#desaceleradas

This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless.  The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of totalitarianism and the denial of climate change.  By delving into ancestry, nature and spirituality, these albums express a deep dissatisfaction with the world,…

Cumbia rebajada was born by accident in the 1990s, when Monterrey DJ Gabriel Dueñez’s turntable overheated at a party and began to play cumbria music at half-speed.  Instead of clearing the floor, the strange new music rejuvenated those in attendance; soon after that, the artist began circulating a series of mixtapes that celebrated this disorienting experience. Enter Debit (Delia Beatriz), who…