Maniqui Lazer

Hi-fi attitude compressed in lo-fi seconds twined with noisy synthetic
pop winks… “Lazer punk” they call it. What Rodo (bass and keyboards),
Valentín Torres (keyboards) and Jung Sing (drums and vocals)
have been doing since the beginning of 2005, in the border
city of Mexicali, Mexico, is something far beyond “simple” punk.
This young musician’s power combo, with a sinister humor and
electronic hints, roughly deconstruct rock music that, until today,
has grown a great legion of fans all over the country. These three
mannequins breakthrough the conventional apparel, making you
go wild and dance with music you’re not even supposed to dance to.
Maniqui Lazer blends the heritage of Iggy Pop’s attitude on stage
and the impudence of The Liars live. That might explain why in
such a short time, they’ve shared stage with bands like Xiu Xiu,
Erase Errata, XBXRX (together they toured border cities in early
‘06), Montag, as well as known mexican artists like Fax, Silverio,
Childs, E.lebleu, She’s a Tease, Panoptica, Titán and Fancy Free.
Maniqui Lazer may fill the gap between the sound of The Blood
Brothers, Les Georges Leningrad and XBXRX. Their debut album
was produced by Mexicali’s techno favorite Ruben Tamayo a.k.a.
Fax (Traum, Static Discos, Rocket Racer).