"Following Martok, Tamotsu Mochida (author of the book on industrial music) selects and annotates this collection celebrating the work of Syntoma, the great pioneering band of the 80s Mexican underground. Blippy Latin synth-punk — every track appearing outside of Mexico for the first time!"
"From glittering pop tunes that sound like the Vaselines eating peyote and turning into the Three Amigos, to melancholy lounge numbers that evoke a nostalgia for the days of the Aztec Empire, the way they barrel ahead on KORG synthesizers and drum machines is bursting with originality!" — Tamotsu Mochida
"Under the dictatorial regime of the National Revolutionary Party, in a 1970s where young people could get bloodied just for playing music, Alex Ice & Drink (real name Alex Eisenring) had been active — and in the early 80s, amid Mexico's currency crisis, he unleashed his passion and rage onto synths and drum machines, and Syntoma was born. Syntoma was a trio: Alex, his wife Cynthia Napalm, and their friend Bernardo Gonzalez. They put out overdose-flavored electro reeking of the underground, topped with Cynthia's angry, rattling vocals and their Latin-accented melodies, into a parched Mexico sliding ever further into lawlessness. Influenced by this band, a self-released indie and underground scene emerged in Mexico. This release compiles tracks from their albums, singles, and unreleased material. The CD version includes 2 bonus tracks. Mastered from the fortunately surviving master tapes, high sound quality guaranteed." — EM RECORDS
"From glittering pop tunes that sound like the Vaselines eating peyote and turning into the Three Amigos, to melancholy lounge numbers that evoke a nostalgia for the days of the Aztec Empire, the way they barrel ahead on KORG synthesizers and drum machines is bursting with originality!" — Tamotsu Mochida
"Under the dictatorial regime of the National Revolutionary Party, in a 1970s where young people could get bloodied just for playing music, Alex Ice & Drink (real name Alex Eisenring) had been active — and in the early 80s, amid Mexico's currency crisis, he unleashed his passion and rage onto synths and drum machines, and Syntoma was born. Syntoma was a trio: Alex, his wife Cynthia Napalm, and their friend Bernardo Gonzalez. They put out overdose-flavored electro reeking of the underground, topped with Cynthia's angry, rattling vocals and their Latin-accented melodies, into a parched Mexico sliding ever further into lawlessness. Influenced by this band, a self-released indie and underground scene emerged in Mexico. This release compiles tracks from their albums, singles, and unreleased material. The CD version includes 2 bonus tracks. Mastered from the fortunately surviving master tapes, high sound quality guaranteed." — EM RECORDS