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Divider imageOUT TODAY: Mexicans With Guns Presents “Me Gusto 12″” On Friends of Friends & Innovative Leisure ft. Chico Mann, Ghosts On Tape

MP3s: “Me Gusto ft. Chico Mann” via LA Weekly

“The titular tune, which West Coast Sound has the honor of premiering, features singing from Chico Mann, another alter-ego courtesy of Antibalas guitarist Marquitos Garcia, not to mention the wild production of Mexicans With Guns, which sounds like the physical manifestation of the lyrics to Beck’s Que Ondo Guero.” LA Weekly

MEXICANS WITH GUNS is the raw and exciting production-moniker/character created by Exponential Records honcho Ernest Gonzales. After prepping his Been Meaning To Tell You LP for the Friends of Friends label, EG was in search of a new sound and ready to explore the depths of bass music and it’s unique sonic elements…his journey lead him to the cutty edges of his mind where Mexico, London and the Dirty South all fused into one mysterious and club friendly mindset.

Dawning the mexican wrestling mask in February 2009, MwG began tearing down the streets with big bass and a nasty swag, breaking out remixes for the likes of Bassnectar, Rainbow Arabia, CYNE, Faunts, Yppah, and shared the stage with the likes of Peanut Butter Wolf, Daedelus, Ghosts on Tape, Nocando, Eliot Lipp, Mux Mool, Jogger and more. The Me Gusto EP is just a taste of what’s to come from MwG in the near future including collaborations with Tiffany Preston (Rainbow Arabia), Nocando (Alpha Pup) and more so watch out!


“I didn’t come here to cut your grass.” Mexicans with Guns

12″ Tracklist:

A:
1. Me Gusto ft. Chico Mann
2. Me Gusto ft. Chico Mann (Ghosts on Tape Remix)

B:
1. Dame Lo
2. Los Perritos
3. Me Gusto (Instrumental)




Divider imageOUT NOW: Ernest Gonzales Presents Been Meaning To Tell You On FoF Music

Been Meaning To Tell You

The Friends of Friends label ventures into the world of Exponential Records boss Ernest Gonzales with a full-length album and art project that speaks louder than the music alone. Been Meaning to Tell You hopes to be more than merely a foray into the LP format for the label and Gonzales’s second album but rather a glimpse into eyes and ears of EG and his friends…

Been Meaning To Tell You is an album of raw emotion interpreted into sound and stands as a testament to Ernest’s wife, Devyn. From the unlikely joy of wintry bells speed-skating alongside beatboxing (“Dancing In the Snow”) to a bleeps-and-blips shuffle (“Falling Asleep to the Glow of the Television”), Gonzales’ musical vocabulary is right on, while psychedelic riffs and acoustic guitars alike haunt the album’s thirteen tracks; the songs are all linked by a well of innovative sincerity. His unique sound has received accolades from places like Pitchfork, XLR8R, RCRD LBL and he has remixed artists such as Sunny Day in Glasgow, AM Architect, Daedelus and others.

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The album wouldn’t be a Friends of Friends project if it weren’t something special so EG and FoF invited a over 30 people to the mix! The final collaboration includes 16 tracks from the likes of Daedelus, CYNE, Faunts, Yppah, matthewdavid, & Copy and is accompanied by a full-color art book featuring original works from 14 visual artists. The book will be available in physical form from FoF Music as well as in the digital bundle in all formats (as a .pdf) including as a download with the 180g white vinyl released by Tall Corn Music. Preview the art book here.

On top of all the amazing contributions from friends, the Been Meaning to Tell You posse has created a website to house these creations and more. The website, www.beenmeaningtotellyou.com, tells all about the album and includes gorgeous previews of the book’s artwork, downloads, and all sorts of interactive shenanigans to entertain you while you bliss out to the music and swoon over the art.

Been Meaning to Tell You, the covers/remix album and art book IS OUT NOW on FoF Music and in vinyl format by Tall Corn Music.

FoF Music set to take OVER Los Angeles:
2/17- Low End Theory (FoF release party!) @ The Airliner
w/ Ernest Gonzales, Shlohmo, Gaslamp Killer, Daddy Kev, DJ Nobody and more…

Album track list after the jump.

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Been Meaning To Tell You
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Been Meaning to Tell You by Ernest Gonzales
Out Feb. 9th on Friends of Friends Records
Available as Artbook, Vinyl, Digital
Cover Art by Archan Nair

Ernest Gonzales on MySpace, Facebook & Twitter

The Friends of Friends label ventures into the world of Exponential Records boss Ernest Gonzales with a full-length album and art project that speaks louder than the music alone. Been Meaning to Tell You hopes to be more than merely a foray into the LP format for the label and Gonzales’ second album but rather a glimpse into eyes and ears of EG and his friends…

Been Meaning To Tell You is an album of raw emotion interpreted into sound and stands as a testament to Ernest’s wife, Devyn. From the unlikely joy of wintry bells speed-skating alongside beatboxing (”Dancing In the Snow”) to a bleeps-and-blips shuffle (”Falling Asleep to the Glow of the Television”), Gonzales’ musical vocabulary is right on, while psychedelic riffs and acoustic guitars alike haunt the album’s thirteen tracks; the songs are all linked by a well of innovative sincerity. His unique sound has received accolades from places like Pitchfork, XLR8R, RCRD LBL and he has remixed artists such as Sunny Day in Glasgow, AM Architect, and others.
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