Terror/Cactus — Live on KEXP, Seattle, 2019

Live session filmed in the KEXP radio studio in Seattle on 26 November 2019. Led by producer Martín Selasco, Terror/Cactus explores a swaying Latin American electronic sound, where cumbia, chicha and Andean rhythms meet synths, dub and electronic textures. For this capture, the ensemble performs four songs — « Sapo Enamorado », « La Quebrada », « Tambor del Monte » and « La Corriente » — carried by tropical grooves, round basslines and a mixed instrumentation. The KEXP format highlights the richness of the sonic palette and the danceable dimension of this music, at the crossroads of Latin cultures and the North American electronic scene. Made possible with support from the Vilcek Foundation, this live capture illustrates the vitality of immigrant music in the United States. This filmed live performance offers an ideal introduction to modern electronic cumbia in 2019, warm and inventive, championed by a reference radio that has made musical diversity and in-studio live capture its trademark.