Mexican Tecno Pop

First ever vinyl compilation of Mexican New Wave and post-punk OUT NOW
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Various Artists 
Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop 1980-1989
Release date: Friday, September 24th 2021

Avant Garde – Pesadillas
Vandana – Cambios En El Tiempo
Syntoma – No Me Puedo Controlar
Artefacto – Mundo Sin Viento
Cou Cou Bazar – Cou Cou Bazar
Volti – Corazón
Nahtabisk – La Dama De Probeta
Escuadrón Del Ritmo – Las Cucarachas
Década 2 – Alfabeto (Cold Version)
Silueta Pálida – El Paso Del Tiempo (Versión Remezclada)

    On Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop, Dark Entries brings us 10 divergent tracks of Mexican electronics from 1980-1989, full of skittering analog drum boxes and saucy synthesizer hooks. 8 of these songs were culled from the 2005 CD-only compilation Backup: Expediente Tecno Pop on AT-AT records. Also included are two previously unreleased cuts. This release marks the first time many of these songs will have appeared on vinyl; it is also the first ever vinyl compilation of Mexican New Wave and post-punk.
    While synth pop and obscure electronics from Europe and the United States have been extensively documented, much less attention has been paid to such offerings from the periphery. Back Up serves as a vital document of Mexico’s flourishing DIY scene in the 1980’s, surveying a wide range of styles and moods. By using home recording techniques, the bands featured here were able to circumvent relying on the expensive studios of the era. Tracks by Avant Garde, Vandana, and Silueta Pálida mine the kind of dreary-but-infectious wave that long-time Dark Entries fans will celebrate. Meanwhile, Volti and Artefacto offer a floor-ready pop sound that has echoes of NY freestyle, with Latin percussion and boxy beats. But darker turns are present as well, with Década 2’s New Beat-inflections and electro experiments of Syntoma and their side project Escuadrón Del Ritmo.
    Back Up: Mexican Tecno Pop was remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The sleeve is a neon retro-futurist design by Gwenaël Rattke. Also included is a 12-page booklet printed on neon green, pink, and orange paper, which features photographs, band biographies, lyrics, and liner notes.

REX The Kiss T-Shirts
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REX “The Kiss” heather grey t-shirts based off a drawing from 1977.  REX is an artist associated with homosexual fetish art of 1970s and 1980s. His drawings influenced gay culture though illustrations made for famous nightclubs like the Mineshaft, and his influence on artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe. He is known for his laborious monochrome ink dot technique and his very explicit depictions in the BDSM scene. 100% of proceeds go to REX.