Much like Antonio Forcione, the Mexican flamenco-rock duo bring a new kind of athleticism to acoustic power chords. Melodically, they're less subtle: many of their tunes establish a pulsating vamp and then settle for turning up the rhythm knob to the vaunted number 11. But the mercurial fingerwork is mesmerising, and rockers will enjoy the echoes of Hendrix on Buster Voodoo. Another axe duo, Strunz & Farah, briefly sit in, while the metal hero Alex Skolnick sets the room screaming on Atman, a number that blossoms magically out of Chac Mool. The Gipsy Kings-meet-Led Zep ethos will never appeal to the faint-hearted, but it's hard not to be impressed by the sheer energy.
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