Alejandro Rosso and Jonás González met by chance. Both were part of the alternative music scene in Monterrey, Mexico, and had projects of their own, until one day luck brought them together.
“I was already taking my first steps as an engineer [de sonido] And one day when I went to eat I ran into Jonás outside the restaurant,” Alejandro recalled. “That’s where he told me, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ I tell him, ‘I’m working in a studio and I’m composing there.’”
That day they got together and “interesting things” began to come out. They played in bars in their city together with friends and acquaintances who now also belong to important groups – like Intocable – or that no longer exist but were relevant at the time – like Volován.
Three decades have passed since then, and that was the birth of Plastilina Mosh, an eclectic fusion band of alternative rock, hip hop, electronica, funk and jazz. At that time —1996—, they recorded their occurrences at night in a studio that they lent them, and from there came fresh, light things, but above all, the pair of royal boys enjoyed.
“We made demos and recorded them on a cassette and we were in the car sucking and listening to it,” Alejandro said. “We were very happy, and that’s how it started.”
At that time there were no social networks in which his music could go viral, so it is not explained how his creations reached the ears of record companies. On several occasions they hung up on the home phone of people who wanted to offer them contracts with record labels because they thought they wanted to deceive them with false contracts.
The duo began touring in cities near Monterrey and thus their fame spread, until they became what they are now, a group that continues to release music and surprise audiences of all generations. He recently released “Cínicos, sinners y blasfemos”, a cut that recalls his origins and that will be part of his next album. It is a piece that mixes classic rap with contemporary sounds, and its lyrics, as is the hallmark of this duo, playfully address social issues.
The album they are preparing would be the first since the pandemic, when, in addition to this catastrophe, the boys took a few years to care for their respective families. Last year, finally in their twenties, they recorded in person and together in a studio in Humboldt, California.
Four songs came out and they are the ones they now plan to promote; Then they will record as many more until they complete an album. Then, to commemorate, they may release a vinyl.
There is a tour that will travel through Central America, Europe and Mexico. Some places are new and others familiar, but the important thing is that the duo continues doing what they love, no matter their fifty-something years of age.
“What interests us is to continue making songs,” said Jonás.
