Eden

“This is quite an experimental record,” Eden Muñoz tells Apple Music about the songs on Eden, an album that both celebrates and reinvents the rulebook of música mexicana. “I had already experimented with unusual sounds before, but this is the first time that I ventured so close to my own limits. At the end of the day, I just love music and always experience it to the fullest. From the moment I wake up in the morning, the speakers are on and I listen to everything—from whatever the streaming algorithm may throw my way to my trusted favourites. All those elements coalesced into the fusion that you will find on this album, which cherishes my identity as a producer.” From the soulful cumbia of “No Sabes La Que Te Espera”—a duet with Argentine vocalist Luck Ra—to the reckless passion of the traditional banda tune “Traigo Saldo y Ganas de Rogar” and the tropical shimmer of “Bailando Bien”, the tracks on Eden find the former Calibre 50 singer enjoying the artistic freedom that results from taking full control of a solo career. “Like we say in Mexico, you can’t deny the cross of your own parish,” he quips. “I spent 15 years with Calibre singing the music that people wanted to hear, and we did well. But there was a limit, a self-imposed circle that we couldn’t escape, because people back then weren’t open like today to accepting different sounds. I’m discovering new paths of expression, and feel that if I don’t have fun, then my listeners won’t be entertained either. I had never felt this happy making an album. I’m not trying to change the world or anything like that. My objective is to make music with my friends and have a good time.” Here, Muñoz talks in depth about some of the key tracks on Eden. “No Sabes La Que Te Espera” “The only feature on the album is a collaboration with Luck Ra, an Argentine artist who belongs to the cumbia villera style—the kind of songs that you chant along at a soccer stadium. I may not belong to that genre, but we knew we could come up with