Though they may not look like your typical rap or rock stars, four Latin Grammy Awards are evidence of the impact and quality of the music that this group produce. This is because, unable to fit into any of the typical style groups that we tend to categorize into, this band have succeeded in creating their own style, a fusion of several styles and the result is something special to say the least. ‘What genre would you say Molotov fall into?’ It really is a struggle to find the correct answer to this question. They have impressively won an award for five of the albums that they have released, which is quite an accolade. Not only have they won four Latin Grammy Awards, but they have also picked up an MTV Video Music Award for “International Viewer’s Choice” in 1998 and three at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003 for Best Group or Duet, Best Alternative Artist and Best Artist from Mexico. They have built a name for themselves as a fantastic live band, having toured Europe and North America, and playing at the 2009 Coachella Music Festival, and they even released a live album in 2012 entitled “Desde Rusia con Amor”. They have never held back on their lyrics, which have been described as poisoned darts aimed directly at the heart of the oppressive paternalism of the government. It didn’t stop Molotov from being entrepreneurial in going on out on the streets and selling their discs as a form of protest. Taking up Universal on their generous offer, in July 1997, they released their debut album entitled, “Dónde Jugarán las Niñas?” which caused controversy because of it’s lyrics and cover. When they opened for Illya Kuraki and The Walderramas, A&R’s from Universal came to the show and offered them a recording contract. Their line up changed a couple of times whilst they found their feet but they finalised their line up the following year, which has remained up until the present day. Javier de la Cueva and Ivan Jared “La Quesadillera” joined them, which became the first full line up of the band. ![]() It can feel relatively slight because of that, granted, as there are few instantly memorable songs, but that doesn't lessen the appeal of Superpop Venezuela, which is arguably more fun than past Amigos Invisibles albums, if less impressive for its lack of actual songwriting.Molotov embarked on their career in 1995 when two friends, Tito Fuentes, and Micky “Fled” Huidobro, began playing together. Rather, Superpop Venezuela is intended for uninterrupted listening, an album you play while you're partying or getting prepared to go party. This no doubt may present problems for listeners with short attention spans who need individual, unique, actual songs through which to index. Indeed, Superpop Venezuela plays like one long, meandering disco-funk jam en español. 1, accentuates the nonstop dance party character so integral to this group's appeal. His production, much like that of fellow disco-house mavens Masters at Work, who produced Los Amigos Invisibles' previous album, The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. It's easy to feel party to the playfulness that just oozes from Superpop Venezuela, thanks in part to Dimitri from Paris, who produces the bulk of the album and who likewise traffics in campy music. The campiness is apparent from the start, as the album opens with a beauty pageant anthem, "Miss Venezuela," and several performances are downright goofy. Nonetheless, it's easy to tell that Los Amigos Invisibles had a field day interpreting these personal favorites. Chances are, most of these songs, if not all of them, will be unfamiliar - assuming you're not well versed in Venezuelan pop, that is. This is why the one notable departure here is unsurprising: rather than pen an album of their own songs, they've decided to interpret a set of covers, specifically a bunch of Venezuelan pop songs from the past few decades. They do so with a wink and a nod, exhibiting a gleeful sense of camp that has earned them a cult following. As always, Los Amigos Invisibles careen wildly and freely through a fairly seamless set of sprawling disco-funk jams accented by Latin dance and house. The album isn't a major departure from their past few - musically, at least. ![]() Following a trio of increasingly embraced albums released by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, Los Amigos Invisibles ventured off on their own for Superpop Venezuela, which they released independently on Gozadera Records.
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