The Reggaeton Report

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Peter is the man. How many other weeklies have given reggaeton that kind of coverage (I doubt many). I also share his interest in New Orleans sounds, dc go-go, and the Clash...

I think Jose Alberto has appeared at multi-act concerts with reggaetoneros, so you would think he would be next to do a collaboration...Those hiphop mixtape outfits sell reggaeton mixes, I wonder if they have any reggaeton/salsa mixes...

― cornyrocker (DC Steve), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Good article. The footage with it is great.

― Rodney (Rodney J. Greene), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:28 (seventeen years ago) link

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― Pete Scholtes (Complicated Pete), Thursday, 30 November 2006 00:15 (seventeen years ago) link

This Tego Calderon CD is getting old really quickly. Even skipping tracks, there are just too many draggy songs.

― arthritic hand golden fist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 00:25 (seventeen years ago) link

I've had the opposite reaction. When it came out I listened to it probably twice in the first 2 months I had it, and now I have it on constantly. It could use a bit of editing, if not for bad songs, just simpply for sheer length. (40-minute platters am I.)

― Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 05:35 (seventeen years ago) link

I love the Tego album, and I appreciate all the genre-mashing reacharounds. Slow != bad.

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 06:27 (seventeen years ago) link

I think Tego's stylistic exercises feel a lot more natural than Calle 13's. (I know, no one brought them into this.) Everything he does (on that record at least) seems like a natural outgrowth of his personality.

― Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 06:56 (seventeen years ago) link

I mean, blues + reggaeton sounds like A Bad Idea, one that could easily descend into Wyclef Jean "do you see how novel this is? I am teh clever!"-isms, but "Mardi Gras" makes it sound like Tego does that shit in his sleep (in a good way).

― Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 07:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Slow != bad.

I didn't say slow, I said draggy, which rhymes with saggy.

I don't hate the album, I just don't find myself wanting to listen to it much, and wanting to skip more and more songs. I mentioned this to my friend N. yesterday and she said her Underdog playlist was now down to six songs. Anyway, I still think someone should lace his weed with some PCP.

I think Tego's stylistic exercises feel a lot more natural than Calle 13's.

That seems reasonable. Although artifice != bad.

― arthritic hand golden fist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Is it just me or does "Los Mate" sample that big dumb drum fill from "Drive Slow"? This has been bugging the shit out of me ever since I heard it.

― Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Thursday, 14 December 2006 07:23 (seventeen years ago) link

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