In a recent press release, I made the provocative statement, “The future of American rock…is Cumbia,”  and in view of the demographic shift that’s taking place in this country, I believe it. I hear all the time from people about how bored they are with most of today’s music; how everything has become so formulaic and played-out. Ironically, the freshness and excitement they’re looking for exists right under their noses, but outside of the conventional Anglo playbook. MexDub is a big part of that, and the sooner the press realizes it, the better. Latin, and particularly Mexican culture, is becoming OUR culture.

MEXICAN DUBWISER Bio: http://koolarrow.com/mexican-dubwiser

ALBUM INFO (w/streaming samples): http://koolarrow.com/revolution-radio-2/

REVOLUTION RADIO RELEASE DATE: MAY 14, 2013

Internationally known Mexican Dubwiser (Marcelo Tijerina) hails from Monterrey, Mexico. Over the past few years, Marcelo has risen up the ranks to become one of the most promising (and busiest) DJs, producers and performers, fusing Cumbia with rock, reggae, funk and dub music. His debut CD Revolution Radio, produced by Mexican Dubwiser and Ulises Lozano (Kinky), which will introduce his post futuristic sounds to audiences of all kinds, is set for a May 14 release on Koolarrow Records.

Those familiar with contemporary Latin music will recognize some heavyweight names among the collaborators on Revolution Radio. Marcelo explains, “I am open to all sorts of sounds, from the Beatles to Skrillex, from Perez Prado to the Clash, from Andres Landeros to Dr Dre, from Louis Armstrong to Thievery Corporation, from Fela Kuti to Café Tacvba.

Amidst the collaborations, one standout is the catchy  “Trouble in My Soul”, a unique take on Faith No More’s “Stripsearch”. Billy lends his bass and guitar playing to the tune and accompanying video.  The rest of the album Revolution Radio includes collaborations with Ulises Lozano (Kinky), Ruben Albarran (Cafe Tacvba), Pato Machete (Control Machete), Blanquito Man (King Chango), Celso Piña (well known Cumbia player), Yarah Bravo (artist), DJ Vadim (well known DJ/producer), Treasure Don, Artwork Jamal and Rocky Dawuni.

“I started opening a bunch of Mexico-based artists’ shows in the US as Mexican Dubwiser. Those artists had been looking for what I been doing for years, so little by little they got to know my sound and got familiar with what I’d been doing and seeing the positive reaction of people at the shows. So when I present them the demos or song ideas, they were already familiar with my sound and decide to participate. I recorded most of my album while on the road, or when traveling to other cities and countries. They’d record something and then later I would work on it at the studio in LA where I work mainly, which is Kinky’s studio.”

“I grew up listening to all kinds of music, from old tropical, Cumbia, Boleros, Jazz, Mambo, disco and rock,” Marcelo continues. “I started at 15 with a radio show in Monterrey. Then I went to work at the studio of Control Machete, the biggest hip-hop group in Mexico at the time. I started DJing in every bar I could, meeting all sort of people from several bands in Monterrey and Mexico. I moved to LA in 2000 and start putting mash-ups together of music from several different cultures in the early 2000s.  From then on, my mind became a culture clash of sounds that allowed Mexican Dubwiser to be born.

Over the years, the music has taken him to share stages, open shows and tour with the likes of: Manu Chao, KINKY, Bajofondo, DJ Krush, DJ Vadim, Funky Lowlives, Nortec Collective: Bostich + Fussible, Stereotyp, Amigos Invisibles, Brownout, Ocote Soul Sounds, Pacha Massive, Bigga Bush, Very be Careful, Money Mark, Federico Aubele, Aterciopelados, Julieta Venegas, El Hijo de la Cumbia, Molotov, Plastilina Mosh,  Ximena Sariñana, Amandititita, Chicha Libre, El Gran Silencio and the list goes on, and on.

