On June 27, the upcoming album of Adrian Quesada “Boleros Psicododélicos II” presents collaborations with Cuco, Angélica Garcia and Ile, among others.
In the years that followed his release from his 2022 album, “Psychedelic Boleros“The musician, songwriter and winning producer of the Grammy South by the SouthwestAnd even made an native nomination for his work on A24 “Sing. “”
On Wednesday, he announced a new album in preparation. Scheduled for a release of June 27, “Boleros Psicodollicos II” is the continuation of his Latin psychedelic opus in 2022.
Wherever Quesada finds the time to be so prolific, who knows; But where he finds the inspiration is quite clear. It is all around him – whether in the talented musicians of his community or the vinyl boxes waiting to be searched in his local record store. “There is so much,” he said to de Los via the video call from Austin, Texas. “Each time I open a door by learning about this inspiring music (the album), I learn 10 new songs that I have never heard, then I find them … So I find 10 more on the vinyl. And it's like, this base without background of inspiration.”
The first iteration of “Psicodelican Boleros”, which included late tropical spins on the tubes of Los Pasteles Verdes and Jeanette, was recorded in isolation at the start of the Pandemic Covid-19. This time, however, Quesada was able to work in the studio alongside her collaborators, who provided “a completely different energy” to the sound of the album. The guest artists include previous employees Mireya Ramos and Ile, as well as the star of Indie-Pop Bucketwhich appears with Quesada on the new single “Ojos Secos”.
“Random people from around the world told me about being inspired (” Psicodelican Boleros “), so it made me excited to finish a new one,” noted Quesada. “I think there is more than a collaborative energy on this subject, because I was in the room with people. There is a little more life, energy to certain songs.”
When the time came to decide how to divide the new album between the covers and the originals, Quesada explained that it was summed up with a test: can it write an original song that rivals with the vibrations of a song that inspires it? Otherwise, it will just design a cover for the track.
“There are certain songs which are very great inspirations and I cannot stop listening to them,” said Quesada – who covers “You go yo te dejo” by the Spanish artist Joseles by Los Pasteles Verdes in the next LP. “When I try to write something inspired, I just throw in the towel and I realize that I will not write anything yet or better than that, so it must be covered.”
The art of Quesada to make a quality cover song was refined by samples from the producer based in Los Angeles Alex Goose. As a hip-hop producer, Goose's approach has aligned itself with Quesada's appreciation for hip-hop music, which he attributed as his first big musical influence. Quesada said he started with the scrambling with friends, using songs by a Quest and Wu-Tang Clan tribe as a starting points.
Beyond the musical efforts of the artist winner of a Grammy, Quesada added a new feather to his cap in January: he is now a songwriter nominated at the Oscars.
Quesada was nominated for the best original song during the 97th annual academy of this year alongside Abraham Alexander for writing the song “Like a Bird”, as shown in the Colman Domingo-The film directed “Sing Sing”.
“It was a wild thing to live,” said Quesada about becoming a first Oscar candidate. “All this whole campaign and everything (was), so crazy and raised. … He really takes over your life there a little. This is something that I will never take for granted. I always wanted to do more work in cinema, and having something as it was recognized was absolute madness.”
Quesada noted that the opportunity to write the song came for a very busy period for him and his co-series, Abraham Alexander-who worked to his advantage, he said, because that allowed them not to “think too much” in the process. The song comes into play during the film's final scene, which Quesada watched Ad Nauseam until the song “Just did like a glove,” he said.
“I watched the scene again and again for hours and I hit drums until I find the rhythm and the edition,” said Quesada. “There is such a rhythm in the way they publish films that I wanted to capture this.”
After a fascinating price season, Quesada will soon launch on a tour With its new set, Asesino trio, this spring. They will be at the sound of San Diego May 16 And at the Greek theater of Los Angeles on May 17.
