''Bloquera'' is an EP created by Maanumental, Newman, Sir Kado, Superbrush 427 (

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) and

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(

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). The group decided to take a spur of the moment road trip to

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as an ultimate road trip. The album was a result of a two-week road trip to

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which was the inspiration for the album. During their stay in Mulegé the group camped on the beach facing the

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where they fished for their meals, visited local

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s, purchased

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from local farmers, and attended local

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. They also filmed their trip using two

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to document the trip. The video was released as a bonus

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on People Under The Stairs' next album ''

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''. Tres Records released the album as a 12" LP in limited quantities. The album is still available for purchase on the iTunes Store. Each member of the group also took on a unique alias for the album which is listed below: *Maanumental as ''Maanu MyGoose'' *Newman as ''Sandy Sand Dollar'' *Sir Kado as ''The Sea Troll'' *Superbrush 427 as ''Big Sun'' *Thes One as ''The Sassy Warlock''

Track listing

#Shine On – 4:04 #Taller Gomez – 5:03 #Tricky Trakes – 1:02 #Fiesta – 3:54 #Back to the Grind Again – 4:44

Personnel

*Maanumental – (Vocals, Video Editing) *Newman – (Vocals) *Sir Kado – (Vocals, DJ, Producer, Video Editing) *Superbrush 427 – (Vocals, DJ, Photos) *Thes One – (Vocals, Producer, DJ, Mixer, Video Editing) *Sausen – (Artwork/Layout)

References

Giant Panda (group) albums 2004 EPs {{2004-hiphop-album-stub