Saul Hernández “Remando” Saúl Hernández, iconic singer and songwriter of Mexico’s legendary rock bands Las Insolitas. This CD is a riveting collection of masterfully crafted songs that provides Hernández with the creative space to fully express himself. Having won three Grammys for his work on Jaguares’ `45′, Hernández shows absolutely no sign of letting up on his music or slowing down his non-stop tour schedule, performing in front of millions of fans in the USA, Mexico, South and Central America. Produced by multi-Grammy award winner Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Cheb Khaled), `Remando’ features Hernández on all vocals and guitars backed by Marco Renteria on bass and Gustavo Nandayapa on drums and percussion. `Remando’ is proof Hernández has arrived at a place where his craft bountifully fl ourishes with the colors of life, love, and hope.
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Tyler, The Creator “Goblin” Released by the XL label in a one-album deal, Goblin is the first widely accessible release from the Odd Future crew, an outlandish alternative hip-hop consortium that was the epitome of underground hip in 2011. With social networking, video sharing, and mixtapes as their tools, Odd Future‘s wild mix of skateboarding culture and scatological rhymes struck a chord with the right-click-and-save crowd, who will be relieved to know that the crew’s leader delivered his aboveground debut without any sign of outside influence. Parents and defenders of good taste should be just as horrified because “God damn I love bitches/Especially when they just suck dick and do dishes” (“Transylvania”) is the way Tyler, the Creator rolls, coming incorrectly in a ski mask, irresponsibly rapping about rape, and with suicidal tendencies: the mindset, not the band. It’s just as ugly as it sounds, and when Tyler tells listeners “this ain’t horrorcore,” it’s followed by an even more ridiculous claim that you can “dig deeper” for proof, but then comes a brilliant line like “She’s the one I’m thinking of when I am beating Richard up” (“Her”), or an incredibly infectious zombie anthem (“Sandwitches”), and suddenly, this Grand Guignol called Goblin lives up to the hype. Just like on his debut mixtape, Bastard, the rapper’s fictional therapist helps tie the tracks together for a decent overall flow, and Tyler’s production is as attractive as ever, contrasting his disgusting rhymes and gruff voice with subdued, sometimes serene beats that echo and creep. While the album is a revolutionary object in that such fantastic filth was born and flourished outside the corporate — and even indie — music industry, production is about the only thing to be objective about, as everything else is polarizing and preaching to the converted. Odd Future? Odd Freakshow is more like it, but if you’ve ever wondered what an inspired mash of Three 6 Mafia, Pharell Williams, and Kool Keith would sound like if they absolutely hated you, then Goblin is the sweet pain you crave.
Gang Gang Dance “Eye Contact” For their fifth album, New York’s Gang Gang Dance have plunged deeper into the cosmic pop swamp they created on 2008′s excellent Saint Dymphna. Opening with the 11-minute-long Glass Jar, which builds from fragmentary synth washes into something resembling a modern-day dance anthem, and ending with the harsh beats of the urgent Thru and Thru, it’s an album that can overwhelm on first listen. It doesn’t help matters that Liz Bougatsos’s voice is such an odd instrument, piercing through the clattering drums and eastern rhythms of Adult Goth like a laser. Relative normality is found on the slinky duet with Alexis Taylor, Romance Layers, which offers up a kind of synth-heavy rereading of late-90s neo-soul, and there’s a brilliant pop song lurking amongst the rubbery synth riffs, cut-up vocal samples and off-kilter melodies of the ridiculous MindKilla. They only tip over into unnecessary wilfulness with the three instrumentals tracks that break up the album’s flow. Complex and jagged, Eye Contact unveils its charms slowly, but once it does, you’ll want to immerse yourself completely.
On their eighth studio effort, Guadalajara’s Mana continue to evolve their hard rock sound, bringing in influences like the Foo Fighters and pop. The latter influences the lead-off single, “Lluvia al Corazón,” a number that doesn’t hit as hard as usual when it comes to guitar and drums, but the emotional weight is very heavy and communicated beautifully. Opening with a mournful harmonica, “Amor Clandestino” is Mana at their most wistful while “Sor Maria” utilizes a drum machine a sample of monks chanting for one of the more “produced” numbers in the band’s entire catalog. Mana’s growth might not be to every fan’s taste, but with the same heart and same conviction as always, this mature and sometimes softer effort feels like a natural progression.
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El Paso, Texas – All That Music & Video (ATMV), El Paso’s largest and most popular independently-owned music retailer has updated its brand name and logo. This update reflects the latest changes in the marketplace and the evolution of the store’s identity in response to those changes, according to owner George Reynoso. Founded in 1980 as Nostalgia Records and renamed Nostalgia Records & Tapes in 1985, the original names of the store represented how music was bought and sold at that time. By the time a major name change and distinctive colorful new logo introduced All That Music in 1994, almost all music sales were in the CD format.
The next stage in the evolution of the store was a significant expansion of inventory to include new and used movies on DVD. As video became a greater part of sales, it was added to the brand and logo in 2007 and All That Music & Video became the new identity. Most recently, ATMV was remodeled and the vinyl LP section greatly expanded to accommodate a resurgence of interest in LPs among both younger and older consumers. At the same time, ATMV began to focus more directly on the store’s importance as the go-to-store to find new, used and collectible vinyl LPs, CDs, and DVDs. Just as vinyl LPs gave way to more advanced technologies, CDs and DVDs will soon be replaced and become more “collectible.” Therefore, “Collector’s Marketplace” has been added to the All That Music & Video brand and re-designed logo in order to reflect the role that the store will play in the marketplace of the future.
All That Music & Video – “Collector’s Marketplace” is much more than just a store selling products that are available elsewhere. It is a unique place to buy or sell the highest quality new, used and collectible vinyl LPs, CDs and DVDs, and find the latest pop culture posters and novelty items.
Tiesto “Club Life” The first installment in a new mix compilation series, Club Life, Vol. 1: Las Vegas finds DJ Tiësto in fine, big-room-during-prime-time form, spinning a slick set of trance-influenced house numbers along with the more melodic side of tech-house. Henrik B’s moody opener is a keeper, along with Lune’s dreamy tech dream “Girls with Bangs,” while Tiësto’s bleepy collaboration with Marcel Woods, “Don’t Ditch,” offers sweet, cold relief after two cuts of vocal trance power ballads. Things ramp up to “Fire in Your New Shoes” where Dragonette’s Martina conjures the spirit of Eartha Kitt while Kaskade gets nostalgic for the classic tribal house sound. Last and certainly not least, juggernaut meets juggernaut as Tiësto and Diplo team for the twitchy party closer “C’mon.” As far as the Vegas flavor, there are no Killers or slot machines clinking as they pay out, but if you’re a club fan from Sin City, you’d be proud this selector thinks so much of your town that he stuck its name on this prime slice of club music.
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