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    "comment": "“Gran Buffalo” is a 4:04 track by Laboratorios Moreno, released in 2024 and associated with their album Je suis le Fantastique (often abbreviated JSLF). Mexican press describes the band as a quartet—Guillermo Uralde (drums), Martín Villanueva (bass), Carlos Alberto García (guitar), and Diego Orozco (guitar and voice)—and frames their sound as a hybrid of punk energy, psychedelic and experimental elements, with touches of funk and pop. That blend is audible in the song’s pacing: it drives forward with rock urgency, but keeps room for groove, syncopation, and texture changes that feel more “scene” than “riff.” The title suggests a totemic creature; the music matches with weight and motion rather than sheer volume. A key strength is arrangement discipline: sections pivot cleanly, so intensity can rise without clutter, and melodic fragments reappear just long enough to feel intentional. The official video reinforces the track’s scale; it was directed by Alejandro Espinosa and highlighted in music-video coverage in 2025. In a DJ set, “Gran Buffalo” works as a bridge between straight alt-rock and more psych-leaning programming, because it keeps the hookiness of a band song while carrying the restless detail of a studio experiment throughout today.\u2028Listen: https://laboratoriosmoreno.bandcamp.com/album/je-suis-le-fantastique",
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