Teeko & Diamond Ortiz – Real Ones (SFC) – NTTG-001 – 7″ 45rpm
Our first limited release with Teeko featuring Diamond Ortiz.
Scheduled for official release on Friday, Dec. 16th. Items will ship on Tuesday, December 13.
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ABOUT THE RELEASE
Teeko is a San Francisco based producer & DJ and half of the the future funk duo Starship Connection. On this collaboration he’s joined by native Bay Area funkster Diamond Ortiz (MoFunk) for a fine serving of synthesized boogie/funk fresh out of California. Teeko performs on a Roland JX3P, Mini-Moog Voyager, & Talkbox. Diamond Ortiz performs vocals with a Microkorg XL with a Rocktron Banshee Talkbox. Real Ones is a lively vocoder slapper written & performed by Teeko with DJ friendly instrumental on the B side.
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Date | Artist | Location | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1/16
12/3/16 12/5/16 12/6/16 12/8/16 12/9/16 12/10/16 12/14/16 1/14/16 03/10/17 |
Aki Kumar
Diamond Ortiz Aki Kumar Aki Kumar Aki Kumar Aki Kumar Allen Johnson RyStylz, Basura, Allen Johnson, Dave Ma Aki Kumar, Basura, David Ma, Allen Johnson Teeko |
Campbell, CA
Los Angeles, CA Aptos, CA Fremont, CA Campbell, CA Martinez, CA San Jose, CA San Jose, CA San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA |
Little Lou’s
EICid Aptos Street BBQ Mojo Lounge Little Lou’s Armando’s Headley Club Cafe Stritch Cafe Stritch Mezzanine |
7:30 PM
9:00PM 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM |
MUSIC BITES
Now available for Streaming! Go underwater with Casual Crypts’ – Sea Lives
“Sea Lives” is taken from Casual Crypts 2021 release Monoculture. Monoculture is an intimate look into his creative process. Lo-fi defines the project with shades of new wave and indie-pop built on his easy-going drums and welcoming chord arrangements. Vernon’s vast influences and more expansive musical mindset are on full display with offerings of extended instrumental passages and significant stylistic shifts within the same track. He sings over acoustic and chorus-laden electric guitars, playing with the pitch knob on the tape machine to make the sunbaked cassette sound like the soundtrack to a hazy dream. Released September 10, 2021 on Slow Thrive / Needle to the Groove Written & produced by James Vernon.
Casual Crypt Bedroom Recordings On Slow Thrive Out 9/10/21
Casual Crypt Returns With – Monculture – a 10 Song Collection Of Bedroom Recordings Out 9/10/21
Following his self-titled debut, Casual Crypt returns with Monoculture, a 10-track, genre-hopping effort played like a compilation of Vernon’s influences, and his first attempt at releasing his recorded music completely solo.
Monoculture is an intimate look into his creative process. Lo-fi defines the project with shades of new wave and indie-pop built on his easy-going drums and welcoming chord arrangements. Vernon’s vast influences and more expansive musical mindset are on full display with offerings of extended instrumental passages and significant stylistic shifts within the same track. He sings over acoustic and chorus-laden electric guitars, playing with the pitch knob on the tape machine to make the sunbaked cassette sound like the soundtrack to a hazy dream.
Describing Monoculture as a “leap-pad to get somewhere else musically,” Vernon adds “My next project or album is probably going to be completely instrumental or close to it.”
While largely aligned with the DIY indie mindset of groups like Guided By Voices, Domenique Dumont, and Cola Boy, some songs take his music in fascinating new directions. “Esoteric” carries a light bossa nova rhythmic sensibility. “Sea Lives” sounds like Style Council after their first taste of Afrobeat. “Newswave” has deep electronic drums antagonized by new wave keys, providing a fascinating musical dialogue at times contested, and at times symbiotic.