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Reviewed by Sheila Dean

FCC: CLEAN
Suggested tracks: Rayuela -2, Peligro - 4, La Gloria - 5, De Hombre A Hombre - 8

3.0 Iteration remixes downtempo, drama of violins, spanish cabaret and child vocalization styles, with hip-hop creep beats, trip hop, sidstepper tempos and blues with the artful typing and poetic keys of the accordion.


TRACKS:

1. Watery blues & tango crossover. Loads of very cool accordion - key to a smoky atmospheric .
2. Circular revolving beats, busy, spanish language track w/ a lot of childsong as accents
3. Superlative horn section, sultry feminine vocals, accordion stiching it all together, punctuated with Argentinian news sample echos
4. Sidestepper bass guitar lines, disco and dramatic violins, walking chord progressions, cabaret vocals and accordion
5. Pulsating, animated sports score, in spanish for El Futbol ' - "GOOOOOALLLLL" , good interrim music for Intnl. sports teams. Good fun for anyone to listen to.
6. Andante anthem - very very Spanish - back to cabaret vocals, spacious, like Massive Attack's trip hop on Mezzanine, reggae influenced ***
7. 808 hip hop creep beats backing, lush violins, a Tom Waits vocal guest complimented by whistling children, accordion duet
8. Spaghetti Western - Accordion, piano dropped over walking upright bass, wafts of sampled symphony choruses which really steams it up. ****
9. Rough native beats and french harmonica, western andante guitar, direct female vocals
10. Urban electro- Western - doppler effect on horns, accordion is the main voice, cabaret and dramatic piano,
11. Downtempo R&B, bossa nova vocals, symphonic violins, copious accordion