Published:
October 14, 2015
A cultishly coveted slab of freeform new wave dance/tape music from 1984 Madrid, Spain, re-released by Andy Votel, Sean Canty and Doug Shipton's Dead Cert label.
Founded in 1978, Mecánica Popular was the brainchild of Luis Delgado (also a member of Finis Africae) and Eugenio Muñoz, conceived and nurtured during after-hours sessions in Madrid's RCA studios exclusively using tape loops only - no samples involved.
They did however, use an innovative set-up including a Polaroid 600 camera, an Eventide H910 Harmonizer, and the Arp Odyssey, all fed thru a matrix of FX, to make a wonky, clanking sound that could be happily compared with the output of Conrad Schnitzler, Chris Carter, Jon Hassell, or Kerry Leimer during that fertile early '80s era.
Track list:
1. Impresionistas 1
2. La Edad Del Bronce
3. Impresionistas 2
4. Quiero Irme
5. Siempre Tú
6. Modelos Existentes Estado Sólido
7. Galilea: Centro De Datos
8. Daguerrotipo
9. Ambrotipo
10. Plenilunio
11. Máquinas Y Procedimientos