weed420

“Builds sonic collages capturing the melancholiness of a country stuck in limbo. Layers reggaeton easter eggs and crooner classics with memes and fair hike announcements that underscore generational struggle and a life-sustaining sense of humor.”

“One of the coolest things I've heard this year. The collective used encava bus sounds and samples to concoct a dizzying, plunderfucked mix, capturing the grim loneliness of how it feels to live in Venezuela now.”

“El fenómeno más intrigante de un año lleno de cuestionamientos. Una perspectiva sui generis que pocas veces se había visto. Con cada nueva escucha muta en algo mucho más complejo.” “The most intriguing phenomenon of a year full of questions. A unique perspective rarely seen before. With each listen it mutates into something much more complex.”

“Few records of this decade encapsulate the emotional drain of the Venezuelan crisis as vividly as amor de encava. The way weed420 twists salsa romántica feels like a statement of Venezuelan pride.”

“Explora los vínculos entre memoria, política y experimentación sonora. Ruido y texturas psicodélicas creando reinterpretaciones atmosféricas de la música latinoamericana.” “Explores the links between memory, politics and sonic experimentation. Noise and psychedelic textures creating atmospheric reinterpretations of Latin American music.”

“Works excellently as protest music, communicating through sheer sound alone the current trials of Venezuelan living, while serving as a candid tribute to the culture that inspired it.”