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Panoptica

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Panoptica
Born
Roberto Alonso Mendoza Lopez[1]
GenresElectronic
Years activeLate 1980spresent

Roberto Alonso Mendoza Lopez, known as Panoptica, has been one of the figures in the Mexican electronic music scene since the late 1980s, founding bands like electro pos-industrial outfit Artefakto and in the late 1990s, being part of the Tijuana-based norteña-meets-techno Nortec Collective.

Biography

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Mendoza has also been releasing tracks as Panóptic and has been one of the figures in the Mexican electronic music scene since the late 1980s, founding bands like electro pos-industrial outfit Artefakto and in the late 1990s, being part of the Tijuana-based norteña-meets-techno Nortec Collective.[2] He has been invited by English DJ John Peel to do one of his Peel sessions for the BBC in 2001. In 2005, Mendoza had finished two projects, "Desierto" and "Mendoza", in collaboration with David J. (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) on bass and guitars.

In late 2007, he separated from the Nortec Collective and created the "Nortec Panoptica Orchestra" a band for his live shows, and in early 2008, decided to record a new solo album to push and further develop the electronic sound, working independently from the Tijuana collective with new musical partners (Zoell Farrujia (Ambiente), Benjamin Rivera (Grupo de Acero), Edgar Hernandez (Banda Aguacaliente), Adrian Rodriguez (Koñorteño)), and guest musicians (Javiera Mena, Khan Oral, Yerba Buena). The album was released in March 2010 on Vinyl LP and digital form.

Studio albums

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Title Year Details
Notes
Panoptica Orchestra 2010
  • Released: June 15, 2010
  • Label: LOV/RECS (México)
  • Formats: Vinyl, CD
  • Guests: Javiera Mena ("Complejo de amor"), Khan Oral ("Time ends"), Cucú Diamantes ("Tu sabes"), Alma Velasco ("Ven a mi")
  • Debut album as Panoptica Orchestra; produced independently after departure from Nortec Collective
  • Special edition released with a second disc of remixes (Panoptica Orchestra – Edición Especial)
Bajos Tiempos 2016
  • Released: ca. 2016
  • Label: NPO Music
  • Formats: Digital
  • Guests: Leo Stragno ("Cenizas")
Border Frequencies 2020
  • Released: September 18, 2020
  • Label: NPO Music
  • Formats: Digital
  • Tracklist: "El Mitote", "Tijuanights", "Sintonía Pop", "Radio Ranchito", "El Arca de Neón", "Triki Tran"
  • 6-track album

Other releases

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Title Year Type Notes
Mumbai Express TBD EP / Album
  • Label: NPO Music
  • Formats: Digital
  • Cited by Mendoza as the project where he began experimenting with downtempo beats and Middle Eastern influences
Cumbia del bordo TBD EP / Album
  • Label: NPO Music
  • Formats: Digital
Remixed TBD Remix album / compilation
  • Label: NPO Music
  • Formats: Digital
  • Remix collection of Panoptica Orchestra material
Fotonovela 2021 Single / Track
  • Released: January 30, 2021
  • Label: NPO Music
  • Formats: Digital

Compilation appearances

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Title Year Notes
The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1 2001
Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 2005
The Tijuana Remixes 2002
  • As Panóptica (solo)
  • Contains "Mumbai Express (Tijuana Dub Mix)"
  • Label: Certificate 18 / Domino Records (UK)
Sound Trip Mexico 2009
  • Compilation
  • Label: Reise Know-How Sound (Germany)

References

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  1. "ACELERINA". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. "Panoptica Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

Further reading

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Panoptica discography at Discogs