Listening to Danuel Tate"s Mexican Hotbox is like opening the door on a complex time machine of musical genres and eras. Transporting us between 1930"s swing and jazz, Latino inspired guitar and 20th century electronic, Mexican Hotbox is a true experimental fusion - and it has Tate"s pianist fingerprints allover it. As Cobblestone Jazz"s keyboardist, and with two solo EPs on Wagon Repair under his belt, Tate has finally blessed us with a full album under his own name. An eleven-track showcase of the qualities that set Danuel apart from the rest. Mexican Hotbox goes about showing us he"s far more than just a keyboardist. His forward thinking take on modern jazz music, his signature vocoder and synth driven grooves are prominently stemmed throughout this entire album exposing different atmospheres and emotions from within each track, Hot it may be, but contained inside a box, it is certainly not. Danuel"s musical background is massively evident in his sound. Fascinated by anything that pushes the boundaries of classic Jazz music, Danuel uses Rhodes, organs and traditional keys to make his driving rhythms. A collective of electronic OJ"s and producers who Danuel collaborates with constantly provides him with inspiration for his talents and output, which stand successfully in the middle of classic and modern , taking us on a journey through his progression as a musician, A rich and strong album, Mexican Hotbox proves that Danuel Tate is far from just Cobblestone Jazz"s keyboardist, He "s a composer, a powerful solo producer and a master of morphing various styles and eras - it takes Just one listen to his debut album to hear the many strings on Danuel Tate"s bow.