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electronic chillout downtempo urbana nortec ambient triphop urban experimental instrumental

 

10 tracks
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1 Apolo X
 
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2 Marimba
 
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3 Diablo
 
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4 Stravinsky
 
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5 Patria - Extranjero
 
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6 You are aqui
 
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7 Mac-ila
 
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8 Por debajo del agua
 
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9 Fiesta
 
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10 Casa
 
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Album description

Volk

[V07] - 2005

Volk is a summary of the work I have done in the last four years. Since then, many movements within Mexican electronic music fused electronic music with popular music. I received a great influence from them and the feedback with other musicians was very strong. The constant in this work is the union of "modern" electronic music with traditional popular sound: music, mass culture or urban subjects. With these ingredients, plus the intention of the Chill ánd Go group and the participation in Urbe Probeta compilation, Volk was developed unconsciously.

"The music is primarily computer generated with some sampling. “Fiesta” uses street sounds and dialoque interspersed with a pounding beat and droning electronic lines. “Diablo” also uses a good amount of latin rhythm among the techno affects. Most of the other tracks are more IDM, depending heavily on computer oriented sounds but still emitting a rare beauty."
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1 Apolo X
As in many of the tracks from Volk, a previous version of this one was played live several times between 2001-2002. It was reconstructed for Volk from scratch, based in the original samples and extended into a longer version.
2 Marimba
A sample of the work within the Chill ánd Go collective, based in marimba sounds and a tamale vendor announcement. A sound stamp from Mexico City.
3 Diablo
Diablo was done originally for the videohome Cumbia cachonda from director Christian González, along with other three pieces: Cachonda, Cachonda (Foreplay) and Por debajo del agua. Diablo combines the basic sound of cumbia, as usually is played in Mexico, with simple and danceable electro sounds.
4 Stravinsky
Another type of mestization: Big Beat with orchestra.
5 Patria / Extranjero
One of the three pieces of Nortec style in the Volk album. Inspired by a poster Mexico-USA border. The first part was begun in Mexico in 2001 and the final section was finished in Spain in 2004. Both places are for me a foreign country and a homeland.
6 You are aquí
Tijuana and its legend. A map in the border indicates to the traveller in spanglish: "You are aquí" (Usted está here).
7 Mac-Ila
Northern Mexico is a great assembly plant ("maquila" in spanish). A great producer of Mac-objects in series. Third and last Nortec piece from Volk.
8 Por debajo del Agua
Another piece of the Cumbia Cachonda soundtrack. A cumbia güiro and an accelerated trip hop. Corruption as the engine of a country...
9 Fiesta
A funeral is a celebration without host. (Luis Ignacio Helguera)
Collaboration and simultaneously tribute to the text recited and written by Luis Ignacio Helguera (1962-2003). Images of the dawn after a drunk and sad celebration. Fiesta is part of the Urbe Probeta compilation, an encounter of poets with electronic musicians.
10 Casa
Sound cuts from my old home.


Volk was released in 2005 and is a compilation of tracks from the last four years. The music is primarily computer generated with some sampling. “Fiesta” uses street sounds and dialoque interspersed with a pounding beat and droning electronic lines. “Diablo” also uses a good amount of latin rhythm among the techno affects. Most of the other tracks are more IDM, depending heavily on computer oriented sounds but still emitting a rare beauty.

 



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21/04/07

Chillout without too much chill. I'm sure if John Peel were still around, he would have given this a go. Nice addition to Jamendo. Good artwork too.

13/02/09

This album really takes me back to the rave days of the early nineties. A touch of trance but fully enjoyable! Reminds me of some old Orbital with a bit of ambient Orb mixed in for character! The first cut really got into my head and I had to listen to it a few times. I would like to see a 12" single come from this one with a few remixes to change the feel and tempo to get the party going. I really liked what the artist did with the spoken word samples too. Overall a fantastic album.

12/07/08

good to, I love what you do with music :)

31/05/09

bueno. Me gusta. no mucho, pero me gusta.

I dunno how good my spanish was, but it's good. even though it is chillout, it puts me to sleep a little too often. I do like it though. Worth a download

18/03/09

Güzel çalışma chill out diyemeyiz pek ama emek var teşekkürler.

27/11/08

Impressive soundscapes - all those little groovy tweaks and glitches, layers and harmonies - really nice.

I was working while your album was playing and I didn't really keep track of every songs name and so now can't really point out my favorites ... except I remember having checked the songs name when "Casa" was playing, it instantly got me.

Keep up the good work and all the best,
Sebastian / Chill Carrier

21/09/06

Pretty sweet stuff. Good enough to make me track down and consume their other music.

Lots of bass, lots of rhythm, lots of power. Still articulate enough to listen to over and over. It's pretty cool stuff.

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Album information

MEX
Genre Chillout, downtempo, urban electronica,...
Release March 28, 2006
Listens 132668 Downloads 9410
Starred 473 Playlisted 230    
Reviews 62 Rating 7.4/10

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