Mexican Institute Of Sound
The Mexican Institute of Sound is the project name of DJ and producer Camilo Lara. A native of Mexico City, Lara began working for the Mexican arm of EMI Records while still in his teens, attracted to the industry in large part by the record-collecting habit he'd fallen into at the age of eight. In 2001, Lara left EMI to co-found the indie label Suave Records, which among other projects released the best-selling soundtrack to Alfonso Cuaron's breakthrough film, Y Tu Mamá También. Also around this time, Lara began working on the side as a DJ and remixer for acts like Placebo and Le Hammond Inferno. Returning to EMI Mexico after creative disputes with his partner at Suave Records, Lara rose to the position of Vice President of A&R and Marketing. While working with established bands like Plastilina Mosh and signing new artists from the emergent Mexican indie rock scene, Lara also began working on his own project, the Mexican Institute of Sound.
Signing as an artist with the indie label Nacional Records, Lara released the Mexican Institute of Sound's debut album, Méjico Máxico, in 2006. An infectious mix of vintage Mexican pop and dance records from the '20s through the '60s (including samples from classic Esquivel sides) with modern loops and beats, Méjico Máxico is described by Lara as a deliberately sunny and upbeat response to the pervasive gloom of the contemporary film and music scene in Mexico. In 2012, Lara issued Politico under the MIS banner; rather than his usual sample-heavy mélange, it was his first recording of all-original songs played by a live band. He was inspired to write the album after authorities discovered a large cache of the explosive C4 next door to his home that was ready to be detonated. Over the next few years a variety of projects kept Lara busy, including a 2015 split EP with Santiago Casillas from the band Little Jesus, a Morrissey tribute act called Mexrrissey, and a 2016 collaborative album with fellow DJ Toy Selectah. 2017 saw the release of Disco Popular, the first new release under the MIS banner since 2012. Led by the vibrant single "Mi T-Shirt de la NASA," the album was recorded between Mexico City, Jamaica, Arizona, and Los Angeles, and featured guest spots from Calexico, Sly & Robbie, and Toots & the Maytals.
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Méjico Máxico
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 15 Aug 2006
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Distrito Federal
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 5 Feb 2021
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Disco Popular
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 10 Oct 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Teniente Harina (Cumbia Manifiesto, Pt. 2)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 7 Mar 2022
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Dios Remix (Uzielito Mix)
World - Released by Soy Sauce on 2 Oct 2020
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International Love
Fidel Nadal, Santa Fe Klan, Mexican Institute Of Sound
Latin America - Released by Pop Art on 16 Jul 2021
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A Million Miles Away (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Amazon Content Services, LLC on 15 Sep 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Algo-Ritmo : Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004-2024
World - Released by Soy Sauce on 9 Feb 2024
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Suave Patria
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 13 Apr 2010
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Duermete Mi Niña / Cumbia For Babies
Children - Released by Platoon on 9 Sep 2022
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Méjico Máxico
Electronic - Released by Cooking Vinyl on 3 Mar 2008
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Pa la Calle (feat. Lorna)
House - Released by Soy Sauce on 12 Jan 2018
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A Ti Que Te Importa (Cumbia Manifesto Pt. 1)
Mexican Institute Of Sound, Las Dianas
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 30 Jul 2021
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Extra! Extra! Extra!
Alternative & Indie - Released by Soy Sauce on 24 Oct 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo