Segundo Asalto

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Segundo Asalto
Studio album by Def Con Dos
Released	1989
Length	26:47

Segundo Asalto (Spanish for Second Round) is a record by Spanish parodic rock rap band Def Con Dos.

Originally released as a tape in 1989, both sides were identical, with the same themes. In 1995 it was re-released as a CD, with a total duration of 26' 47", divided in 8 tracks. Between each two themes there were jingles advertising the companies that had helped the group producing the record: a pub, a record shop, a musical merchandising shop, the record company.

The music was quite simple: programmed drums, scratches, short samplings, guitar riff, raps and shouts. Interviewed years later, Def Con Dos members recognised that the only one of them who knew about music at the time was Julián Hernández.

[edit] Tracks

1. "Def Con Dos (1ª parte)" – A brief intro
2. "Pégale al Ruido" (Smash the Noise) – Absurdly violent*mdash;the lyrics are all about fighting.
3. "La Cotorra Criolla" (The Creole Parrot) – A cover of Perucho Conde's rap on inflation and poverty in Venezuela, always from an ironic point of view
4. "Salman Rushdie" – Mocking on the fatwa against Salman Rushdie
5. "G.I. Joe" – About the G.I. Joe toy and cartoon characters
6. "El Asesino del Mes" (Murderer Of The Month) – Mocking on several recent real cases of murder in Spain. At the end, DCD rap the lyrics of Baga biga higa, a Basque children's song, with little relation to the rest of the lyrics, that Mikel Laboa had made popular. Contains samples from some Public Enemy and Run DMC's raps
7. "Quiero la Cabeza de Alfredo García" (I want Alfredo García's head) – References to American films (as Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Blue Velvet or Eraserhead), Mexican songs and telenovelas
8. "Def Con Dos (2ª parte)" – The instrumental part repeats the theme from the intro. The vocal part is just a list of the sponsors previously advertised in the in-between jingles.

[edit] Authors

• Music and lyrics by D.J. Damian Karras (Julián Hernández, not credited with his real name) Strawberry and Coronel Kurtz, except La Cotorra Criolla, by Perucho Conde. All lyrics are in Spanish, but the Baga biga higa verses in Basque)
• Voices: MC Strawberry, Coronel Kurtz, DJ Damian Karras.
• Scratching and Tecnics SL 1200 MK2: Coronel Kurtz, Frosty Scratchaiser, CJ Callahan.
• Rhythm programming: DJ Damian Karras, DB Fostex, Doctor Flanger.
• Prophet 2002: Silver Sampler.
• Atari ST and Roland D20: Doctor Flange, HAL 9000.
• Guitars: Magnum 44.
• Guitar solos: Jack el Descorchador.