"Primeras Grabaciones" = "First Recordings", and brilliant they are. 

Hailing from gritty Mexico City, Los Explosivos are in the vanguard of the new breed of young punks carrying the torch of Garage Rock!

Get Hip first got a glimpse of their greatness when they opened for The Cynics at their Mexico City shows a few years back and immediately made the decision to release their music. The band recorded their first album at Mexico City’s community club/studio/label Alicia, who released it on CD in Mexico. Shortly after Get Hip issued the American version with new artwork while our friends at Slovenly Records released it on LP vinyl. Los Explosivos toured extensively in Europe promoting their own brand of frenetic paced Garage punk mayhem. They regrouped and returned to Mexico City last Fall to record their sophomore record, which polishes ever so slightly the rawness of their debut album while keeping the angst, speed and energy intact! 10 killer new tracks, 8 originals and 2 covers: They render homage to one of the most legendary psychedelic garage bands outta Spain, Los Negativos, with their classic Moscas y Arañas (Flys and Spiders) which turns into a dirty rocker in their hands. The other cover by The Moods features a stellar appearance by The Cynics’ Michael Kastelic rending the lead vocals to the snotty garage tune, the only one on this album sang in English.

As every recording, this really captures the raw energy that pours from these boys’ pores! Short and sweet, yet packing a wallop that’s gonna hurt tomorrow!

“Not many bands can follow up a blistering debut album (GH-1147CD) with a sophomore effort that is flawless, but these chicos have done it! From the opening track (a grinding Lyres-like anthem that asserts the fact that no one here gets out alive) through the bouncy “Bailando”  to the fab cover of “Flies and Spiders” to the psychedelic punk sounds of the closing track, “Amapola” (poppy),  this record IS what Garage Punk Rock is all about. Pansy garage rock bands should move over and kill yourselves or die in their wake. Los Explosivos are here to blow up the 70’s, terminate the 80’s, skull fuck the 90’s , and bring you full circle to the double oughts with the most powerful face kicking experience this side of a car crash in Mexico City!

Mexico City is where I first met these niños at Dark Zone Records. They knew more about garage rock then than I do now and they told me about their band. When we returned to Mexico City they had already made themselves a fixture in the Mexican garage scene and they were on the bill with us at Multiforo Alicia.  Seeing them live for the first time was nothing short of a religious experience and I couldn’t help joining them onstage for a little Louie Louie! Now with two albums and a myriad of 7”s under their belts (as well as their high school diplomas) they are ready for world domination.

In the past year, garage fans around the world have seen the passion and majesty of their EXPLoSiON! They have toured extensively in Europe playing giant garage rock festivals and tiny garage rock clubs. Ask anyone in France or Italy or Spain and they will tell you Los Explosivos was the best show they have ever seen.

Los Explosivos are one of the most important young musical outfits in existence today. They carry on the tradition of “Back from the Grave” teen angst mixed with powerful Punk mayhem that has always been a driving force for The Cynics and Get Hip. I am also honored to sing and play harmonica with them on a track from this new LP.”