Representing the Seattle, Washington indie music scene, the 5-man crew of Yuni in Taxco just recently formed up a year ago after running into each other’s work through different music making collectives and building in the town of Sayulita, Mexico.

The best way I can describe their sound based in their 2 EPs (Demos and Yuni in Taxco EP) is that a listener gets a kind of weird but interesting mix of Psychadelic, Latin & Surf Rock sounds along with some random Soul, Folk and Afro-Latin genre influences popping in.

In other words, Yuni in Taxco is not your average Beach Boys’ type cover band/spawn.

While the audio leans more on the lo-fi side of the spectrum, the layering of the songs in on point with the interaction between the singers and instruments meshing damn near perfectly with each other on the series of pretty laid back, medium tempo songs.

Yuni in Taxco’s rhythm section keeps things moving in a steady groove over some very solid songwriting that leans hard in a 1960s Pop Music direction, especially with the hooks and almost Doo-Wop harmonies. The almost fuzzy sound of group’s songs set them up to be damned near ready for some enterprising Electronica/House/Techno producer to remix them to get people feeling Hippie High like they’re smoking some High Times grade trees.

Yuni in Taxco definitely makes some fantastic “sit back and relax” music that whether you’re on the beach, daydreaming about it, or bundled up to fight the upcoming Fall/Winter season should make listeners feel warm inside & aurally elevated when putting on the headphones to their tracks.

Check out more of what’s good in the world of Yuni in Taxco with their upcoming music releases, tours and other good things over at their official MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/YuniInTaxco.

Yuni in Taxco – Yuni in Taxco EP (Download)

Preview:

Tracklisting:

1. Sad Sack of Shit
2. King of Borneo
3. Dream Drug *
4. Pains of an Education *

* Personal Favorite Tracks

Yuni in Taxco – Demos (Download)

Preview:

Tracklisting:

1. Neutral Currents *
2. Din Rosera
3. Attitude Adjustment Stations *
4. Don’t Mean to Keep Up

If y’all REALLY like the music and want to get some of the limited edition hard copies via tape, hit up their overseas DIY netlabel, Cakes and Tapes.

Music Video #1: Yuni In Taxco – Nasty and Mean (Live at the Mural – 2010)

Music Video #2: Yuni In Taxco – Attitude Adjustment Stations (Live – Dec. 2009)

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