With her hypnotizing voice and vivid lyricism, Jackie Mendoza makes fantastical, intimate electro-pop propelled by ukulele-based dance grooves. Having grown up between her birthplace of Chula Vista, California and Tijuana, Mexico, the 29-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist bridges these two worlds with dynamic soundscapes that pull from Latin pop, electronic music, and indie pop. She creates a musical universe that exists beyond strict borders of genre and geography, giving her the space to traverse the vast expanse of her interiority. 
 
Mendoza first started performing in 2014 as the vocalist for Brooklyn dream pop bands Gingerlys and Lunarette. She then broke out as a solo artist with her 2016 pop hits “Islands” and “La Luz,” which showcased her imagery-packed, yet deeply introspective lyrics. On 'LuvHz', her 2019 adventurous debut EP that was initially inspired by a painful breakup, she turned her personal experiences into songs that observe greater truths about the world around her. As a result, the project became a broader reflection on varying forms of love, in relationships with your partner, your culture, and the natural environment. 

“This album is about finding the courage to not only face my emotions, but also sharing them by singing them out loud.” Mendoza says. The project was co-written and co-produced by Mendoza and Rusty Santos (Animal Collective, Panda Bear), with a contribution from Grammy winning producer and accordionist Ulises Lozano. 

As 'Galaxia de Emociones' cruises from shimmering indie pop to accordion-laced electronic norteño, Mendoza proves there is both power and tenderness in embracing the fullness of your being and not doubting your instincts that might have been discouraged by society. She says it all in the opening song, “Natural,” which blooms with spacey synths and twinkling ukulele plucks. “There is no use in controlling what comes natural to you,” she sings in Spanish in a spellbinding loop.
The experimental trap track “Mousetrap” captures the bitterness of a separation, which prompted Mendoza to move out of New York City, her home of eight years, back to San Diego, where she grew up, during the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the off-kilter pop song “Let’s Get Maui’d,” portrays a dream-like, escapist vision of love, inspired by a phrase Mendoza heard while watching 90 Day Fiancé. 

For every imaginative track, though, there’s another that’s firmly rooted in vulnerability. On the haunting alternative R&B song “Pedacitos” (“Little Pieces”), Mendoza soberly reflects on how depression and addiction have affected her friends and family, some of which have died by suicide, and how that in turn has affected her. “You’re a mirror / Of my future and my past / I see it and it breaks,” she sings in Spanish over flickering synths. 

“Oh, Cielos” (“Oh, Heavens”) is a biting critique of the people in power who “[trick] us again with venom and power,” she sings in Spanish on the track. Similarly, “Hay Frijoles en la Casa (Stomps)” (“There Are Beans at the House”) sees Mendoza refusing to follow patriarchal values. The song was inspired by the International Women’s Day marches and protests against femicides in Mexico, making for her most radical songs yet. 

The album ends on a hopeful note with “Ya Somos Estrellas” (“We’re Already Stars”), a glowing song that imagines outer space as a haven of belonging. “Who said there’s no room for you here? For your words and for your dreams?,” Mendoza sings in Spanish on the track. “It’s about immigrants, but also being queer and feeling like you can’t be yourself in a space,” she explains. “So I wrote that we’re all just stars floating in space, where there are no borders.” With her new album, she hopes that listeners can connect with her words and look within to explore their own galaxy of emotions.

'Galaxia de Emociones' will be released on vinyl, cassette, and all digital platforms on March 3rd, 2023

Jackie Mendoza - Ya Somos Estrellas

Folz B. - Kiss (Folcore 136)
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Folz B. is a music composer and artist from Argentina. His first EP for Folcore Records –which will be release soon– is entitled “Kiss”, just like his first single.

His songs transport the listener in an imaginary spaceship to very unusual places, around labyrinths that never end, and through mirrors that can either embellish or deform.

His music is highly danceable. The beat is the tour guide that takes the audience through multiple styles –from Latin pop to Brazilian samba, reggaeton, experimental music, hip hop, Afro-Cuban salsa, rock and even folk music from the Middle East.

The artist’s goal is to express his point of view about how the music that would make him dance should sound like. It would be a music that never bores, which doesn’t stop its stream of fresh ideas nor abuses repetition. A music that surprises –not a pre-made formula–, that is fun, original and makes the listener feel an unstoppable urge to dance. All of that combined with several levels of depth in the composition and arrangements.

Folz B. is mainly a keyboard player. He also sings and plays bass and various percussion instruments like Djembe, Congas and Udu. For the four songs of this EP “Kiss”, the artist worked with a wide variety of pianos, organs, synthesizers, samplers and drum machines. There is a meticulous and complex framework of arrangements, yet the final product sounds very nice and fresh to the ear.

