Up, Bustle & Out "Mexican Sessions, Label: Collision
A slick moving bunch of tunes that will shock you, and make you want more. These are in full force and will be coming from far left, and then going to extreme right. The trip is made of dubbed out tropical rhythms and soul filled low tempo funk. They keep the root of it all true to vintage forms. Bass heavy beats and raga vocals designed for the sound system. Press play and let it repeat again, it's the schooling of dub you need. There is good sense of samples and stabs from instruments along with vocal rhymes that make this a new style of hip-hop. Some of the tracks are most likely to get plugged into some film or a commercial; it just has that much potential. So, stop reading and check it out for yourself. cratertech.com
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Hello everybody,I just wanted you all to know that our new Mexican Sessions album has charted in the european world music charts at No.17...
This is 3 weeks BEFORE release, so it is based on pre-orders and sales to make the charts... View charts here: www.wmce.de / UB&O entry.
Once released it is predicted to rise as high as No. 5. by our distributor. That will leave us guessing for our Istanbul's Secrets album, followed by our AIR MIXES - our best ever albums yet to come and featuring Grammy winners and popular names like Thievery Corporation...
That's all, lots of love from the East...R.
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by Paul Zimmerman, First Coast News

Up, Bustle and Out's Mexican Sessions - Our Simple Sensational Sound grew out of what was to be a 12" single. After experimenting with Cumbia Music and taking these ideas to California, New York, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica the idea of just one single became a problem so the only solution was to make an album of what Up, Bustle, and Out came up with.

The resulting album is a crazy chilled out tropical trip that sounds as if Jamaica and Puerto Rico were relocated to the Monterrey coast. It's a Cumbia album that's been updated and remolded into something almost completely different. Call it Mexicali hip hop, call it reggae on a Latin tip, call it whatever you want but one thing is for sure for the Mexican Sessions grooves.

You might not be able to understand about half this album but that only adds to the tropical feel of this record. With reggae vibes pumping out and Spanish being rapped, this is the sort of thing you need a margarita for. It's not gangsta, Mexican Sessions is way too worldly for such cliches. This is all about conscious vibes via Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. As Blanquito Man and Fragment Crew say on, "Bristol Brooklyn Bridge," it's all about unity.

And while perhaps this is a little trendy sounding at times, it is a nice listen. Without a doubt this record would be huge in Miami, New York, or Los Angeles. It's cultured, open minded, and all about the vibes. Perfect for a day at the beach, drinking on a boat, driving around Ocean Drive, or doing absolutely nothing Mexican Sessions - Our Simple Sensational Sound is the ideal soundtrack.

Up, Bustle, and Out's never ending journey of exploration, experimentation, and ideas are continued on Mexican Sessions - Our Simple Sensational Sound with fantastic results. Mexican Sessions - Our Simple Sensational Sound is a heck of an album that its simple origins could never have handled. Thank heavens Up, Bustle and Out couldn't contain themselves and allowed us to follow them on their journey.
Created: 2/6/2007 5:33:35 PM www.firstcoastnews.com