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Weed420

 
Operating from the fertile margins of Venezuela's underground music scene, Weed420 attracted well-deserved attention with the release of ‘Amor de Encava’ on Deprerreo. Taking its name from the privately operated minibuses that form a vital part of Venezuela’s public transport system, the 2024 album offers a vivid and dizzying portrait of the alienating hyperactivity of urban life. A delirious collage of TV commercials and broadcast fragments, national hits from past and present, atmospheric synthesizers, distorted guitars, the sway of salsa and perreo, and countless aural remnants of Venezuelan popular culture flows together like a mixtape intercepted somewhere between radio frequencies. An emotional reflection on the strains and contradictions of everyday life in the city, Weed420’s music finds spaces for communion, resistance and, why not, celebration amidst the chaos.

Photo: Juan Phelan
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