Pachyman – Another Place

Puerto Rico born artist Pachy Garcia aka Pachyman has been steadily developing and evolving his sound over his last few albums for ATO Records. Built on a foundation of classic golden era dub reggae influences (Scientist, King Tubby, and Prince Jammy), Pachyman has recently begun to incorporate elements of lovers rock, latin rhythms, and now post-punk into his warm, analog productions, which is something of a return to roots for the multi-instrumentalist who previously played for LA-based post-punk outfits Prettiest Eyes and Sex Stains. In particular, “Hard to Part” incorporates a No Wave energy a la ESG or Liquid Liquid with cosmic synthesizers, primal percussion, and an ecstasy-laced guitar groove. It’s an exciting development for an artist who continues to be one of the great torchbearers for Los Angeles’ stylistically diverse and multi-cultural music scene.

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