Fosforo - Macondo
By their own description, Fosforo plays “punky reggae jungle music”. Bits of reggae, dub, Latin, punk and electronica all blend together in their free online album titled “Macondo”. What is impressive is that all these elements sound unforced and authentic when you hear the final result. Even more amazing for me is the fact that the group members went to Van Nuys High School, a school that is more known for having alumni like Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford and Paula Abdul rather than guys who play multi-cultural socio-political music. Time have changed since I used to cruise Van Nuys Boulevard on a Wednesday night. But I digress…
Macondo is six tracks and over 30 minutes of addictive foot-moving music. Fosforo has a great range of moods. They can play reggae that sounds off the streets of Kingston, deliver an sweet Afro-pop “Desconocido” that would make King Sunny Ade smile then go straight into a heart pounding global rocker like “Guerra”. This is a fine band that should do well as long as they keep to their global vision.
The EP is available from Fosboro’s web site in 128kbps MP3. If you enjoy the music support the artists by buying their CDs.
SAW THESE GUYS LIVE in Venice Beach! They don’t use any sequencers…all live musicians. They also have a Dub Step, Grime, and a dance vibe now.
Comment by Anonymous — February 11, 2010 @ 12:52 am