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- Date Released: September 5, 2006
- Genre: International
- Style: South America, Latin
- Label: Gozedera / Thirty Tigers
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We Say...
If you’ve ever heard Los Amigos Invisibles before, you’ll know exactly what to expect with Superpop Venezuela. This album, however, isn’t a collection of originals. Instead, the group has taken recent (and not so recent) pop hits from Venezuela and run them through their campy sensibility (help on that front is also provided by Dimitri from Paris who produces). Cases in point: “Miss Venezuela,” the group’s rollicking, goofy take on a beauty pageant’s theme song, and the slow-burning disco-funk vamp of “Yo Soy Asi.” This may be Los Amigos’ first LP outside the comfy confines of David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label in some time, but they sound just as assured as ever.
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They Say...
Following a trio of increasingly embraced albums released by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, Los Amigos Invisibles ventured off on their own for Superpop Venezuela, which they released independently on Gozadera Records. The album isn't a major departure from their past few -- musically, at least. As always, Los Amigos Invisibles careen wildly and freely through a fairly seamless set of sprawling disco-funk jams accented by Latin dance and house. They do so with a wink and a nod, exhibiting a gleeful sense of camp that has earned them a cult following. This is why the one notable departure here is unsurprising: rather than pen an album of their own songs, they've decided to interpret a set of covers, specifically a bunch of Venezuelan pop songs from the past few decades. Hence the album title. Chances are, most of these songs, if not all of them, will be unfamiliar -- assuming you're not well versed in Venezuelan pop, that is. Nonetheless, it's easy to tell that Los Amigos Invisibles had a field day interpreting these personal favorites. The campiness is apparent from the start, as the album opens with a beauty pageant anthem, "Miss Venezuela," and several performances are downright goofy. It's easy to feel party to the playfulness that just oozes from Superpop Venezuela, thanks in part to Dimitri from Paris, who produces the bulk of the album and who likewise traffics in campy music. His production, much like that of fellow disco-house mavens Masters at Work, who produced Los Amigos Invisibles' previous album, The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1, accentuates the nonstop dance party character so integral to this group's appeal. Indeed, Superpop Venezuela plays like one long, meandering disco-funk jam en español. This no doubt may present problems for listeners with short attention spans who need individual, unique, actual songs through which to index. Rather, Superpop Venezuela is intended for uninterrupted listening, an album you play while you're partying or getting prepared to go party. It can feel relatively slight because of that, granted, as there are few instantly memorable songs, but that doesn't lessen the appeal of Superpop Venezuela, which is arguably more fun than past Amigos Invisibles albums, if less impressive for its lack of actual songwriting.
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| 01. |
Intro |
0:09 |
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| 02. |  |
Miss Venezuela |
2:05 |
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| 03. | |
All Day Today |
4:23 |
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| 04. | |
Curda Y Pain |
3:25 |
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| 05. | |
No Es Facil Amar |
4:09 |
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| 06. | |
Yo Soy Asi |
5:34 |
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| 07. | |
Rosario |
4:41 |
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| 08. | |
Yo No Se |
4:36 |
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| 09. | |
Caramelo Y Chocolate |
2:31 |
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| 10. | |
Amar Si Tue Te Vas |
7:06 |
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| 11. | |
Es Algo Mas |
4:38 |
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| 12. | |
Ganas |
5:32 |
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| 13. | |
Dun Dun |
2:54 |
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Maomao |
3:04 |
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| 15. | |
Un Poquito Mas |
4:45 |
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| 16. | |
Media Luna |
4:24 |
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| 17. | |
Superpop Venezuela |
2:49 |
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| 18. | |
San Agustin |
7:00 |
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18 Total Tracks, 73:45 Total Length
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Credits
- Marcelo Anez - Mixing // Scott Steiner - Clavinet // Enrique Gonzalez - Mixing // Nelson Arrieta - Vocals // Nelson Arrieta - Guest Appearance // Dimitri from Paris - Producer // Los Amigos Invisibles - Producer // Mauricio Arcas - Percussion // Mauricio Arcas - Vocals (Background) // Julio Briceño - Vocals // Armando Figueredo - Keyboards // Armando Figueredo - Vocals (Background) // Armando Figueredo - Engineer // Agustin Espina - Engineer // Javier Casas - Vocals (Background) // Javier Casas - Engineer // Miguel Vasquez - Graphic Design // Miguel Vasquez - Illustrations // Julien Jabre - Mixing // José Luis Pardo - Guitar // José Luis Pardo - Engineer // José Luis Pardo - Mixing // Juan Manuel Roura - Drums // Juan Manuel Roura - Vocals (Background) // Eduardo Larez - Engineer // Eduardo Larez - Mixing // José Rafael Torres - Bass // Enrique Gonzalez Müller - Vocals (Background) // Enrique Gonzalez Müller - Producer // Michael Borja - Management // Julieta B. Figueredo Carbonel - Vocals (Background) // Carlos E. Velasco Figueredo - Vocals (Background) // Ignacio Velasco Figueredo - Vocals (Background) // Juan A. Velasco Figueredo - Vocals (Background) // Chris Hardin - Management // Isabella Castillo Hernández - Vocals (Background) // José Leonardo "Pepeleo" Hernández - Percussion // Julia Irisarri - Management // Pepe Leo - Vocals (Background) // Jesús Noriega - Lighting // Jesús Noriega - Management // Lalo Noriega - Vocals (Background) // José Luis "Tocayo" Osuna - Trumpet // Victor "Arfavor" Peña - Trombone // Rodolfo "Panamío" Reyes - Saxophone // Manuela Reyna - Adaptation // Manuela Reyna - Management // Maurice Reyna - Cuatro // Maurice Reyna - Guest Appearance // Lorena Neto Téllez - Vocals (Background) // Paola Maldonado Téllez - Vocals (Background)
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