Get Down - Mexican Style Posted by Junior

Cosa Nostra: Get Down And Do It and Change Of Mind From: Cosa Nostra [Raff Records, 1971] So, who wants some funk? I really don't know a lot about this Mexican rock/funk outfit beyond the fact that they released two albums of stomping funk in the early seventies, that their sombre album cover gives no indication of what's in store, and that they badly need to be reissued as a matter of great urgency. and that the album is now available on a reissue. This means that you get to enjoy the music without too much blah blah blah coming from my direction. Get Down And Do It is a great piece of unhinged, urgent, epic funk. The garage edge to the record as a whole stands out in particular on this track with the singer wailing uncontrollably over not only the upbeat but also the breakdown. With the right mixture of great playing and sense of fun this is a buried treat. Change Of Mind begins with an absolute killer bass/percussion/organ intro and goes up from there. Darker in tone to the party vibes of GDADI the band's funk takes on a more out there edge with the singer's calmer mood offset by the warbling synthed backing vocals. Just when the band have lulled you into a funk groove the band pick up pace and venture into a messy rock middle before bringing the funk back as if nothing had happened. Bizarre yet brilliant. Ah, don't take my pisspoor attempts at describing as proof, check this stuff out for yourself.