Ábrete el estómago y sácate la tripas. 12 Songs for Halloween

We highly recommend that Amylulita “Amor y Sangre” mix, but if you’re in the mood for even more Halloween treats, here are 12 awesome tunes straight from our library. Actually, since it’s the end of the month, we’ve ran out of bandwidth, so most of these songs come from the very courteous free-download button at LastFM, so yeah, this mixtape is so indie it hurts. The reason why Club Fonograma is not big on holiday themes is because we have trouble with the whole literal junk involved; as you’ll see from this set of songs, we like to blur the lines between one celebration and the next. Halloween is the most romantic day of the year after all, enjoy.

♫♫♫ Nueva Orleáns - "Los Primos"

♫♫♫ Lucky Dragons - "Onda Tocadiscos"

♫♫♫ Los Margaritos - "Sacate Las Tripas"

♫♫♫ Unsexy Nerd Ponies - "New Youth"

♫♫♫ Papa Topo - "La Chica Vampira"

♫♫♫ Sr Amable - "Gary Ew"

♫♫♫ Bufi - "Like a Child"

♫♫♫ Selma Oxor - "Memo El Gremlin"

♫♫♫ Montañas - "La Güestia"

♫♫♫ Abominables - "Diamantes" (Disco Ruido Club Mix)

♫♫♫ Alexico - "No Se"

♫♫♫ Balún - "Camila"

Amylulita's Halloween "Amor y Sangre" DJ Mix

Club Fonograma is not big on holiday themes, but Halloween is just too inspiring to overlook. It’s the one celebration that just never gets old; it transitions. If you’re in your 20s and up, chances are you’ll find yourself at a party, and you know the costumes & snacks aren’t enough, it’s the music what shapes up the night. If you still need some tunes for Halloween, this hot new mix from Nacotheque’s Amylulita might help. The gorgeous DJ knows how to embed different styles and generations into a sensational playlist. Amylulita’s Halloween “Amor y Sangre” mix is cohesive, obtrusive when it needs to be, scary at times, rare, and traditional. It’s a phenomenal centerpiece for your party.

AMYLULITA'S HALLOWEEN "AMOR Y SANGRE" DJ MIX
1. Intro
2. Everyday is Halloween - Ministry
3. Sangre - Paralisis Permanente
4. What's Inside a Girl - The Cramps
5. Cine De Terror - Los Cretinos
6. Pet Sematary - The Ramones
7. Swing Lobo in Puerto Rico - Mataplantas
8. Ghostbusters (Dance Mix) - Thoko
9. Los Muertos Pueden Bailar - Easy Snap
10. Weird Science (dance mix) - Oingo Boingo
11. Good night, Herr Doktor (sound clip)
12. Fantasmas - Ole Ole
13. Thriller - Michael Jackson
14. Soy Dracula - McNamara
15. Halloween - Siouxsie & The Banshees
16. A Nightmare on Elm Street (sound clip)

Volumina - Ciencia Ficción

Kids, have an awesome Halloween! If there’s something good about this year’s financial chaos is that it’s a great opportunity to get creative, so kids, please make your own costumes and don’t ever stop listening to music. Benjamín Zárate aka Volumina (and member of Antoine Reverb) has released his latest EP titled Ciencia Ficción. It might just be your score for tomorrow’s stormy magical night. It’s only been few hours since we got this but it’s easy to process them when there’s a bunch of your nephews and nieces around you asking you for costume suggestions and candy already. (What they don’t know is that I never went trick-or-treating, oh poor me).

Pay close attention to “Ciencia Ficción I” which I found freaking scary; it sets up a cold mood and those Church-like bells scare the hell out of me. “Friendly Ghouls” is very mechanical and so chop-chop that I had to skip it (I get scared very easily). Volumina has plenty of fun with this, especially because almost all six tracks are set in hide-and-seek conditions. This isn’t just his interpretation of Halloween; it’s also a sonic galore to El Dia de los Muertos. You’ll find samples from Astor Piazolla as well as Los Cinco Latinos, also, an appearance by the king of pop. That’s right, the now gone Michael Jackson is evoked in the danceable thriller-inspired Billie Jean sampled “Vampire Gang.”

