Latin Indie Pop - Porque Este Oceano Es El Tuyo, Es El Mio
2 Comments Published by Tom on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 20:04.
Porque Este Oceano Es El Tuyo, Es El Mio is a compilation of Latin American indie bands. The only name I recognise is the Brazilian band Luisa Mandou Um Beijo who we have featured previously on indie mp3. The album starts off slowly and the two Chilean acts kicking it off don't get the pulse racing. Any thoughts that it may be a long ride are instantly dismissed by the Uryguyans Amelia with Adios. It's a great indie pop song regardless of the language. The contribution by Luisa Mandou Um Beijo Anselmo is as infectious as anything I have heard recently. Flávia Muniz's vocals are simply stunning whilst the trumpet adds another dimension to the indie pop sound.
Sadly it becomes a bit average over the course of the next four songs but things pick up with two Argentinian bands. Ondo's track Personal is lo-fi with an electro-pop influence whilst Modular have obvious Stereolab influences taking hold on Encapsulados. This pattern is repeated for the rest of the album with plenty of remarkably average tracks punctured by a moment of occasional brilliance such as Despertar by yet another Argentinian band Hacia Dos Veranos or the shimmering shoegaze of Peru's Resplandor.
I am no expert on Latin American indie pop so I cannot tell you if Porque Este Oceano Es El Tuyo, Es El Mio is meant to be the definite introduction. Due to the percentage of pretty average tracks I hope not but there are a few bands on here worth checking out further.
More information about the album and links to all the bands can be found here.
Two of the bands on the compilation have free albums to download. Amelia have their album Pocos Nombres Para Demasiadas Personas available to download from their homepage whilst Luisa Mandou Um Beijo have their excellent album self titled album available here.
Thanks for writing about the compilation! It's always good to listen to different opinions - specially one like yours!!! And no, I must say it's not a "definite introduction", it's a (possible) general take. There are a lot of great artists not included in it. We'll soon publish the second one, an imaginary tribute to a beautiful Latin novel! Indie/ambient/pop. Cheers from S�o Paulo! Rodrigo
Hey Rodrigo! I look forward to the hearing the next compilation.
I really like that Amelia album based on what I have heard. And Luisa Mandou Um Beijo are wonderful. The nearest band I can compare them with is Fanfarlo.