{"product_id":"various-dioses-tribales-curated-by-rosa-pistola","title":"Various - Dioses Tribales Curated by Rosa Pistola","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis compilation emerges from a desire to share a constellation of consequential and emblematic figures in Mexican tribal club music and artists and producers who have contributed, driven, and nourished the genre. It seeks to honor their art and their contributions to the history of electronic music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMexican \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etribal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emusic burgeons out of a shared imagination and the need of a new generation to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erepresent and portray their surroundings within the language of club music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Many of these artists came from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esonidero \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand soundsystem families with traditions that sought to converse with external currents—house, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecircuit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and EDM—but translated them into a distinctly Mexican underground club sound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin electronic music circles, the track widely cited by DJs and producers as the first canon of Mexican \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etribal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emusic is of course “Danza Azteca” (2003) produced by Ricardo Reyna. He spent many years selling remixes to other DJs, striving for unique rhythm hybridizations and unexpected musical combinations to surprise his clients. He recounts strolling through Coyoacán and witnessing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econcheros, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMexica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dancers,  performing a ritual  accompanied by chants, poems, and hand drums. From that experience he understood how he could fuse pre-hispanic percussion with bass music and popular house rhythms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost notably, one of Reyna’s clients was DJ Mouse, among the first to hear these musical experiments, who from this deep impression, began producing in this vernacular and has become one of the most influential figures shaping Mexican\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tribal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before “Danza Azteca,” there were musicians in the 1980s melding indigenous chants, folklore and drum patterns with synthesizers. The legendary Jorge Reyes—a pioneering  Mexican electronic composer and musician, became a reference point for pre-Hispanic music in Mexico—devoting his work to imagining and recapitulating the sonic textures of ancient cultures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Monterrey, producers like Javier Estrada drew on that sonic lineage to assemble and distribute, now legendary sample packs and tutorials for producing pre-Hispanic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etribal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a continuation of this ancestral wavelength, Alfonso Luna presents himself as a producer fully dedicated to pre-Hispanic sounds; always negotiating ritual, tradition, and renewal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the northern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrontera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in Monterrey we see a unique style which takes inspiration from regional Mexican music and huapango, forging a distinct strain of Mexican tribal that is exuberant, melodic, and fiercely fast. DJ Morphius stands out as a pivotal figure in this movement, producing some of the genre’s most iconic tracks, such as “La Cumbia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etribalera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourneying down south and representing Oaxaca’s coastal ambience, DJ Tetris distinguished himself with more melodic productions that highlighted vocal collaborations. This was notable as tribal typically focused around use of samples, whereas regional productions began to incorporate voices into the musical fabric, broadening the genre’s accessibility and audience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHailing from Monterrey, Clap Freckles contributes the very namesake of this compilation, “Dioses Tribales.” Freckles embodies the second wave of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tribaleros\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, defined by high degree of production and a nuanced grasp of sustaining traditional Mexican\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tribal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, evolving into disruptive, experimental noise and ambient terrains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, representing the third wave or new generation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etribaleros\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is Freebot, also from Monterrey. A student of Javier Estrada’s tutorials and sample packs, his style crystallizes a breakthrough moment: hyperaccelerated BPMs, dry techno-leaning kicks and song structures and drops clearly shaped by EDM. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough this compilation we hope to share crucial pieces of the genre, and how disparate geographies and practices converge into a coherent lineage. Every part is linked, purposeful, and together they trace a shared evolution. Most importantly, may this serve as a physical archive of some of the genre’s pillars, preserving a legacy for future generations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- ROSA PISTOLA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trucha Soul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48345416827034,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0471\/5036\/6874\/files\/DIOSESTRIBALES_Portadacopy.jpg?v=1781721512","url":"https:\/\/club.insheepsclothinghifi.com\/products\/various-dioses-tribales-curated-by-rosa-pistola","provider":"In Sheeps Clothing HiFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}