Guerillaton

Made in Mexico: Rebecca Mitchell (vocals); Jeff Schneider (guitar); Jon Loper (bass instrument); Dare Matheson (drums).
While the banner acts of the late-'70s No Wave were frequently funky in a distorted, skeletal way, many of them mostly pilfered and mutated African-American forms like James Brown's staccato blasts. The noisy Providence No Wave descendents Made in Mexico have modernized the cultural exchange by injecting a heavy dose of sultry, minimalist Latin rhythms boosted straight from reggaeton. The title track features singer Rebecca Mitchell twisting her Lydia Lunch-style vocals into a Dominican-inflected tongue above a minimalist, high-pitched guitar pulse that gives way to a fuzzed-out punk run. It's pretty intellectual, but still doesn't neglect outright body moves.