Mundo Lite

Aleks Syntek | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Latin
• ASIN: B0000DZTM4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,443 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best spanish albums in a while, September 19, 2004

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Ricardo Carreon Quinones "http://ricardosblog... (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mundo Lite (Audio CD)

I must confess that I was thinking about giving 4 or 5 stars to this album. However, After hearing it for a while, it is clear to me that the album deserves every bit of the 5 stars I gave to it. I was thinking that this was perhaps a good pop album, but clearly Mundo Lite is far more than that.

Aleks Syntek is a very well accomplished musician, songwriter, composer, producer, etc. A music genius since a very young age. Aleks style has always been a mix of pop with rock and always tries to experiment with different guitar and keyboard sounds. The result is music that while keeping with the spanish pop tradition always sounds fresh and creative.

In Mundo Lite, Aleks goes and mixes many different styles, from powerful ballads to well crafted pop mellodies to contagious rythms. The single "Duele el Amor" is not only a great song, but it also features the ellegant, distinctive voice of Ana Torroja, of world fame given her participation in the spanish group Mecano.

Other songs to look for are "Salva mi Corazon", another powerful duet with great a great mellody ; "Te Soné", a very powerful ballad and "Alguno de Estos Dias", which has great rythm and funky sounds.

All in all a fantastic album. It feels like Aleks keeps rising the bar with every new album.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unmatched in today's Hispanic pop rock scene, January 27, 2005

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mundo Lite (Audio CD)

Sometimes it doesn't matter too much what language someone sings in. This is the case of Aleks Syntek, a musical genius and an artist at the crest of the wave of Mexican pop rock artists of the past decade or so. He sings in Spanish, but his catchy tunes and human lyrics will not go unnoticed regardless of what language you speak.

I first heard of him back in 2000, when I listened to his classic song "El Camino", shortly after he successfully scored the Mexican movie "Sexo, Pudor y Lagrimas". Then, in 2004, I stumbled upon a song from this album where he sings alongside Ana Torroja, the former singer from the super-pop band from Spain, Mecano. It totally got me!

The only song I would remove from this album would be the techno version of "Duele El Amor", but other than this track, I found the entire album to be a solid production from end to end. Aleks is on par with the talent of artists like Diego Torres and Juanes, bringing in a unique touch of beats that are typical of the eighties acts (Kraftwerk, Howard Jones, etc.) that have much influenced his work over the years.

Quite frankly, comparing his current work with the spectrum of pop rock artists in the Hispanic scene today, it's hard to find a match. Aleks Syntek stands out in a way that's hard not to notice.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aleks Syntek's new album, May 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Mundo Lite (Audio CD)

Do you think that Mexican music is just mariachi?
You just need to listen an artist like Aleks to discover a new
face of latin avangard style. Influenced by Thomas Dolby,
Ben Folds, Steely Dan, Joe Jackson, etc., this Mexican Producer,composer,and singer is ready to change you point of view about latin mexican music. Mundo Lite is one of his best albums but you should listen his early job. Don't miss his duets with Ana Torroja & Soraya in MUNDO LITE.