Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka (2025)
Los Thuthanaka is a groundbreaking debut that fuses traditional Andean music with experimental electronic elements. The album reimagines genres like huayño, caporal, and kullawada through a modern lens, incorporating DJ tags, distorted synths, and unmastered textures to create a raw and immersive soundscape. Critics have lauded the album's ability to collapse linear time, blending ancestral wisdom with contemporary noise. Pitchfork awarded it a 9.3/10, describing it as "ceremonial but swaggy, cataclysmic but healing, unrefined but magnificent" . The Quietus highlighted its trance-inducing qualities and deep psychedelic nature, calling it "a trance record in the true sense" . Overall, Los Thuthanaka stands as a powerful testament to the duo's innovative approach to music-making, honoring their Aymara heritage while pushing sonic boundaries. Pitchfork: Los Thuthanaka Album Review The Quietus: Los Thuthanaka Review Bandcamp: Los Thuthanaka Alb...
