Pachyman and Combo Chimbita
El Club
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Detroit
Friday, May 17 at 7 pm EDT
Funk / Disco
Latin
Concert Venue
Friday, May 17 at 7 pm EDT
Funk / Disco
Latin
Concert Venue
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Described by NPR’s Alt.Latino as an “otherworldly presence,” Combo Chimbita is the creative unity of Carolina Oliveros (vocals, guacharaca), Niño Lento es Fuego (guitar), Prince of Queens (bass, synthesizers) and Dilemastronauta (drums), who together transcend common concepts of time and nationality.
Afro-Caribbean transcendance, bewildering chants, booming drums and psychedelic distortion lay the rhythmic foundation for IRÉ; a testament to the ever expanding scope of Combo Chimbita’s sonic palette and their modes of resistance in realms both spiritual and terrestrial.
For his latest sonic transmission Switched-On, musician Pachy García, aka Pachyman,
challenged himself to steer his dub-drenched dispatches towards another dimension.
The follow-up to 2021’s The Return of Pachyman, out September 29th on ATO
Records, Switched-On is an homage to the generative artistic era when musicians first
began manipulating synthesizers to emit gloriously off-kilter bleeps, bloops, and
whooshes. It also gestures to García’s chirring synthesizers that form the spine of these
songs, particularly the effervescent electronic interlude “Mi Sala.” While conceptualizing
Switched-On, García gravitated towards listening to Lovers’ Rock-era reggae and
transmissions from the iconic Studio One Records — a thread that surfaces in
“Goldline.”
Presented by El Club.
All ages