Marcelo concludes, “I became a DJ for fun. It’s always been because I feel happy every time I play music for people, seeing their reaction. Just DJing was cool, until I got to a point where I need to do more for myself. I had to make a step to grow, and that’s when I started recording original music and making Dubwiser a band. I am more than just a DJ: Mexican Dubwiser is a sound system. I am a DJ who also likes to put on live shows with a full band.”

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Their “fusion between hiphop and jazz” might sound cliche, until one appreciates how their unique approach to the moodier, and darker aspects of these genres (think Coltrane, Company Flow, McCoy Tyner, Immortal Technique, Bill Evans)…painted on a psychic canvass in saturated techicolor, amidst the psychic disfunction of post-Pinochet Chile. All I can say it that it’s a KILLER album.

This will be available on cd and digitally through all the usual suspects.

More release info, video, sound clips to be posted here shortly.

In this spirit,  the foundation of the album focuses on 3 generations of players –Bill Gould (FAITH NO MORE), Charles Hayward (THIS HEAT) and Mads Heldtberg (DÜREFÖRSÖG) meeting up and recording in a studio in New York;  from there comes deconstructing, reassembling and adding of additional musicians to create four entirely new linear pieces of music.

Drums radiate a sense of power, doom and darkness that is both profoundly human; and as chaotic and unforgiving as a force of nature. Hard driving, monolithic bass that begs to be experienced on a massive sound system. Shards of surgical guitar slice through thick vapor, accompanied by a symphony of exotic percussion. Filtered through a dub-like, hypnotic lens, “City of Quartz” is a a musical indulgence, refined with obsessive detail;  this album wasn’t written–it was designed with intent.

SOLD OUT!

Ironically, Mads Heldtberg, the man who put this whole thing together, and saw it through to the end, has a similar story, except that he was 15 years old when he first saw MY band (!!). I signed his band Dureforsog to Koolarrow on the strength of a cd that showed up in the mail back in 2000, and we’ve kept in touch and schemed musical partnerships ever since.

To his credit, he’s assembled a cast of  players that totally pull this together; Peter Peter -an institution in the Danish post punk scene, B J from HEALTH, David Lynch’s musical director Dean Hurley, Anders Trentemoller…. What I find fascinating is the strong musical thread that runs through the entire piece. A trans-generational  ”human centipede”. To be honest, I don’t really know what to compare it to, it’s moody as hell, often brutal and heavy, colored in beautiful rich, dark hues.

This is Koolarrow’s first vinyl only release–we’re only making 500 copies, you will not find it on cd, and you will not find it on iTunes. It’s a special project that deserves special status. No corners were cut on production and the extra thick 180gm vinyl does the music proud.

http://koolarrow.com/house-of-hayduk-city-of-quartz/

Created and produced by Mads Heldtberg
Mixed by Jim Monti
Mastered by Lupo (Dubplates and Mastering)

House of Hayduk is the brainchild of the Danish/American composer, producer and musician Mads Heldtberg;  the idea rooted in the  belief that there is a common musical thread shared by both musicians and music fans, that transcends genre, age and aesthetic.

In this spirit,  the foundation of the album focuses on 3 generations of players –Bill Gould (FAITH NO MORE), Charles Hayward (THIS HEAT) and Mads Heldtberg (DÜREFÖRSÖG) meeting up and recording in a studio in New York;  from there comes deconstructing, reassembling and adding of additional musicians to create four entirely new linear pieces of music.

Drums radiate a sense of power, doom and darkness that is both profoundly human; and as chaotic and unforgiving as a force of nature. Hard driving, monolithic bass that begs to be experienced on a massive sound system. Shards of surgical guitar slice through thick vapor, accompanied by a symphony of exotic percussion. Filtered through a dub-like, hypnotic lens, “City of Quartz” is a a musical indulgence, refined with obsessive detail;  this album wasn’t written–it was designed with intent.

THIS ALBUM IS A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 500 NUMBERED COPIES…there are no plans to make this available on cd or through iTunes.

PRE-ORDER INFO HERE