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Seis Pistos, C'Mon Top NXNE Honour Roll
Tuesday June 15, 2004 By: ChartAttack.com Staff

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Rancid, Nofx, Transplants, El Gran Silencio, Cafe Tacuba.

Influences

Bad Religion, Rancid, Nofx, Minor Threat, Cafe Tacuba, Maldita Vecindad, Charles Mingus.

Bio

From time to time the music world seems wear out and begins to lack spontaneity and every song start to sound the same and same. When that happens, its always the most unlikely thing that comes out of nowhere the one that sparks the flame of creativity in music. That unlikely thing today is the sEiS pIsToS, they sum up both rock and latin music into one powerful new sound in the realms of the Latin Alternative movement, that they call Latin Punk. Their unique sounds comes form the cultural development produced by globalization and the approaching of countries around the world, mainly in Mexico and USA. Being at the center of these two countries, the guys have been influenced from an early age (and at the same time) by the traditional latin music and good old rock and roll, form Elvis to Pedro Infante, these boys have been giving serenatas (serenades) to pretty "señoritas" since they were kids to playing their high energy sound in the LA streets. Their Latin Punk, as they call the sEiS pIsToS sound, contains influences from all aspects of rock and roll, punk, ska, blues and some times even jazz, driven by the blazing high octane guitar sounds of Kenio, speed unique vocals of Ivan, hard melodic bass lines of Gaspar united by the big bad ass drumming of Victor.
In words of legendary music producer Kim Fowley: "As SEIS PISTOS West Coast-Hark Rock consultant, i have to say that SEIS PISTOS are the latin Ramones for the 21st century rock marketplace”. The band have been named b