www.myspace.com/inspectormtyA fuse of ska, reggae, old blues, 60’s soul, rock, and R&B combined
with a deep and surrounding voice, intense love and broken hearts
lyrics, souls in fire and dance, wonderful combinations that will make
you move and leave you wanting more... this is INSPECTOR.
Inspector is one of the most representative ska bands in Mexico with
twelve years in the music scene. Formed in late 1995, their influences
come from the history of ska and its distinct waves. The lyrics talk
about love and the loss of it, personal experiences, things that people
could identify with.
The band released its first independent album in late 1998 entitled
“Blanco y Negro”, which lead the band to win a “Nuestro Rock” award as
best new group. This event allowed the band to perform in many cities
inside Mexico.
In 2002 they are signed by Universal Music and produced the album "Alma
en Fuego". Thanks to hits like "Amnesia" and "Amargo adios", Inspector
became the first ska group in Mexico to receive a platinum record in
2003. The first single “Amnesia”, a tragic love song featured by two
great singers in Mexico, Roco (Maldita Vecindad) and Ruben Albarran
(Café Tacuba). “Alma en Fuego” brought together the rhythm of ska with
the feeling of the traditional Mexican music.
After achieving much success in Mexico , Inspector toured USA from
north to south, and some Latinamerican countries.
“Unidad, Cerveza y Ska” (unity, beer and ska), title of their third
album was Inspector’s war emblem since their begining, and in three
words they defined the life style of the band. This is an album, which
has a great fusion of traditional ska, Jamaican rhythms and that
Mexican flavor which transports the listeners to the 50’s dance halls
of Mexico City. To love the music you create or to die in the attempt.
This is the mentality and current attitude of Inspector.
In this fourth album, the band re-defines its own style and fuses
rhythms that go from the punk up to the soul, going from blues to the
funk and the Ska.
The first single "El Dejado" is a song that invites you to dance the
rythm of traditional ska. With this album, Inspector reaffirms as one
of the best representative ska band from Mexico, and lets us know that
there is band for a long while.
You must know that an Inspector concert is an authentic celebration of
music, dance and ska!