Ciencia Ficcion would work great as the soundtrack for a movie; it’s emotionally distressing in its mysterious and playful tones. The first layer (and base) of “Las Ultimas Horas” is the clicking sound of a watch, over it, a waving synth letting itself fly with the wind. This clicking and the outcome of it (like waking up every morning to an alarm clock) is ultimately the album’s most shivering moment. “Ciencia Ficcion II” steps in Burton territory, you know, the tavern sound of the The Bride’s Corpse. This track also works as a negotiation of both celebrations, juxtaposing Hollywood’s mirroring of Halloween with El Dia De Los Muertos and church.

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Alexico - "Cadáver Fresco"

Halloween Post #2 belongs to Alexico. This kid is so genuinely demented and the most brilliant way. You probably know him for “Mis amigos y yo te amamos” (and its jaw-dropping video) and his band Selma Oxor. I can’t think of any other day in which his Dios es lo Maximo! EP could sound better; it’s imaginative and scary as hell. The fact that it has 33 tracks (if you can even call them tracks) suggests this is more of an experimental ride. Religion is scary in its nature; it only gets more trembling after Alexico’s bloody approach towards it. “Santisima Trinidad” for example, is a loud erratic track of Alexico screaming “Dios se hizo hombre, se llama Jesus, despues murio, se fue al cielo, y ahora es un pajaro.” But the song I really want to emphasize today is titled “Cadaver Fresco” and it’s creepier than Calle 13’s “John El Esquizofrénico” and Burton’s Sweeny Todd combined. “A-L-E-X-I-C-O se comió a un señor, ALEXICO tiene mucha comezón de cerebros dulces, con mucha sangre, se come tu carne, se come tu carne muscular, y después baila en las noches sin camisa!”

♫♫♫ "Cadaver Fresco"
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Nacotheque's Jalloween Mix. by Amylulita

You guys remember our Rocolas? It brings nostalgia just thinking of them, not because of what they were but because back then I was trying to be like Nacotheque’s Marcelo Cunning and Amylulita. They’re New York’s coolest party hosts and in the development of this blog, their awesome mixtapes helped me appreciate Latin American pop on its most flashy flamboyant way (blame them). Remezcla has this awesome Jalloween Mix by Amylulita, two sides of pure fun for tonight’s celebration. Download!

SIDE A:
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Mister Chivo. “Soy Dracula” / Amandititita. “La Mata Viejitas” / Kinder Porno. “Mi novio es un Zombie Null / Desechables. “Labios Ardientes / Rocky Horror Show. “Que le ha pasasado al sábado? / Andres Pajares. “Dracula Ye-Ye” / Timbiriche. “El Baile del Sapo.” / Waldorf Historia. “Vampiros Adolescentes” / Paralisis Permanente. “Sangre” / Kinky. “A donde van los muertos?”

SIDE B:
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Alaska y Dinamarca. “Mi novio es un zombie”/ McNamara. “Soy Dracula / Shakira. “Loba” (Quemadiscos Mix) / Loco Mia. “Loco Mia” / Los Querubines Negros Molocotongo. “La Cumbia Metalera” / Miser Chivo. “El Monje Loco” / Mister Chivo. “El Hombre Lobo” / Lost Acapulco. “Que monstruos son” / “Adam’s Family Theme Song” / The Moontrekkers. “Night of the Vampire”

Halloween Post #2: "Chica Virtual" by Arcangel (Michael Jackson on visuals)

So, after getting the candy, get to the parties. I uploaded a video I found on YouTube (but embeding was disabled) but I had to share it here. Everytime I listen to "Chica Virtual" by Arcangel (aka "La Maravilla" or the most talented MC after Residente Calle 13) I remember Michael Jackson, and everytime I remember Michael Jackson I remember Halloween. Just like that. ENJOY.

Costumes Ready... Hallo-Win

Dear fonogramaticos have a nice Halloween, dress well and please give away good candy, don’t be cheap! Niños y Niñas beware of adults and careful with your candy. If anyone is throwing a party, post it in the comments, we’ve been invited to The Horror-Gore Show in Mexico City (Descartes a Kant & Hong Kong Blood Opera performing) while Babaluca is throwing a free party in Tempe (AZ) so get your costumes ready!

I’ll be a cat… TIGER POWER!