Customer Reviews

Juan Manuel

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This is a really good album. I am constantly surprised that a band this amazing is virtually unknown in the States except in the rock en español circles. I love Beck and the Beastie Boys, but PMOSH, while similar, blows both of them out of the water for me. A bold statement, I know, but one I feel perfectly confident making. Juan Manuel is their second album, and while I think Aquamosh (their first album) is better as an album, having somewhat more continuity and being a fuller album in a way with a longer playing time, I was not disappointed in the least by Juan Manuel. This album made me want to shake my booty more than Aquamosh did, and it is more tongue in cheek. While they rock out in Aquamosh, they kid around more in Juan Manuel, but the music is just as eclectic and listenable. I love this album to death, I would recommend it to pretty much anyone.

With a more laid back (in general) style than the first album, Aquamosh, this release shows a maturing of style as the band progresses. As in the first album, as many styles as possible have been virtually crammed into the tracks on this record, encompassing disco, rock, jazz, rap and as many others as possible; the band retains its retro sound but (and here's the really impressive part) manages to produce an album which sounds almost completely different from the first release, to the point that I, personally, find it difficult to say which album I prefer, or which is better.

Este disco es una excelente muestra de lo que puede convertirse el kitsch a nivel musical. A través de una variedad de ritmos (latino, disco, hip hop, dance, incluso medio rockero), logran conformar un conjunto de obras que podrían estar al borde del mal gusto pero que, en sus manos, se convierten en excelentes canciones, con una gran producción, delicadeza, y sentido estético. Para hacerlo se basan en diversos instrumentos: sampler, teclados antiguos, guitarras distorsionadas, scratch, baterías programadas, y ocupan muchas veces voces rapeadas o vocoder para enuncar textos completamente absurdos. Por eso mismo, siempre da la impresión de que estuvieran realizando una parodia de la música que han escuchado toda su vida. Pero esto no le quita calidad a lo que hacen sino que, al contrario le da una nueva dimensión, una profundidad adicional.

these two guys do nothing but impress me everytime i hear a new track, and i've been waiting for this release for a long time now. Juan Manuel's probably their best effort, at only their second release it was made to proove that this two alternative-minded mexican dudes are all about changing the flavor of music in the rock en español scene. They can't keep their tracks simple, that's for sure, they over-do them ocasionally, but that's what I truly love about this band. They're probably best compared to Japan's 'Cornelius', Venezuela's 'Los Amigos Invisibles' + 'King Chango' or even the one and only icelandic diva (who i admire the most of all artist) Bjork. enough said, if you're not afraid to experiment with the sounds that come from your headphones, this album is quite a treat. Do not expect any friends or people you know to enjoy this album, for P*Mosh's music is meant to be listened to by you and you alone.

PMosh returns with another masterpiece. Where Aquamosh was the perfect soundtrack to an afternoon on a Baja beach, Juan Manuel provides the audio ambient for the long night at the disco clubs. So there is no doubt about the universality of music, on this album we're treated to lyrics in English and Spanish, and some lovely female voiceovers in Portuguese and Italian. While the opener, "Nordic Laser", is irritating in its sloppiness, the rest of the songs (even the barnyard closer) are meticulously crafted and full of the same sonic details as, say, Beck's Midnight Vultures. Disco is king on this album.

I liked very much their work. They are a great band here in Mexico. I think this japanese version has 3 interesting songs to hear.

Where do they get their musical ideas? I had everyone at a party asking... Who is that group, where are they from and for some reason people do not picture Mexico as a country that makes good electronica music.

What a great secound effort by P*Mosh! The album has a lounge theme to most of the songs with a few upbeat disco numbers that really bring the album together. The "Human Disco Ball" video is also included in the "enhanced" version, with a re-enactment of some studio moments (the skit is very funny). A perfect album to listen to on a sunny day.

This album is great, PMosh's been one of my favorite bands since I first Heard "Niño Bomba" (from their previous album, Aquamosh), this album is so... mixed with all kinda cool music, I don't like to label music, so I don't know what they sound like, they're just Plastilina Mosh and they Rock! you won't regret buyin' this one. Ah, in case you're wondering, the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is because of the legnth (33 min. in my Edition(Mexican), wich has only 11 songs), but 33 min. well worth, hence the title of this review.

can this guys sound any cooler?
get this and their first one quick, you never know, and you don't want to leave this world without hearing this