Music Reviews
Mexico City’s N.A.A.F.I has all your club bangers in one, convenient place
My hips are sad. These promos are not moving them; they’re squashed to hell, grooveless, and it’s about as fun to dance to as an Airbus engine drone.* I know how to solve this: N.A.A.F.I, the Mexico-based international label with its unique voice and rhythms patterned on the likes of tribal guarachero, spun by its family of producers into deeply personal bangers.
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Power, broken complexity in new Liliane Chlela album, “Anatomy of a Jerk”
There’s always storytelling and throughline in Liliane Chlela’s work, even in the most brutal driving grooves. Anatomy of a Jerk delivers that same narrative clarity and floor-rumbling authority, out on Mexico City’s Infinite Machine imprint.
Futuristic AV, EPs from Mexico’s Interspecifics, CNDSD, Iván Abreu
It’s a dark and uncertain time across Latin America, so sending some serious love to everyone. All the more reason to take in the futuristic voices in today’s hybrid MUTEK session, from our friends Interspecifics and CNDSD + Iván Abreu.
Demian Licht on transmitting knowledge, being a demon of the light
Peter Kirn - March 8, 2017
Motion Music Music tech
Don’t miss Demian Licht’s wonderfully terrifying new release
Peter Kirn - March 2, 2017
Music Music tech
Sharing Signals: FIBER, Why Events Matter, in Video [Mexico Meets NL]
Peter Kirn - December 10, 2012
Archive Motion Music tech
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