V/A Mexico Underground Vol.01 – The Dark Side Of Mexico (DCD Album – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dark-wave, post-punk.
Background/Info: This compilation was compiled by Lord Fer and Dimitri Berzerk aka DMT Berzerk (producer, remixer, event promoter and DJ). It’s a fine selection of 32 Mexican bands from the past and today mainly dealing with ‘the darker side’ of underground music and more explicitly with gothic, dark-wave and post-punk music.
Artists: Severance, Aleister, Hoffen, Equinoxious, Dramatic, Los Desterrados, Neue Strassen, Godless Procession, Mekrokiev, Hueco, The Seventh Seal, Orlok, Valeria, Mementut, Prismatic Shapes, Winter Svn, Gorgonas ao.
Content: Welcome to the dark-side of the Mexican scene, which is enlightened by a strong cocktail of artists dealing with gothic-, dark-wave- and post-punk music. It’s first of all an opportunity to discover an impressive list of unknown or less familiar formations. From pure 80s inspired dark-wave songs to minimal-wave to gothic, this sampler has a lot to offer, but will first of all appeal for guitar lovers.
+ + + : Like most productions released by Sector Industrial Producciones, this sampler has a great artistic layout while the inside booklet will give you interesting info about the bands. I also like compilations on, which you can discover ‘new’ and/or ‘less familiar’ names. But I also discovered cool songs by bands such as Das Leiden, Valeria, Capitals and Hueco.
– – – : I think it’s rather ‘normal’ to discover a few forgettable songs, but globally speaking if you’re into this kind of music you for sure gone hear noticeable cuts.
Conclusion: We’re more familiar with the electro-minded artists from Mexico, but this compilation reveals an interesting canvas of gothic music.
Best bands: Valeria, Capitals, Hueco, Das Leiden, Hoffen, Severance.
Rate: (8).
Label: www.sector–industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones
About Sector Industrial Producciones
Sector Industrial Producciones is a label run from Mexico City by Dimitri Berzerk, also active as a DJ, event promoter and remixer under the name DMT Berzerk. This gothic/dark-wave compilation was compiled together with Lord Fer as a companion to “Mexico Underground Vol.02 – The Synthetic Side Of Mexico”, which covers the electro and EBM side of the same scene. The label’s roster also includes Hoffen, whose album “Cold Tears Of An Angel” appeared on Sector Industrial Producciones in 2018.
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