Real Scenes: Mexico City | Resident Advisor

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Life in the Mexican capital throws up many obstacles, but as we found out in the return of our long-running film series, a small number of dedicated people are trying to build an electronic music scene in one of the world's most chaotic cities. Mexico City is one of the largest and most vibrant metropolises in the world, but its electronic music scene has yet to truly flourish. It's a city where vast inequality, crime and widespread corruption are everyday realities, and where nightclubs are largely reserved for the moneyed elites. For those who put music first, there are many obstacles—a lack of venues, a limited audience, very little financial gain. Whether you're putting on parties, releasing music or hustling for gigs, making ends meet is a constant struggle. But the issue also runs deeper. Malinchismo, which means a preference for the foreign over the local, is a term you hear a lot in Mexico City, and it spills over into all aspects of life. In dance music, Mexican fans and DJs will avidly follow artists from Berlin or London but pay little attention to national talent. The domestic scene therefore suffers, unable to develop an identity of its own. In our latest Real Scenes film we travelled to the colourful, chaotic capital to meet the people who are trying to make dance music work in Mexico City. We found a core community as dedicated, talented and passionate as any in the world. Visit the RA feature page: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?2389 Subscribe to the RA YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1x7PeGy Music in order of appearance: White Visitation - Hossoslossohoss [RVNG Intl.] 2013 White Visitation - Years [RVNG Intl.] 2013 Rubinskee - Wrong No More 2014 AAAA - Mass Base (vocal mix) [Unreleased] White Visitation - B2 [RVNG Intl.] 2013 AAAA - Voyager I (Maligna/Antime) 2014 Teen Flirt - Untitled [Pura Crema] 2012 Teen Flirt - Faithful [Finesse Records] 2014 Pettro - Hexagono (Century Remix) [Unreleased] A-rp - Track 1 (from Micro EP) Imaabs - Distancia [NAAFI] 2015 Imaabs - Densidad Cero (Lao Remix) [NAAFI] 2015 AAAA - Feedbacks [Unreleased] Pettro - Hexagono (Century Remix) [Unreleased] Production credits Producer / director: Patrick Nation Editor: Sim Higginson Associate producer: Carlos Hawthorn Assistant producer: Debbie Butts Executive producer: Ryan Keeling Director of photography: Sim Higginson Colourist: Adam Clarke Dubbing mixer: Guy Clarke Production manager: Lisa Telfer Brunton Translations: Eva Oddi, Gloria Carnevali, Carlos Hawthorn Film production: Clockwise Media Special thanks to: Álvaro Inzua and Discoteca, Jésus Pacheco, Carlos Prieto, Gabriel Stargardter