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Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nortec Collective
Label: Nacional Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 54581
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 63747
UPC: 689076374729
EAN: 0689076374729
ASIN: B0009VI4B2
Release Date: July 26, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Tengo La Voz | | • | Tijuana Makes Me Happy | | • | Funky Tamazula | | • | Don Loope | | • | Olvidela Compa | | • | Autobanda | | • | Dandy del Sur | | • | Almada | | • | Colorado | | • | Narcoteque | | • | Esa Banda en Dub featuring Calexico | | • | Bar Infierno | | • | Revu Rockers | | • | Tijuana Bass | | • | El Fracaso |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
You'll be hard-pressed to find a more inventive, perplexing sound than "nortec," the hybrid of Mexican norteno music and techno beats perfected by the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective. The group introduced its sound on 2001's Vol. 1 and further hones the oddball hybrid here. Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 showcases trippy beats, legit norteno rhythms, and playful vocals. It's an unlikely, sun-kissed soundtrack for late-night/early-morning chill-out sessions. Early tracks "Tijuana Makes Me Happy" and "Funky Tamazula" have an energetic, party-up vibe, and "Don Loope" is a percolating mix of cumbia rhythms and adventurous vocal loops. "Autobanda" even artfully straddles a bossa nova banda groove, and it works. Later on, Vol. 3 lapses into post-party states of trance and slow-dance, creating thoughtful sonic atmospheres that would be at home well outside the Tijuana borders. Through it all, the Nortec Collective keeps feet proudly planted in their Mexican metropolis, but this is definitely not your abuelo's norteno music. --Joey Guerra
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very disappointed September 20, 2008
Abe (Rhode Isalnd)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I realy made a mistake in purchasing this. As far as i'm concerned, it is really bad. I couldn't listen to it once.
 Mexican music comes of age May 22, 2008
John R. Rogers (Brisbane, Australia)
This one will have your feet tapping from woe to go. Some unique riffs and there is only one moment where i could contribute it to another artist. This grows on you over time. If you dont follow the crowd this is an ideal CD for a party.
Nortec Tijuana sessions January 12, 2007
Jesus Martin Del Campo
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of this colection of artist, this is Tijuana at its best.
A Delight! June 28, 2006
Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Let me start out this review with two overwhelming generalizations, both of which, of course, have many exceptions. First, I really enjoy electronica music. Second, I don't care for Mexican music. Now, having said this, you can imagine my mixed feelings about reading a review (in the Wall Street Journal, as I recall) about an album of Mexican electronica by Nortec Collective entitled "Tijuana Sessions, Vol 3." The review was quite laudatory. My curiosity was piqued. I couldn't resist ordering the CD.
"Tijuana Sessions, Vol 3" is a delightful CD, without question. It's good listening right from the first spin, and it's one of the most unusual and creative albums I've ever heard. The music is unique; nothing I've heard compares. The musical program is done in techno style and has all sorts of strange sounds against a throbbing bass and drums background, but most of the tracks also have horns, guitars and accordion parts. It's a strange mix. Imagine a good British techno band, but with a heavy reliance on traditional Mexican instruments. Don't think of it as traditional Mexican music, but rather think of it as a distantly related cousin. Good stuff. It's festive and danceable throughout. Fun listening. Humorous. Lyrics are done in both English and Spanish, but the reliance on the lyrics (with one exception) is so small that language presents no barrier to the enjoyment of this wonderful music.
The best track, in my opinion, is the first, "Tengo La Voz." It's simply delightful and a great way to start a disc! Some of the other better tracks include "Autobanda," "Dandy del Sur," "Bar Infierno," "Revu Rockers" and "Tijuana Bass." I burned out on "Tijuana Makes Me Happy" after the third listen and would regard it as the weakest track on the CD. Otherwise, all of the remaining tracks on this 15-song CD are worthy. This is great stuff! Try mixing it in with other types of electronica. Good listening!
Gary Petersonn
 A great album February 11, 2006
Seb Jarakian (San Francisco, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I stumbled onto this album at eMusic as I subscribe to it. Thinking what do I have to lose as I hadn't heard anything about Nortec Collective. I was suprised to find quite an excellent album. It's a fusion of big electronic beats with traditional Mexican music. I guess their name Nortec comes from a combination of Norteno (meaning from the North) and techno, which basically is describing the two different musical worlds colliding.
Overall this album is so much fun, upbeat and full of energy. But the energy is sort of laidback rather than giving you the feel of a nightclub. So Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 has downbeat and chill elements to it as well. It's definitely well worth it buying or downloading it. If you like to experiment and find new music to listen to then this is definitely not to be missed. One of my favorite tracks on the album is Revu Rockers - a bass heavy big beat monster. I absolutely Love it.
SJ
www.beatzblog.com
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