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Mexican Institute of Sound 
Camilo Lara making the IMS DJ set in Wikipedia 10 anniversary in Mexico City.Background information Origin Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico Genres Electronica, Alternative rock Years active 2004–present Labels Nacional Records Website MIS on MySpace Members Camilo Lara Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS; or Instituto Mexicano Del Sonido in Spanish) is an electronic music project created by Mexico City-based DJ and producer Camilo Lara. By day, Lara is the president of EMI Mexico and at night he is mastermind of M.I.S. Along with groups like Nortec Collective and Kinky, M.I.S. is part of a growing Mexican electronica movement, encouraging fusions of folk and more traditional music with modern sounds.
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History
Renowned for his collection of more than 45,000 vinyl albums, Lara distinguished himself as a musical trendsetter among his circle of friends with his annual Christmas compilation of the year’s best tracks and early Mexican Institute of Sound songs. This hobby led Lara to collaborate on remixes under the moniker of Mexican Institute of Sound for bands and friends such as Placebo, Le Hammond Inferno, Gecko Turner and Babasonicos. Between 1999 and 2002 he worked on and off with the short-lived musical project Mujeres Encinta producing some of the band's work with PIAS. In 2005, he officially founded the M.I.S. project, relying on classic Mexican music samples ranging from the 1920s to the 1960s mixed with Esquivel vocal samples and modern scratches/beats.
Albums
In 2006, Mexican Institute of Sound released its debut album, Méjico Máxico, on Nacional Records. It is a pastiche of electronica, dub, cha cha cha, cumbia and spoken word. The album helped M.I.S. garner critical acclaim in publications like Spin, NY Times, and URB, as well as radio support from such tastemakers as KCRW (Los Angeles), Indie 103 (Los Angeles), KEXP (Seattle) and KUT (Austin).
Mexican Institute of Sound released its second album, Piñata, in 2007. The disc continued the vision established by the debut, Mejico Majico, as a carefully constructed collage of musical influences that reflect Lara’s unique impression of life in the sprawling metropolis of Mexico City. Special guests include members of Tom Tom Club, Fantastic Plastic Machine and Babasonicos.
Songs from M.I.S. releases have been featured in ABC’s “Ugly Betty”, Showtime’s “Californication”, New Line Cinema’s “Pride & Glory”, a Dos Equis national advertising campaign and the EA Games “FIFA 2008” video game, which features El Microfono. In Australia "Escríbeme Pronto" was featured in a 2009 ice cream advertisement.[1]
Their song "Alocatel" was featured in EA Sports' FIFA Soccer 2010.
Discography
- Méjico Máxico (2006)
- Piñata (2007)
- Soy Sauce (2009)
- Politico (2012)
EPs
- Extra!Extra!Extra! (2007)
- Suave Patria (2010)
References
- ^ "Screening Room >> Drumstick - The Summer Parade - Boards". www.boardsmag.com. April 14, 2009. http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/tvfilm/7068. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
External links
Categories:- Mexican music
- Mexican electronic musical groups
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