<![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:24:41 EDT Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:24:41 EDT http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c5197535 @Pastrafer: That's because of the "Mano Negra" clause of 1996 that was inserted into the Spanish Constitution as one of the last acts of Gonzales' PSOE government. By law at least 23% of all Spanish pop music content must include porkpie hats, skanking and references to Barca FC and Latin America.

Also, if you want to see some REAL Spanish psychedelia (Franco style), watch this:


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Clevertrousers

]]> 33:362258:c5197535 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:24:41 EDT <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4476631 @kaate: Well, anything is better than when they bust out the tubas.

Tenno

]]> 33:362258:c4476631 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:36:58 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4473641 There are so many bands in Spain impregnated in Ska it's not even funny and so most indie bands left make music that regular people can't or don't want to understand. There is some exceptions like Deluxe here that are quite succesful but for each one of those there's dozens of others that just use the ska formula over and over

Pastrafer

]]> 33:362258:c4473641 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:55:08 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4470775 @Tenno: I'm glad it's not just me!

Kate Richardson

]]> 33:362258:c4470775 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:24:08 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4470722 Man I usually run from ska, but yeah, not so bad, catchy even. Damn you.

Tenno

]]> 33:362258:c4470722 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:22:15 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4467966 Great stuff indeed!

An underrated Spanish favorite of mine from last decade was Silvania, who put out a couple of fine albums, got remixes from the likes of Autechre, etc. Myspace page here.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:362258:c4467966 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:34:11 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4467931 I recommend the completely charming Fanclub-isms of Cineplexx: [www.cineplexx.net]

Lucas Jensen

]]> 33:362258:c4467931 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:32:48 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4467782 Sweet dispatch. I'm looking forward to more of these.

AL

]]> 33:362258:c4467782 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:25:17 EST <![CDATA[Part 1: Ambient Synths And Fedora-Wearing Dudes]]> http://idolator.com/362258/part-1-ambient-synths-and-fedora+wearing-dudes#c4467679 it's not rock... but dot tape dot is some other interesting stuff coming from spain: [www.myspace.com]

auralphyxation

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