Ocote Soul Sounds - Taurus - out on ESL Music
Posted on Monday 30 May 2011, 01:57 - updated on 14/06/11 - Music News - Permalink
Ocote Soul Sounds - Taurus
(CD/Digital) Eighteen Street Lounge Music ESL175, 2011-05-30
After winning a Grammy Award in 2011 and backing the Tony Award winning broadway show Fela! with their respective bands Grupo Fantasma and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Adrian Quesada and Martin Perna return to their sun-soaked Latin-psychedelia project Ocote Soul Sounds with their fourth studio album, Taurus. Like its bullish namesake, their latest album smashes through sonic barriers with a heavy and dynamic mix of pan-Latin flavour, conscious political attitude, afrobeat and hip-hop rhythms. Taurus was produced by Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation at the Washington DC based ESL Music Studios and features vocal collaborations with fellow ESL Music regulars Natalia Clavier, Sitali, Verny Varela and Chico Mann. With soaring vocal anthems like Primavera, bass-bin rattling groovers like En El Temblor, red-hot Latin jams like Contigo Jamas, and even pensive Italian folk excursions like Nessuno, Taurus is Ocote Soul Sounds' most expansive and complete album to date!
Ocote Soul Sounds - Taurus
(CD/Digital) Eighteen Street Lounge Music ESL175, 2011-05-30
Ocote Soul Sounds - Primavera by INgroovesmarketing
Tracklisting :
01. Primavera 3:31
02. Pirata 2:23
03. En El Temblor 3:36
04. Pathways 2:37
05. STTP (Speak Truth To Power) 4:57
06. Cumbia La Magdalena 3:33
07. Pan Y Circo 5:55
08. Agua Santa 4:07
09. Tumba del Payaso 2:33
10. Contigo Jamas 4:32
11. Nessuno 4:12
12. Guantanamo 5:47
Links :
Martin Perna : ocotesoul.com | antibalas.com | ocotesoul.blogspot.com | facebook.com/ocotesoulsounds | myspace.com/ocotesoulsounds | twitter.com/ocotesoulsounds | youtube.com/user/ocotesoul | | discogs.com/artist/Martin+Perna
Adrian Quesada : echocentrics.blogspot.com | grupofantasma.com | brownoutmusic.com | levelonestudiosatx.com | soundcloud.com/level-one-studios | myspace.com/adrianquesada | facebook.com/adrian.quesada1 | twitter.com/levelonestudios | http://twitter.com/adrianmquesada
Eighteen Street Lounge Music : eslmusic.com/artist/ocote_soul_sounds | myspace.com/eslmusic | facebook.com/eslmusic | twitter.com/eslmusicdc
Ocote Soul Sounds Taurus Preview
Ocote Soul Sounds - Pathways - animation by Demasiado Powers
Info from Martin Perna :
I’m proud to announce that Ocote Soul Sounds “Taurus” is done and will be released 5/31/2011 on ESL Music.
We’ll be releasing a single “Pirata / Primavera” 45 rpm on 4/12/2011 and a mixtape with some remixes and previews of the album in April.
This is my fourth studio album with Ocote Soul Sounds in collaboration with Adrian Quesada. The album features contributions from friends including Chico Mann, Natalia Clavier, John Speice, Will Rast, and production by Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation.
Info from Adrian Quesada :
I’m proud to announce that Ocote Soul Sounds “Taurus” is done and will be released 5/31/2011 on ESL Music.
We’ll be releasing a single “Pirata / Primavera” 45 rpm this month along with a mixtape with some remixes and previews of the album.
This is me and my man Martin Perna’s 4th record together and we’re pretty damn proud of it. It was recorded between Level One and the ESL studios in Washington, DC over a period of a few weeks with the mixing done primarily in DC. The record is our first time working with an outside producer and it was our pleasure to work with Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation. Stay tuned for more info.
