Nortec Collective DJs Bostich and Fussible Hit the Road and Drop a New Disc, Or Is It the Other Way Around?

Nortec Collective's Ramón "Bostich" Amezcua and Pepe "Fussible" Mogt have just announced a brief West Coast tour on the heels of their new album's digital release. Tijuana Sound Machine (Nacional Records) will be available at digital outlets starting April 29th; the disc drops in stores on May 6th. The Tijuana-based DJs/producers, who will play just three dates in California and Nevada, are taking their show on the road for a test run of what Fussible calls an interactive experience.

In keeping with Nortec's layered approach to making and marketing their music, the shows, CD, and cover art are part of a total vision that reflects the chaos, contradictions, and kitschy indulgences of their native metropolis. Likewise, the upcoming full-length continues to navigate hybrid soundcapes and expands the horizon by adding alt rock stylings and experimental music forays along the way.

"The album is also based on the show," explained Mogt on the horn from Tijuana, hinting that the inverse could also be the case. But instead of going into which came first, the chicken or the egg, Mogt proceeded to wax artsy on their live, like-no-other, norteño-meets-electronic music set. Here's the road map: "It's a conceptual trip conjugated by the images of places that have influenced us in some way," Mogt said. "And so when you go to the concert, the car that you see on the CD cover, is the same one you will see at the show, and that car is going to be moving along in that world full of objects and landscapes that we see."

The ride, Mogt explained, goes from symbolic -- visuals of familiar streets and bars -- to outright cinematic. "Suddenly you see a yellow submarine, but it's from Tijuana, pues. You will see characters that are very emblematic of the city. And we will continue to move from one place to another in conjunction with the songs that we'll be playing until the car stops and the show is over."

Bostich and Fussible hit Glass House in Pomona, CA (May 1st), L.A.'s The Echo (May 3rd), and Dos Caminos at the Palazzo in Las Vegas (May 5th).