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THE STORY: Tijuana's NORTEC COLLECTIVE has a new record called "Tijuana Sound Machine" (HEAR SAMPLES HERE >). It follows the double Grammy-nominated album "Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3", which received praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, LA Times, NY Times, and many other major outlets. Their music has been heard on HBO's "Big Love", NBC's "Friday Night Lights", in the films "Fast Food Nation" and "Babel", and in such video games as "FIFA Soccer" and "FIFA Street 2".
Hailing from Tijuana in Northern Mexico, the Nortec Collective caused quite a stir on both sides of the border with their 2001 debut, The Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 1. The album was a daring fusion of traditional norteño and banda sounds filtered through a cutting-edge electronica and DJ aesthetic; rewiring "border music" for the 21st century. The group takes its name from the combination of norteño and techno music that marks their sound.The group itself is a less a traditional band than a loose-kit collaboration of like-minded artists sharing a similar aesthetic, and gimmicky nommes de guerre. The five main players call themselves Fussible (Pepe Mogt), Bostich (Ramón Amezcua), Panóptica (Roberto Mendoza), Clorofila (Jorge Verdín) and Hiperboreal (PG Beas), and collectively create a multimedia mashup of contemporary border cultural in all its funky, post-Millennial glory. (More >)
WORLD MUSIC BLOGGER SAYS: A couple years ago, i took a friend to a brass band blow-off in New Orleans. He hasn't stopped dancing since! Nortec Collective understands the dancability of a good tuba-line. Their music is a perfect mix of brass and electric. The new CD..."Tijuana Sound Machine"... swings like a hyperactive toddler in a wind-up rocker.
THE STORY: Tijuana's NORTEC COLLECTIVE has a new record called "Tijuana Sound Machine" (HEAR SAMPLES HERE >). It follows the double Grammy-nominated album "Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3", which received praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, LA Times, NY Times, and many other major outlets. Their music has been heard on HBO's "Big Love", NBC's "Friday Night Lights", in the films "Fast Food Nation" and "Babel", and in such video games as "FIFA Soccer" and "FIFA Street 2".
Hailing from Tijuana in Northern Mexico, the Nortec Collective caused quite a stir on both sides of the border with their 2001 debut, The Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 1. The album was a daring fusion of traditional norteño and banda sounds filtered through a cutting-edge electronica and DJ aesthetic; rewiring "border music" for the 21st century. The group takes its name from the combination of norteño and techno music that marks their sound.The group itself is a less a traditional band than a loose-kit collaboration of like-minded artists sharing a similar aesthetic, and gimmicky nommes de guerre. The five main players call themselves Fussible (Pepe Mogt), Bostich (Ramón Amezcua), Panóptica (Roberto Mendoza), Clorofila (Jorge Verdín) and Hiperboreal (PG Beas), and collectively create a multimedia mashup of contemporary border cultural in all its funky, post-Millennial glory. (More >)
WORLD MUSIC BLOGGER SAYS: A couple years ago, i took a friend to a brass band blow-off in New Orleans. He hasn't stopped dancing since! Nortec Collective understands the dancability of a good tuba-line. Their music is a perfect mix of brass and electric. The new CD..."Tijuana Sound Machine"... swings like a hyperactive toddler in a wind-up rocker.
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