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LDA V The Lunatics

Los De Abajo

This, surely, is one of the more glorious moments in the history of clashes between global music styles. ...the best album they've made thus far.

The Temple of Sound team were determined to capture the impact of the band playing live, when they met up in Mexico City in the studios of that famed Mexican rocker and ranchero exponent, Pepe Aguilar. They took their time. Instead of rushing into a hectic recording schedule, they spent two weeks together simply rehearsing and re-working the songs, changing styles or tempos and gradually reducing the 30 contenders to the 15 songs that appear on the album. Nearly half of those tracks were then recorded live - including the Fun Boy song that now appears as Los Lunaticos (though the vocals from Neville Staples and trombone work from Bad Bone and Jazz Jamaica star Dennis Rollins were added back in England). As for the other tracks, they show off a different side to the band's work, making subtle use of programming. The result, as Carlos agrees, is "a balance between traditional Mexican music styles and European electronic influences. There is even a pop element, through the strings and voices".

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