NEW TUNES: Rodrigo Y Gabriela '11:11'

While pouring over a sales bin in JB Hi-Fi last week, I couldn't help but tap my foot to the acoustic beats being played through the store's overhead speakers. A simple question at the enquiries desk - "Who is this?" - introduced me to the fast-paced rhythms of Rodrigo Y Gabriela.

A mix of acoustic Mexican and electric instrumental, you can not sit still while listening to the guitar genius of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero. 11:11 is the follow-up release to their highly successful debut album and contains all the pulse-racing punch of the original.

The acoustic rhythms on this album hit speeds and sounds unknown even to the likes of Jimmy Hendrix. The tracks are infused with an energy which makes even the most left-footed among us want to stand up and salsa. The duo's fingers fly from string to string as they dance between the guitar frets and are kept in line by nothing but the raw beat of the riffs. And just as the tempo lapses and you think you have a second to catch your breathe, you are plunged back into the racing acoustic sound.

The Sunday Times UK Review summed the compilation up perfectly as 'The Gypsy Kings-meet-Led Zeplin' - a wild, uninhibited mix of Mexican boogaloo and sexy Spanish sound, a style not for the faint hearted.

Artist: Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Album: 11:11
Released: 04/09/2009
Website: http://www.rodgab.com/
Touring: Currenly touring USA

Sound Test: Buster Voodoo - 11:11