Andrew Bird collaborator Martin Dosh [that's his video for "Airlift," above] hits the Echo tonight behind the April release of his fifth album "Tommy." Supporting is local boy genius Will Wiesenfeld is his new incarnation as Baths . ... The Hold Steady plays to a sold-out Fonda Theatre behind its new album "Heaven Is Whenever." ... Northern Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club has [...]
BIG up my peoples at NACIONAL RECORDS Dominican-born Nova (keys/guitar /writer/producer) and Colombian-born Maya (writer/bass). The band, from the Bronx, New York City, was Nacional Records' first U.S.-based signing. Their music is a funky bilingual fusion of traditional Latin rhythms] like Colombian cumbia, Dominican palo, reggae, dancehall, dub and electronica. The group released its debut album, All Good Things, on Nacional Records in February 2007. Pacha Massive have shared the stage with artists like Ozomatli, Café Tacvba, Los Amigos Invisibles, Aterciopelados, Sidestepper, and Yerba Buena. MTV Tr3s selected Pacha Massive as the [...]
New York's Pacha Massive was the first act to get a boost from MTV Tr3s's Descubre & Download featuring their hit "Don't Let Go". The band might have lost one of its members, but Dominican-born Nava is keeping it up releasing a sophomore album. First single "If You Want It" is the clear standout, it's got the flow factor and it's bouncy enough to be seductive. "Sabes que tengo what you looking for, y de donde vengo everybody flows, than we get down low right down to the floor." I love those spiral songs, especially when they're as [...]
For the past five years, L.A.'s Nacional Records has carried the torch for Latin alternative music in the U.S. With an impressive roster of artists, including rock en español luminaries Manu Chao and Aterciopelados, as well as genre-bending electronic acts like Nortec Collective and The Pinker Tones, Nacional has set a very high bar with both the quality and diversity of its output. In this exclusive interview, the label's founder and president, Tomas Cookman, gives us the lowdown on Nacional's mission, upcoming releases, and the perils of doing international business as a [...]
New York's Pacha Massive bring to the dance floor a mix of bilingual global grooves that is irresistible and inventive on their new album If You Want It. Dominican-born producer/guitarist/keyboardist Ramon Nova creates a colorful mix of electronica, Latin rhythms and dancehall and features Monica Rodriguez on this title track to the album.If You Want It - Pacha Massive
Photo by James Wainwright WOW, Nacional Records is giving away a pretty tight sampler! Including popular latin artists like Manu Chao, Aterciopelados, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Pacha Massive, Plastilina Mosh & Mexican Institute of Sound, to name a few! It comes to a total of 20 INCREDIBLE tracks! Get your bundle HERE . Fidel - "Emocionado" | download Mexican Institute of Sound - "El Microfono (Nickodemus Remix)" | download [...]
Microsoft's iPod-killer, Zune, was abysmally late, arrived with a lot of fanfare and has not exactly set the digital music player market alight...( via ) Together with the new TV advertisements (youtube) for the 2nd-generation Zune launched weeks ago, they also launched a promotional flash website at zunejourney.net which can be simply described as psychedelic and trippy... here are some songs from the promotional website, which begin to play in the background. more songs can find here Don't Let go [...]
Pacha Massive - Pachangueando: From the 2007 debut full-length album All Good Things, available on Nacional. Originally from KEXP Song of the Day on December 31, 1969, 4:59pm
Download "Don't Let Go" (mp3) from "All Good Things" by Pacha Massive Nacional Records More On This Album Download "Elizabeth Sways" (mp3) from "Flowering Spade" by Sean Hayes Sean Hayes More On This Album [...]
I had planned to go home this week, likely very, very soon. You see, I am 4 hours away. I had work. Now I don't. I miss home. Especially when I'm broke. Unfortunately, my primary form of transportation has decided to break. I'm not sure what is wrong, but my Beloved struggles along sounding as if she has become a wheat mill. In honor of Georgia, my car, I present this weeks mixtape: 1 Dr. Dog
Brooklyn-Latino duo Pacha Massive has just released their debut album All Good Things , and I guarantee you will be impressed. Pacha Massive melds the best of electronic basslines, salsa rhythms, and silky smooth vocals to get you out of your chair and onto the dancefloor. These are sexy, mysterious beats that recall the Bossa Nova of Joao Gilberto and evoke comparisons to Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack (coincidence I guess). All Good Things is more of an niche album, as it probably won't find its way to the blogosphere (it hasn't yet at [...]
Kevin Cole with the English Beat, live at KEXP - 3/8/07 Photo courtesy of Gregory Perez We're excited to podcast one of the greatest in-studio performances we've had at KEXP... the English Beat ! Check out some photos and download the entire performance now, recorded live at KEXP on 3/8/07: The English Beat - Live at KEXP ( MP3 ) Every Monday-Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the [...]
Pacha Massive Every Monday-Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. The podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP DJs think you should hear, along with songs from more well-known artists. Didn't get a chance to post anything on yesterday's song, but you should download it if you haven't already. Yesterday's song is from Pacha Massive , an impressive New York based duo born out of the Afro-New World tradition. Download a song from their [...]
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