The Green (http://www.listentothegreen.com) is different from many electronica acts in that it is actually a collective and not just a single DJ spinning grooves. Featuring Carlos Santiago (DJ/producer/guitars/dub vocals), Anne Noel (vocals/keyboards/dubs), and Chris Pantuso (Latin percussion/dubs), the Green invigorates the genre with a senses-shattering explosion of sound.
Reading about the Green is nowhere as thrilling as listening to them, especially on headphones when their otherworldly beats take on a druggy hypnotic effect. On "The Kyoto Treaty," disembodied female vocals float outside the mix, surfing on dreamy, pulsating synthesizers. Want to tune out of this world? "The Kyoto Treaty" will do the trick better than any narcotics.
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The Green specialize in slow, downtempo tracks that are laced with acid jazz and Latin influences. "El Guapo" is made to be boomed from a seedy club in the midnight hour; it's trippy percussion is electrifying, destroying the perception that this music is soulless.
You have to love electronic artists that experiment and bend the rules. On "Calling All Dancehalls," wah-wah riffs charge through the high-tech daze, and "The Heist" recalls the glory days of '70s funk. You can almost imagine Superfly walking around and looking badass.
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