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Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop 1980​-​1989

by Dark Entries Records

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Leif Sorensen
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Leif Sorensen A portal to another world of dark funky techno pop... Favorite track: Escuadrón Del Ritmo - Las Cucarachas.
No Sé Discos
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No Sé Discos Love this! Thank you for releasing such an essential collection. Favorite track: Artefacto - Mundo Sin Viento.
izaaculate mixes
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izaaculate mixes A rare new discovery full of unreleased 80s synth-pop gems from Mexico! Glad to have it on vinyl too. Favorite track: Vandana - Cambios En El Tiempo.
roisiles
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roisiles my favorites are "las cucarachas" by el escuadron del ritmo (aguante Capitan Pijama!!) and "alfabeto" by decada 2. This whole comp has its own merit, I feel like side B has the most juice. although I must say it's a bummer "el diablo en el cuerpo" by Size didnt make it, since its on the first version from 2005 on cd by At At records
bob_3
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bob_3 You had me at Mexican Tecno Pop...
Sinister Pete
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Sinister Pete This is such a rich compilation, so many sounds, so many styles - all surprising. Just love the freedom and the fact that it sounds like nothing else. Favorite track: Escuadrón Del Ritmo - Las Cucarachas.
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On Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop, Dark Entries brings us 10 divergent tracks of Mexican electronics from 1980-1989, full of skittering analog drum boxes and saucy synthesizer hooks. 8 of these songs were culled from the 2005 CD-only compilation Backup: Expediente Tecno Pop on AT-AT records. Also included are two previously unreleased cuts. This release marks the first time many of these songs will have appeared on vinyl; it is also the first ever vinyl compilation of Mexican New Wave and post-punk.
While synth pop and obscure electronics from Europe and the United States have been extensively documented, much less attention has been paid to such offerings from the periphery. Back Up serves as a vital document of Mexico’s flourishing DIY scene in the 1980’s, surveying a wide range of styles and moods. By using home recording techniques, the bands featured here were able to circumvent relying on the expensive studios of the era. Tracks by Avant Garde, Vandana, and Silueta Pálida mine the kind of dreary-but-infectious wave that long-time Dark Entries fans will celebrate. Meanwhile, Volti and Artefacto offer a floor-ready pop sound that has echoes of NY freestyle, with Latin percussion and boxy beats. But darker turns are present as well, with Década 2’s New Beat-inflections and electro experiments of Syntoma and their side project Escuadrón Del Ritmo.
Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop was remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The sleeve is a neon retro-futurist design by Gwenaël Rattke.

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released September 24, 2021

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