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Mexico's electronica outfit Kinky makes a credible case as
the new trendsetters of modern disco. Their latest album Barracuda
is mostly sung in Spanish by lead singer Gil Cerezo, which
works to fodder the album's erotic nightclub mood. The tracks smolder
lightly as keyboardist Ulises Lozano sprinkles the tunes with
attractive glittering specks, and guitarist Carlos Chairez
keeps the melodies weaving sensually around Cerezo's vocals. The silky
palpitations of bassist Cesar Pliego and drummer Omar Gongora
are reminiscent of electro-pop's Tahiti 80 as the electronica
passages are seamed tightly and saunter with an easy fluidity that
displays poise and the cheerfulness of a wine-cooler commercial.
The soundscapes are fertile ground for dreamy curves that have an
ephemeral glide and a lacquered finish relatable to Brazilian Girls.
The smooth sonic interludes are reminiscent of Air's roosts
which create a romantic setting as the music pervades a one-on-one
intimacy with the listener like in "El Tiempo." A handful
of tracks are sung in English such as "Those Girl," "The
Day I Lost The Beat," and "We Proudly Present," which
does not detract from the album's slant towards sophisticated harmonies
and ambient-pop inflections. These are tracks for the nightclub culture
with a hint of romanticism and a splash of Latino-Samba wind-around
a carousal of dancing beats. Barracuda brings the world of
techno-pop and Latin-dance into one with numbers like "Papel
Volando" and " Avion" leading the way. The album fits
Latin-sputtered wings on Euro-pop wafers as the sleek guitar patterns
generate a greasy slither that congeals with the synthesizer's intersecting
projectiles.
Kinky's tracks are snuggly belted with soundscapes that glide smoothly
and fuse melodic layers into consolidated cubes. The squiggly lines
of the synth effects have a wicked glint that seals the melodies
using ephemeral gossamers. The album allows the listener to kick-back
and enjoy the refined kindle in its sonic sparks. Many people probably
see disco as a saturated form, and it is, but Kinky has tapped into
another dimension of techno-generated-pop that brings a Latin-flare
into it, which gives the band stock as potential nightclub favorites.
-Susan Frances
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