Mucho Gusto

Acid Coco are a Colombian duo whose careers have led them to the US, Europe and beyond. Before the formation of Acid Coco, the duo played in reggae bands, conquered the European EDM scene and toured with bands like Los Transatlanticos and Banana Sound Cartel. Despite leaving Colombia many years ago and exploring countless musical terrains since, the duo have released this album, a nod to the underground (bu growing) punk and noise core scenes in Colombia and the explosion of Colombian electronic grooves in the diaspora. While still encompassing many of the more traditional styles of Colombia, Mucho Gusto overlays a characterful aesthetic of wonky electronica, with Casio SK-5 keyboards, drum machines, distorted electric guitars all in the mix.

The album was recorded in just two sessions in Geneva, but it doesn’t sound that way. The sonic identity of this album is diverse, but very clear. Acid Coco genre-cross – from ‘Yo Bailo Sola’, a female-empowering cumbia about the dismissal of a dance partner so the woman can dance alone, right through to the unmistakably punky ‘Sin Salida’ or the 90s throwback techno-merengue of ‘Solo Estás Tu’- without losing their emotive yet defiant feel.