Los de Abajo - LDA v. the Lunatics

Title: LDA v. the Lunatics Artist: Los de Abajo Release Date: 2/7/2006 Re-Released On: 9/26/2005 Label: Real World Records UPC: 094633546929 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Rock en Español, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Boisterous, Confident, Energetic, Lively, Rousing, Slick, Summery, Ambitious, Bright, Effervescent, Exciting, Quirky, Rambunctious, Rollicking, Spicy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Resistencia
2. Los Lunáticos (El Manicomio Está en Manos de Los Locos)
3. A La Orillita
4. Cumbia del Castor
5. La Sonidera
6. De Marcha
7. Adiós Negrita
8. Noche
9. Sombras
10. Fan Fatal
11. Tu Calor
12. Mi Candela
13. Tortuga Dub
14. The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum) [*]
15. Tan Lejos, Tan Cerca (Te Veré en Mis Sueños) [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Real World Records 134

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The third release on the international market from Los de Abajo shows off some interesting mixes. There's a fairly large amount of Mexican rock and its related idioms (think of Café Tacuba or Los Mocosos). However, the bag of tricks goes deeper with these folks. The album centers around a remake of "The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum," with a heavy ska beat. The latin-ska influence holds throughout, but mixes in further with other sounds now and then (was that a touch of g-funk synthesizer on "Cumbia del Castor"?). The album opens with a basic hip-hop-influenced, politically fused piece, à la Ozomatli, and quickly moves into its proper ska territory. mariachi items appear, and though doctored, retain elements of the classics ("A La Orillita" has some new lyrics, but the music itself is the prototypical solo mariachi form -- compare even to something like Antonio Banderas' work for Desperado for a note-by-note similarity). dub makes its way in quietly, making the odd skip from ska to dub without a lot of roots in between. It's a bouncing collection, worth a spin for fans of contemporary Mexico City sounds (in which Los de Abajo are certainly leaders), or cross-cultural fusion. More than that though, it's just a generally hot album, begging for some dancing. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alejandro Correa Violin Alonso "El Castellano" Borja Jarana Canek "Chilo" Cabrera Vocals, Trumpet Claire Lewis Mixing Count Dubulah Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar, Programming, Producer, Guitar (Electric), String Arrangements Daniel Xican Vallejo Vocals (Background) Dennis Rollins Trombone Fernando Castañeda Trumpet Gilda Oswaldo Cruz Viola Hector Lopez Tuba Hugo Leyva Sax (Tenor) Isreal Cupich Double Bass Javier Zuñiga Electronic Percussion, Percussion, Group Member Jose Antonio Lopez Cello Liber Teran Bajo Sexto, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Group Member, Guitar (Steel), Vocals Los de Abajo Arranger Marc Bessant Design Mauricio Diaz Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Mike Marsh Mastering Natacha Atlas Vocals Neil Sparkes Vocals (Background), Percussion, Programming, Tabla, Producer Neville Staples Vocals Norberto Islas Engineer Oscar Sarquiz Translation Pavel Sandoval Group Member, Scratching, Percussion, Electronic Percussion, Programming, Sampling Rafael Torres Jarana Ricardo Trabulsi Photography Satenik Lalayan Violin Saul Osorio Clarinet Super Odisea Trombone, Group Member, Vocals Temple of Sound Producer Valdimir Garnica Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Group Member, Jarana, Requinto, Tres Yocupitzio Arellano Programming, Drums, Group Member, Percussion Zapatista Insurgent Commander Esther Spoken Word