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MUS 235LP
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"Rata Negra return with Una Vida Vulgar their third and best album. A truly pop infused punk record with an incredible production. The album harks back to their previous work in Juanita Y Los Feos but with more pop elements and a bigger and better production. Each of the ten tracks are so good, that they could be released as a single. The rhythm section is locked in and the guitars buzz but it's the vocals that take this to pop heaven. The first side of the album starts with "Venid A Ver" and doesn't let up until the Phil Spector-esque 'Cuando Me Muera'. Flip over and it's straight back to the upbeat gems, which just keep coming until the final track 'Romance De Lobos' which ends the album in a more reflective album. Una Vida Vulgar is pure perfection and for fans of X, Blondie and Rik Agnew." --Sean Forbes
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MUS 207EP
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On the A side the Madrid power trio puts music to a poem of José María Gabriel y Galán (1870-1905) turning its melancholic prose into a mid-tempo punk beauty with surf guitars and deep bass tones. A chance meeting of Spanish Costumbrismo and kitsch as seen on the song's video. The flip side "Problemas, No" brings back to life Video's minor hit from 1983 updating the synth pop of the original to a sharp upbeat punk jam which will have you dancing your shoes off. Includes a lyric insert.
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MUS 179LP
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Less than a year-and-a-half after their debut Rata Negra from Madrid release their sophomore album, Justicia Cosmica. Made up of members from Juanita Y Los Feos and La Urss this trio have a strong work ethic and deal in super catchy and upbeat punk. On Justicia Cósmica, Rata Negra have upped the pop element in the songs and the production is stronger and chunky, without losing any of the raw elements. Again the whole sound is immersed in the darker and morbid side of post punk but mixed with the up-tempo nature and tunes and of LA's X and Gorilla Angreb. Like on their debut, it's love at first listen. Justicia Cósmica was recorded and produced by the legendary Paco Loco and as in previous releases the sleeve was designed by the band's guitarist Fa Feo who also took care of the lyric insert.
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