It's surprising that folks up and down the U.S.-Mexico border weren't getting all funky fresh this past summer to Plastilina Mosh's Aquamosh; sure, it might not have the cross- cultural healing power to put an end to the ridiculous illegal- immigrant issue once and for all, but at the very least, it's music the gringos and chulos can finally agree on while cruising around Long Beach. With boombastic beats, over- the- top rapping in Spanglish, and a fair share of salsa, funk, and lounge- jazz thrown in to boot, Aquamosh had all the makings of a modern- rock radio success. However, even in a year when foreign- born artists such as Air, Buffalo Daughter, Cornelius, and Solex released albums to much critical acclaim, the Mexican duo's Stateside debut went largely unnoticed.

It's a shame, because despite the typical first- album flaws, Aquamosh is a pretty solid album, perfect for aimless summer days. There are the obvious comparisons to Beck to be made, especially with the Mellow Gold production team of Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf at the controls, but Beck can't rock the house as convincingly and fiercely as Plastilina Mosh. Party- pumpin' numbers like "Nino Bomba," "Monster Truck" and "Afroman" are edgy but not humorless, keeping one foot on the dance floor and one in the mosh pit. Beyond that, Plastilina Mosh's surprising musical range shines through in moments such as the extended jazz- piano coda of "Banano's Bar," "Encendedor"'s impression of Blur covering Korn, and oddest of all, a space- age bachelor- pad tune called "I've Got That Milton Pacheco Kinda Feeling," featuring vocals by French- by- way- of- L.A. chanteuse April March. As an album, Aquamosh never really gels, but there's enough here to indicate that Plastilina Mosh could rise above flavor- of- the- month sounds and create a something unique and equally cool on their next outing.

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Est sorprendiendo que gente arriba y abajo de la frontera de los E.E.U.U. y Mjico no consegua a fresco todo cobarde este ltimo verano a Plastilina Mosh Aquamosh; segura, puede ser que no tenga la potencia curativa cultural cruzada de poner fin a la edicin inmigrante ilegal ridcula de una vez por todas, pero por lo menos, es msica los gringos y los chulos pueden finalmente convenir encendido mientras que cruzan alrededor de Long Beach. Con golpes boombastic, concludo la tapa RAP en Spanglish, y una parte justa del salsa, del canguelo, y del jazz del saln lanzados adentro al cargador del programa inicial, Aquamosh tena todos los makings de un xito de la radio de la roca moderna. Sin embargo, iguale en un ao en que los artistas nacidos no nativos tales como Air, Buffalo Daughter, Cornelius, y Solex lbumes release/versin a la aclamacin mucho crtica, el principio de Stateside del do mejicano iban en gran parte inadvertidos.

Es una vergenza, porque a pesar de los primeros defectos tpicos del lbum, Aquamosh es un lbum slido bonito, perfecciona por das sin objetivo del verano. Hay las comparaciones obvias a la cuba de tintura que se har, especialmente con el Mellow Gold el equipo de la produccin de Tom Rothrock y Rob Schnapf en los controles, sino la cuba de tintura no puede oscilar la casa tan convincentemente y ferozmente como Plastilina Mosh. El pumpin del partido numera como "Nino Bomba," "Monster Truck" y "Afroman" es afilado pero no humorless, manteniendo un pie en el suelo y el que est de la danza el hueco del mosh. Ms all de ese, Plastilina Mosh que sorprende el rango musical brilla a travs en momentos tales como el coda extendido del piano del jazz de la "Banano's Bar," la impresin de "Encendedor" de la cubierta Korn de la falta de definicin, y el ms impar de todos, una consonancia de la pista del soltero de la edad del espacio llamada "I've Got That Milton Pacheco Kinda Feeling," ofreciendo vocals de french- por manera del chanteuse April March de L.A. Como lbum, Aquamosh nunca realmente los geles, pero all son bastantes aqu para indicar que Plastilina Mosh podra levantarse sobre sabor de los sonidos del mes y crear algo nico e igualmente fresco en su excursin siguiente.

-Nick Mirov