SUBURBAN EXOTICA

TRACKLISTING


A1. Compro Oro - Miami New Wave
A2. Co mpro Oro - 10 Dollar Jeans Jacket
A3. Compro Oro - 11 Dollar Iphone
A4. Co mpro Oro - Mogadishu
A5. Compro Oro - Rastapopoulos
B1. Compro Oro - Lalib ela
B2. Compro Oro - Dark Crystal
B3. Compro Oro - Baobab
B4. Compro Or o - Geef Je Geld
B5. Compro Oro - Kruitvat





INFO


Compro Oro; a psychedelic underground road trip to Africa, the Middl e East and the Americas via Belgium.

On the band's new album 'Suburba n Exotica', released 18th October via Sdban Ultra, the spirit of Cal Tjader, Mul atu Astatke or Marc Ribot is never far away. One of the leading bands in the eve r-expanding new wave of Belgian jazz, Compro Oro's wayward and psychedelic appro ach to a broad range of sounds has gained them a devoted fan base since the band 's formation in 2014.

Produced by Gent-based multi-instrumentalist Di jf Sanders, 'Suburban Exotica' digs deep into several ethnic music traditions, l eaving the listener enthralled in dark grooves and rabid psychedelica.

From the danceable beats and colourful sounds of 'Miami New Wave', the exotic rhythms and textures of '10 Dollar Jeans Jacket', and the curious vibraphone inf usions and wild guitar riffs of 'Rastapopoulos', to the heady, bass-laden mover and shaker 'Lalibela' and traditional latin and cuban rhythms of 'Dark Crystal', Compro Oro offer wild, profound and uncanny flavours that explore the best of a fro-cuban music and jazz tinged psychedelia.

'Suburban Exotica' featu res drummer, keyboardist and percussionist Joachim Cooder, son of guitar legend Ry Cooder who played on both the landmark Buena Vista Social Club albums and the Manuel Galban spin-off, Mambo Sinuendo. He adds percussion and his effects-lade n electric mbira to three tracks on the album; 'Miami New Wave', 'Rastapopoulos' and 'Dark Crystal'. "I had a great time playing on this record. Compro Oro blen ds together so many interesting rhythms and styles that I never knew what was co ming next. I like to work that way."

On 'Suburban Exotica', Compro Or o's Wim Segers adds, "Thanks to Bart (Vervaeck) and saxophonist Nathan Daems (Bl ack Flower), I've discovered Arab and Turkish music. I've learned to embrace my own neighbourhood. When you live in this part of Ghent, Eastern rhythms are the beat of the street." Vervaeck chips in, "We aren't Cuban; we aren't Morocccan - we know that. We just sail from one coast to another. Finding our own place."