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Folz B. es un compositor y artista solista argentino. Su primer EP para Folcore Records, que será lanzado en breve, se llamará "Kiss" ("Beso"), al igual que su primer single.

Las canciones de Folz B. están planteadas como si quien las escuchara se subiera a una nave espacial que lo transportara por lugares inusitados, por laberintos que nunca terminan de definirse, a través de espejos que pueden embellecer tanto como deformar.

Su música es muy bailable, donde el beat es el hilo conductor dentro de esta cápsula imaginaria. Es el beat el que nos abre senderos que conducen hacia una múltiple diversidad estilística. Desde pop latino hasta samba brasilero, pasando por reguetón, música experimental, hip hop, salsa afro-cubana, rock y hasta música folk de Medio Oriente.

El objetivo buscado por el artista es expresar su punto de vista sobre cómo debería ser una música que lo haga bailar a él. Una música que jamás aburra, que nunca detenga su torrente de ideas frescas, que no abuse de la repetición, que sorprenda, que no sea una fórmula preconcebida, que divierta, que sea original y que provoque un irrefrenable deseo de bailar. Todo ello combinado con varios niveles de profundidad en sus arreglos y composición.

Folz B. es principalmente tecladista. También canta y toca el bajo y varios instrumentos de percusión, como el Djembé, las Congas y el Udú. Para las cuatro canciones de este EP “Kiss”, Folz B. trabajó con una amplia gama de pianos, órganos, sintetizadores, samplers y baterías electrónicas. Se aprecia un meticuloso y complejo entramado de arreglos, logrado de tal forma que suena agradable y fresco al oído.

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Folz B. – composition, arrangements, programming, electronics, recording engineering, production.
Produced by Folz B.
Recorded at Optimal Moon Studios, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Cover Art Design: Folz B.
A very special thanks to Laura Vida and Marcelo Panaíno.
Mastering: Maateria (Zaragoza) www.maateria.com
Artwork by Folz B.
Executive production: Folcore Records
Folcore Records Bandcamp: folcore-records.bandcamp.com
Folcore Records website: folcore.org

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ZZK Sound Vol. 4 brings together a fresh crop of talent from across Latin America, along with a pair of choice selections from veteran acts Maga Bo (Brazil) and Tremor (Argentina). Compiled by ZZK co-founder DJ Nim—the label’s original A&R (and Chancha Vía Circuito’s older brother), he’d actually taken a five-year hiatus from the project prior to 2020—the compilation’s origins can be traced back to the early days of the pandemic. As the world went into lockdown, he put out a call for submissions, and within three months, he’d received more than 1000 tracks. Nim literally listened to them all, whittling the pile down to his 11 favorites, and after hearing his selections, Grant C. Dull—another ZZK co-founder, who runs the label’s day-to-day operations—couldn’t believe his ears. Nim had done it again. There were no notes, and no changes to the tracklist. ZZK Sound Vol. 4 was quickly put into production.

ZZK Mixtape Vol. 31 - ZZK Sound Vol. 4 by DJ Nim

La plataforma New Latam Beats da a conocer la tercera parte de un compilado que reúne a más de 32 artistas mexicanos, que rescatan los sonidos esenciales de nuestra cultura americana mezclados con la electrónica global.

Un trabajo que contó con la curatoría de Murúa, quien logra plasmar en distintos momentos la diversidad de sonidos, ritmos y colores de la escena actual de música electrónica.

Sonido Mamalón - El Zapato (Tribilin Sound Remix)

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Fiebre De Abril

Peter Del Río - Fiebre De Abril

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Organización Santa Martha - Adiós Pueblo Querido (Hanuna Edit)

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Tribilin Sound - Underground Cumbia (Auma Runa remix)

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We introduce to you our first full release of 2023, in collaboration with the team behind Cosmovision Records : a new mystic EP by La Forastería - Cirugia Al Alma !

A mixture of ethereal, trippy, mystic and psychedelic layers with strong grooves and bass lines for the dance-floor. This is a musical journey that takes elements and sounds from Afro-American and Latino-American roots music but with the influence of modern genres and aesthetics such as electronic, funk, rock & more.

The album was recorded during 2022 between Córdoba ( Argentina ) , Mallorca and Barcelona ( Spain) and mixed by the engineer Andres Oddone in Bugambilia studios, Mexico. Finally, it was mastered in Berlin by Sebastian Cordoves. Cirugia al alma is a dynamic journey through colours, different states of mind in a very danceable way.

For La Forasteria there is no specific destination, the most incredible, amazing and inspiring destination is the road itself, we invite you to join us.

La Forastería - Que Maravilla La Vida (Instrumental)

Hanuna - Aymara

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Lascivio Bohemia - Spiral Pelvis

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Multicolour electronic music and visual art. 
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