X2000 "Gótico Tropical" 12"
€15.00
You would believe that the name X2000 refers to some sort of antique 80’s game console or some other nerdy shit but you’d be wrong it is actually a high-speed Swedish train. That’s Trivia for you.
X2000 are indeed from Sweden although the person responsible for the snottiness is actually from Colombia hence the lyrics in Spanish and that distinctive vocal pattern. This album may not sound as macabre as the EP, but it is more direct, aggressive and appears to be not unlike a punk detector. If you have real love for punk music it will certainly make you want to jump around and do a silly pogo dance or, if you are too old and have a bad back, get the feet tapping faster than usual. The music is rooted in old-school Latino punk, especially Mexican bands from the mid and late 80’s, with that typical tupa tupa punk beat and straight-forward songwriting that has made a glorious comeback in our circles in the past years. However if it is reminiscent of HEREJIA, SECTA SUICIDA 20 or MELI, the primitive rabioso sonido is filtered through a chorus-drenched guitar sound and some weirdo punk transitions that goes well with the snotty punk songwriting, gives the listener the impression that s/he is actually on shrooms and conveys an atmosphere of dementia. Get the studs, the glue bag and the straightjacket, it’s time to punk out.
(Romain / Terminal Sound Nuisance)
