Avanzada Regia was a
musical movement in the mid-1990s from
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
in
Mexico
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.
Origins
In 1995, the group
Zurdok Movimiento won the
Battle of the Bands at the
Rockotitlan music festival, becoming the first band not from Mexico City to win it, thus creating such expectations towards the city that the
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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s began to move there to search for groups.
La Ultima de Lucas, made up of young people all under twenty years old, but which had talented musicians in its lineup, was the first band from Monterrey to sign a record contract.
The Latin American phenomenon of
Control Machete was followed by, by way of a
domino effect
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, more bands.
Zurdok Movimiento (who started it all) were finally signed by
Discos Manicomio, an imprint of
PolyGram, as well as the
rapcore
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group called
La Flor de Lingo.
Albums released by Avanzada regia bands
* ''Mucho Barato'',
Control Machete, 1996
* ''
Antena'',
Zurdok, 1997
* ''Aquamosh'',
Plastilina Mosh
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the c ...
, 1997
* ''Libres y locos'',
El Gran Silencio, 1998
* ''Guadalupe Flava'',
Flor de Lingo, 1998
* ''Restaurant'',
Jumbo
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, 1999
* ''Artillería pesada'',
Control Machete, 1999
* ''
Hombre Sintetizador'',
Zurdok, 1999
* ''Tatuajes de pólvora'',
Cabrito Vudú, 1999
* ''
Juan Manuel
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'',
Plastilina Mosh
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the c ...
, 2000
* ''Chúntaro Radio Poder'',
El Gran Silencio, 2000
* ''¿Picas o platicas?'',
Genitallica, 2000
* ''Galería'', Turbo 7, 2000
* ''
Arroz con leche'',
Panda
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, 2000
* ''D. D. y ponle Play'',
Jumbo
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, 2001
* ''
Maquillaje'',
Zurdok, 2001
* ''
Kinky'',
Kinky, 2001
* ''Volován'',
Volován, 2002
* ''El canto que espanta la pena'',
La Verbena Popular, 2002
* ''Alma en fuego'',
Inspector
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Australia
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, 2002
* ''Sin vaselina'',
Genitallica, 2002
* ''Cartel de Santa'',
Cartel de Santa, 2002
* ''
La Revancha Del Príncipe Charro'',
Panda
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, 2002
* ''Ella es azul'',
Volován, 2003
* ''Teleparque'', Jumbo, 2003
* ''
Uno, Dos: Bandera'',
Control Machete, 2003
* ''
Hola Chicuelos
''Hola Chicuelos'' is the third album by Plastilina Mosh, a band from Monterrey, Mexico. It was released in 2003 via EMI.
The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy, in the "Best Alternative Music Album" category.
Critical reception
''OC Week ...
'',
Plastilina Mosh
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the c ...
, 2003
* ''Atlas'',
Kinky, 2003
* ''Ni lados B, ni lados A'', Cabrito Vudú, 2003
* ''Super Riddim Internacional Vol. 1'',
El Gran Silencio, 2004
* ''Cartel de Santa Vol II'',
Cartel de Santa, 2004
* ''ConSEXcuencias'',
Genitallica, 2004
* ''Unidad, Cerveza y Ska'',
Inspector
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Australia
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, 2004
* ''Boomerang'', Cabrito Vudú, 2004
* ''Cuarto Gris'', Mares de Nepente, 2005
* ''
Para ti con desprecio'',
Panda
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, 2005
* ''Gran Panoramico'', Jumbo, 2005
* ''Vaquero'',
Vaquero
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, 2005
* ''Monitor'',
Volován, 2006
* ''
Reina'',
Kinky, 2006
* ''Volumen Prohibido'',
Cartel de Santa, 2006
* ''Tasty + B-Sides'',
Plastilina Mosh
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the c ...
, 2006
* ''Comunicaflow Underground'',
El Gran Silencio, 2006
* ''Blanco fácil'',
Chetes, 2006
* ''
Amantes Sunt Amentes'',
Panda
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, 2006
* ''Amar o morir'',
Inspector
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Australia
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, 2006
* ''Monitor (special edition)'',
Volován, 2007
* ''Dusan (album)'',
Dusan, 2007
* ''Segundo Round'', Flor De Lingo, 2007
* ''
Efecto Dominó'',
Chetes, 2008
* ''Volumen IV'',
Cartel de Santa, 2008
* ''
Barracuda
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'',
Kinky, 2008
* ''Hogar'',
Volován, 2009
* ''
Poetics
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'',
Panda
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, 2009
* ''Solo con plumón'',
Filozofia pAnk, 2010
* ''Canciones de amor para un mundo imperfecto'', , 2010
* ''
Hipnosis'',
Chetes, 2010
* ''Sueño de la Maquina'',
Kinky, 2011
* ''Revolution Radio'',
Mexican Dubwiser, 2012
* ''Electric City'', Mexican Dubwiser, 2014
* ''Border Frequency'', Mexican Dubwiser, 2016
See also
*
Latin hip hop
*
Latino punk
Latino punk is punk music created by Latin Americans, Latino people in Latin America and the United States. The angst and protest qualities of punk music and style have had a strong appeal to Latino youth in the U.S., and to the people in Latin A ...
*
Rock en tu idioma
*
Mexican rock
References
{{Reflist
Mexican styles of music
Music in Nuevo León