To hear the quintessential synthesized sounds of “El Hombre Orquesta” is analogous to studying the detailed schematics of your favorite electronic contraption. For the initiated, it’s a peek under the proverbial hood, an invitation into the engine of a sound and color that has played a part in powering and defining a treasure trove of modern Latin American sound-system music.
“The Man” we speak of is Jose Ricardo Suntaxi Paucar, born in the barrio San Francisco de Conocoto of Quito, Ecuador in 1956...
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released February 1, 2024
All Instruments & Arrangements by Ricardo Suntaxi
Recorded in Quito, Ecuador – 2023.
Mixed by Eric Banta in Brooklyn, NY.
Mastered by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, London
A&R / Translation by Josue Granados
Liner Notes by Eric Banta
Edited by Andrew Mason
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