Hocico in Texcoco

Hocico is a Mexican electro-industrial duo formed in 1993 by cousins Erk Aicrag and Racso Agroyam. Erk Aicrag handles vocals and Racso Agroyam programs the electronics, creating the harsh beats and distorted voices heard on albums including Odio Bajo el Alma, Sangre Hirviente and Wrack and Ruin. Their best-known tracks include “Poltergeist,” “Forgotten Tears” and “Untold Blasphemies.” The 1998 live album Los Hijos del Infierno documented Hocico’s early European performances. The duo later appeared at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig and M’era Luna in Hildesheim, placing its club-oriented electronic set on major alternative festival stages. Hocico performs as a two-person electronic act, pairing Racso Agroyam’s programmed rhythms and synths with Erk Aicrag’s forceful vocals. The duo works from Mexico City and has performed in Berlin and London.