Politico | ||||
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Released | 14 August 2012 | |||
Recorded | Mexico City | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 39:10 | |||
Label | Nacional Records | |||
Producer | Camilo Lara | |||
Mexican Institute of Sound chronology | ||||
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Politico is Mexican Institute of Sound's fourth album. Released in August 2012, its theme is dedicated to Mexico's political and social environment; hence the name of the album. [1] [2]
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