Primera Secuencia by Ballet Mecánico fuses synthpop, Hi-NRG, Italo disco, and techno pop, creating a nostalgic yet futuristic sonic journey.

Featuring guest vocalists from Peru’s independent scene, each track offers a unique perspective, blending dark and ethereal pop with danceable beats.      

Buh Records presents Primera Secuencia, the debut album by Ballet Mecánico, the project of Fernando Pinzás. After his time in the synth-punk band Varsovia, Pinzás embarks on a new phase as a solo artist and producer, exploring electronic styles from the 1980s like synthpop, Hi-NRG, Italo disco, and techno pop.

The album blends synthesizers, programmed sequences, and pulsating basslines to create a nostalgic yet danceable soundscape. Set against the backdrop of the pandemic and social movements in Peru, each track tells a story, featuring guest vocalists from the Peruvian independent scene, including Susana Fátima (Gomas), Noelia Cabrera (Blue Velvet, Silveria), Kat Kathia, Luxsie, Luminiscencia, Anabhell (Las Ratapunks), Laura Rosales (Solenoide), and Elva Cío (Specto Caligo).

Singles No Cederé and Testamento define the project's dark and ethereal pop aesthetic. No Cederé, featuring Susana Fátima, critiques societal notions of success over an Italo disco and Hi-NRG beat. The track includes a remix by Italoconnection, the duo of Fred Ventura and Paolo Gozzetti, who take it into a hypnotic, spacey realm. Testamento, with Luminiscencia, reflects on the emotional weight of the pandemic, blending synthpop and ethereal pop.

Other standout tracks include La ciudad de los incendios, a dystopian vision of Lima with dark disco rhythms, and Como la última vez, a synthpop-driven, melancholic song featuring Noelia Cabrera.

Produced by Pinzás with Antonio Ballester, Omán Morí, Rafael Benavides, and Juancho Esquivel, the album was mastered by José Marcos Aguilar Villanueva (Antinori) and features artwork by Gonzalo de Montreuil. It will be released digitally and as a limited vinyl edition via Buh Records.

1. No cederé (feat. Susana Fátima) 
2. Rosa era inocente (feat. Laura Rosales) 
3. Mascarilla (feat. Luxie) 
4. Como la última vez (feat. Noelia Cabrera) 
5. La ciudad de los incendios (feat. Elva Cío) 
6. La memoria es un acto político (feat. Kat Kathia) 
7. Fabricas del miedo (feat. Anabhell) 
8. Testamento (feat. Luminiscencia) 
9. No cederé (feat. Susana Fátima) (Italoconnection remix)