Expect to find the unexpected in Mexico City (DF) with Marcela Viejo, keyboardist/vocalist of Mexico’s praised electropop ensemble, Quiero Club. Mexico’s capital is a lively, rich, and diverse place where one is bound to find oddities, novelties, and underground movements of sorts. In this weekly column, Marcela takes you along on her musical quest to find these rare gems and obscure scenes via reviews, interviews, and profiles. The idea is to search.
Despite the existence of Mutek since 2000 in the world and in Mexico for the last nine years, I had my first opportunity to attend on October 3rd (thanks to an invitation from my friend Gina Jaramillo who added me to the guest list). Luckily, my schedule allowed me to enjoy A/Vision1 (The Analog Future) on Wednesday night at Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris. I arrived right at 10:00 with DJ Yumiko, who for me is the best company for enjoying this type of show. Unfortunately Nils Frahm, the German who is apparently counted on for his grand piano, had already left the stage. A set of synthesizers connected to a big screen released musical notes that generated light projections with an electric pulse, which gave light to his instrumental music. According to many of those in attendance, he won the honor of being the best show of the night. Sadly I was unable to get there in time. We entered the theater, took our place in our seats, and immediately Le Révélateur — a Canadian audiovisual project with great audio moments — appeared on stage. The group appeared as two shadowy silhouettes, and a big screen right in the center of the stage that projected their music with colorful and abstract visuals.
Lastly, I cannot fail to mention that I was also invited on Friday to the Teatro Metropolitano by my friend La Royale and Yesco, one of the best representatives of the new school of electronic music in México (cofounder of the label Electrique Music). This former punk with a hint of Prince and vocal effects caught the mood of the closing night of Mutek, and was followed by a Rebolledo DJ set. Finally, Matias Aguayo was next, and he achieved to get the crowd at Teatro Metropolitano to dance at an under 40-degrees temperature.
Congratulations to Mutek 2012!
You can see more details about the invited projects HERE.
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