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- Date Released: July 24, 2007
- Genre: International
- Style: Indie Rock, Mexico, Latin
- Label: Nacional Records
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We Say...
Following hot on the heels of Mejico, Maxico, Piñata sees EMI Mexico exec Camilo Lara continuing his gleeful mash-up of genres far and wide. Nothing is safe from this DJ/producer, whether it be hip-hop, cumbia, baile funk, electro or just straight-ahead dub. "El Microfono" is the set's highlight, sounding like a track that the Beastie Boys might've sampled for their magnum opus, Paul's Boutique. And while notable guests feature (members of Tom Tom Club and Fantastic Plastic Machine), this is very much Lara's show. I mean, really: who else could put together pots, pans, cowbell, fuzz bass, sultry female vocals and beatboxing and make it work? ("A Girl Like You," by the way.)
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They Say...
The savvy synthesis of traditional Mexican music with state-of-the-art electronica on Méjico Máxico (2006), the debut Mexican Institute of Sound album, continues on the second album by producer/songwriter Camilo Lara under the MIS banner, Piñata. The folkloric-electronic formula may seem simple, but Lara is savvy. His productions are rhythmically compelling, most importantly, and he adorns them tastefully with a variety of characteristically Mexican sounds, be it a horn riff, a cumbia break, or a Café Tacuba sample. There aren't many vocals on Piñata -- and most of them are sampled, or spoken word -- though there are enough to make this more than a typically faceless electronica album. "El Micrófono" is one of the more vocally driven songs on the album, and sequenced early, it's an immediate standout (all the more so because it's the song with the aforementioned Café Tacuba sample, from "Chilanga Banda"). Sequenced adjacent to "El Micrófono" is "Escribeme Pronto," another standout vocal track and perhaps the album's most infectiously upbeat song. Following these early highlights, Piñata becomes increasingly esoteric, veering at one point ("A Todos Ellos") into a beat-driven montage of people voicing their artistic influences. Those who would prefer an entire album filled with catchy songs like "El Micrófono" and "Escribeme Pronto" may be disappointed by the esoteric turn. Yet Lara's desire to experiment with samples and spoken word, in addition to sung vocals, is a positive quality, showcasing his breadth of ideas and how Mexican Institute of Sound is much more than fashionable background music for clubs and commercials.
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| 01. |  |
Killer Kumbia |
1:04 |
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| 02. | |
Escribeme Pronto |
3:11 |
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| 03. | |
El Microfono |
3:36 |
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| 04. | |
Para No Vivir Desesperado |
5:14 |
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| 05. | |
La Kebradita |
3:37 |
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| 06. | |
A Girl Like You |
3:45 |
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| 07. | |
A Todos Ellos |
4:38 |
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| 08. | |
Hip Hop No Pares |
3:20 |
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| 09. | |
Katia, Tania, Paulina y la Kim |
5:38 |
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| 10. | |
Belludita |
0:57 |
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| 11. | |
Mi Negra a Bailal |
3:16 |
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| 12. | |
Lala Meda |
2:58 |
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| 13. | |
La Kebradita (Le Hammond Inferno Mix) |
4:48 |
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| 14. | |
Devil Mental
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3:49 |
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| 15. | |
El Borracho
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2:02 |
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15 Total Tracks, 51:53 Total Length
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Credits
- Teo - Drums // Teo - Shaker // Quique Rangel - Art Direction // Quique Rangel - Design // Quique Rangel - A&R // Fantastic Plastic Machine - Vocals // Alejandro Giacoman - Mastering // Tomoyuki Tanaka - Vocals // Pat C. - Vocals // Adrián Dargelos - Vocals // Camilo Lara - Producer // Camilo Lara - Mixing // Laureana Toledo - Vocals // Laureana Toledo - Photography // Rosalie Velazquez - Guitar // Rosalie Velazquez - Cowbell // Holger Biege - Organ // Holger Biege - Bass // Holger Biege - Tuba // Holger Biege - Drums (Bass) // Holger Biege - Producer // Holger Biege - Sampling // Holger Biege - Editing // Holger Biege - Mixing // Holger Biege - Beats // Diego Berruecos - Assistant // Tatyana Santana - Vocals // Gian Paolo Morábito - Producer // Gian Paolo Morábito - Mixing // Javier Frantz - Vocals
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