Kin Kon Blog
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DJ and Producer Pato Watson releases debut album “Wato Patson”
03/19/13 |
If you have danced in Mexico you’ve heard about Pato Watson for sure. Close to being legendary educating Mexican clubbers for over 20 years, the Mexico City native, is part of the successful duo NSM PSM (No somos machos Pero somos muchos).He was part of the Mexican Institute of Sound, has performed in some of the most important festivals worldwide, including Coachella, Vive Latino, La Fete de la Musique (Paris), Rock al Parque (Bogota, Colombia), also in countries like Sweden, Norway, Spain and USA. He has shared the stage with artists such as Soulwax, 2 many djs, MSTRKFT, Digitalism, Fisherspooner, Felix Da Housecat, Z-Trip, Mix Master Mike, 2 Bears to name a few …
Currently he’s a resident of the biggest clubs in the country such as Club Social Rhodesia (DF), The Imperial (DF), Leonor (DF) and is also one of the most wanted DJ’s in Mexico for international brand releases (Adidas, Nike, Red Bull, Nokia, MTV) and fashion parties where the country’s most important personalities converge.
Pato Watson’s sets are characterized by energetic, eclectic and high quality mixes.
In 2013 he released his long-awaited debut album, entitled “Pato Watson” on the U.S. Kin Kon Records label.
Listen to the first single from the album, available from iTunes Mexico, USA and Canada.
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Conquistador – “I’m Alive” (PopMatters Premiere)
02/19/13 |
Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls (and boy-girls, respectively), Conquistador is in the house and PopMatters has the exclusive new track.
Visually, a shimmery, spanxy, technicolor hybrid of Lady Gaga, Willy Wonka, and Vlad the Impaler.
Vocally, a tranquil Jim Morrison-meets-Michael Stipe modulation that sounds as though it’s being whispered from atop a plush—but likely stained—leather sofa in a velvet-roped VIP corner of a thumping discotheque.
Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls (and boy-girls, respectively), Conquistador is in the house.
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Kinky regresa con ‘Sueño de la máquina’
09/14/12 |
Kinky regresa con su disco ‘Sueño de la Máquina’. ¿Ya lo escuchaste? ‘Negro Día’, su primer sencillo nunca falta en las fiestas.
Para su quinto material experimentaron con ritmos latinos
Lo suyo es la fiesta, por eso hacen música para que todos la pasen bien; su buena vivera y ritmos electrónicos hacen que Kinky sea uno de los grupos preferidos dentro de la escena musical de rock electrónico.
El grupo regiomontano integrado por Gil Cerezo, Carlos Chairez, Omar Góngora, César Pliego y Ulises Lozano anda de estreno con su quinto disco Sueño de la máquina. Carlos, guitarrista de la banda lo definió como una combinación de conceptos que tomó forma poco a poco:
“Nos gustaba la idea de estar rodeados de máquinas, de darle vida al equipo, sintetizadores, teclados que estaban muertos y los revivimos. Somos fans de la cultura del ‘cyberpunk’ y con el arte del disco como que tenía una connotación de onda apocalíptica y de ahí nació el nombre del material”, explicó.
Además de su ya conocido ritmo con tintes electrónicos, Kinky se dio el lujo de integrar sonidos diferentes: “Hay cosas experimentales que nos gusta hacer, incluimos desde el rock hasta bossa-nova, nos basamos mucho en ritmos latinos más exóticos, no como lo que pasan en la radio sino buscar y probar esos ritmos con otro tipo de influencias”.
Los temas preferidos de su material son el primer sencilllo llamado Negro día– con la participación de La Mala Rodríguez-, Intoxícame y Tripolar, que está tomando fuerza en la radio estadounidense, principalmente en la ciudad de Los Ángeles.
Carlos también contó que el video musical del tema Después del after lo grabaron en Hong Kong y Shangai, donde la fiesta nunca duerme. La idea de considerar a las máquinas como arte y el aglomeramiento de culturas les sirvieron como inspiración, “nos identificmaos mucho con la ciudad, colores, luces y gente diferente”.
Sobre su evolución musical reveló que son tres aspectos en los que han mejorado considerablemente:
“El show en vivo es cada vez mejor, más completo. La composición es mejor que antes; me gusta mucho lo que hemos logrado y la calidad del sonido, como ingenieros que somos la hemos ido cambiando. El cambio es nuestra premisa”.
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Kinky Celebrates Their 10-Year Anniversary On “Sueño de la Máquina”
09/14/12 |
Kinky celebrates their decade-long success. (courtesy of Nacional Record)
Released in stores July 17, Mexican electro-rock band Kinky debuts their new album, “Sueño de la Máquina” (Dream of a Machine), celebrating their 10-year music career. The band has come a long way and have proven their longevity and their progressive sound style.
A decade ago the band won New York’s Latin Alternative Music Conference’s Discovery Contest and this summer they returned as headliners at NYC’s Central Park Summer Stage as a Nacional Record band.
Kinky fans are some of the most loyal followers, and have helped the band’s success, including a Latin Grammy Nomination and performances in the famous music festival Coachella.
Their new album was produced and mixed by legendary Dust Brother John King, who has produced albums for Beck, Rolling Stones and Beastie Boys.
Like the album title reference to machines, these guys have proven to be working music machines that deliver an amazing sound of electro, rock, traditional Mexican-Norteño and cumbia creating a true fusion of melodies that will make anyone want to get up and dance.
A track that features Spanish hip-hop artist Mala Rodríguez, “Negro Dia” (Black Day), is my personal favorite. Her fun and catchy chorus will stick in your head all day after you listen to it. Kinky’s fun beats and her raw rap flows was a great collaboration.
Another personal favorite is “Tripolar” which also shows the hybrid of sounds they create by mixing accordion-like tunes and some reggaetón-like beats. Their music definitely defines the new movement of music that meshes all sounds creating a unique and easily distinguishable style, the Kinky style.
Their song “Control” mixes dubstep beats, trumpet sound tunes, rock and hip hop making you loose control. It will instantly make you want bob your head and sway your body left to right.
Aside from their captivating rhythms their lyrics paint a perfect picture of a regular “Kinky” day. The song “Depués del After” is a great story referencing “la calle Obregon,” a popular street in the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco. They take you step by step through their venture partying in the densely populated city filled with great nightlife.
Their upbringing in the northern state of Mexico, Monterey, Nuevo Leon, is demonstrated through their Spanglish lyrics, which shows the influence of American pop-culture by weaviing the two national languages in their songs.
All five band members, Gilberto Cerezo, Ulises Lozano, Carlos Chairez, Omar Góngora, and Cesar Pliego, are perfectly in sync in this album creating their own diverse style yet producing great music as one.
This is a perfect summer album you will want to play at a BBQ, a night out with your friends or while you’re driving in L.A. traffic. It’s a fun and playful album.
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