Ocote Soul Sounds

Founded like a stylistically wide-ranging Latin-themed part task of Martin Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Ocote Soul Seems often includes Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma and it is associated with Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, the label of Thievery Corporation. Perna (vocals, saxophone, flute, acoustic guitar, body organ, percussion), who founded Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra in 1998 and who also plays a part in the critically acclaimed music group TV on the air, made his documenting debut as Ocote Spirit Seems in 2003 on Fruitmeat Information using the 7″ solitary Divinorum. A yr later on he released Un Niño y un Sol (2004), a full-length cooperation with Quesada (guitars, bass, drums), on Airesol Information; the recording was reissued in 2005 by Thievery Corporation’s label, Eighteenth Road Lounge Music (ESL Music), to very much greater recognition. Critics took see, especially noting the album’s wide variety of designs (i.e., Afro-beat, salsa, jazz, funk, hip-hop, downtempo, lounge). In 2006 ESL Music released Tamarindio/Divinorum, a four-track 12″ solitary featuring the name paths along with associated remixes, and in 2008 the label released The Alchemist Manifesto (2008), another full-length cooperation between Perna and Quesada. By nowadays, Ocote Soul Seems had progressed beyond studio-based part project status, working additionally like a powerful live band with original lineups located in NEW YORK (where Perna resides) and Austin (where Quesada resides).