Bang Data – La Sopa
Reviewed by Sadie O., 11/11/12
Latin Funk (Hip Hop/Rock/Reggae) from the East Bay. Think Los Mocosos or Orishas – definitely da Latin shizznizzle. Lyrics mix Spanish and English throughout, and music mixes all sorts of styles and influences and feels. Great stuff!
No FCCs detected, but I only know one FCC in Spanish, so…
1. 3:05 ***plinky guitar intro, midtempo high-energy funky groove with a one-drop.
2. 3:31 ****cute downtempo synchopated electronics, total party vibe, irresistible cumbia riddim.
3. 3:01 ***Carnival percussion, midtempo hip wiggler with gnarly electronics.
4. 4:34 **sweet, mellow, a bit downtempo, melancholy singing and menacing rap – heavy stuff.
5. 3:23 ***sweet singing in Spanish, then cool downtempo mashup of big electronics and hints of acoustic instruments. Bit of Spaghetti Western sound.
6. 4:32 **pretty singing intro, turns into midtempo syncopation with grunty electronics. Love song.
7. 3:51 ****big merengue party vibe, big guitar solo, awesome!
8. 4:06 ****more big sound, downtempo cumbia, faux Middle Eastern tune, great fun.
9. 3:39 ***bopper beat, midtempo with lots of energy.
10. 3:51 ***sweet, relaxed, sundown with a mojito vibe. Big guitar solo, though.
11. 3:45 ****bit of acoustic guitar, then electric guitar rocker with a reggae beat.
12. 4:22 **alt-club-rock, sweet singing, lots of bass. Cuts off to grunty electronics and funky beat for last few seconds. All in English.
13. 2:59 **static, tinkly piano, finally hard rock hip hop after half a minute. English.
14. 3:21 *slow, pretty Latin pop with Hip Hop. Has a traditional feel, fittingly. All in Spanish. I think his dad will like this…