Cachopou.
A random misuse of electronica, noise, off-key post-jazz and sound art, all recorded during live studio improvisations with guests and machines, long before AI was even a thing.
"An unnerving deconstruction of punk-jazz-minimal-glitch music that seems to be infinitely played by a musical AI set free to explore the realm and boundaries of music: rhythms, melodies, sounds." - Antoine Schmitt.
"The idea of expressing emotion using synthetic music is such a basic one but still so few bands do it as well as Cachopou. It is just the right balance of chaos and order. lovely.” - Isan.
︎ Encore unmastered. (2o24)
1. | Them o2:49 |
2. | Forward o2:26 |
3. | Sure thing o3:24 |
4. | Brace o2:3o |
5. | Almost o3:o3 |
6. | Between you o3:11 |
7. | Nude o1:39 |
8. | Despedida o3:19 |
9. | Encore o2:59 |
Encore Unmastered was recorded in Maitino between 2022 and 2024 by Juanma Lodo & David Quiles Guilló, with aditional sounds generated with AI. All tracks mastered with Mixea, approved by J.M.Rosillo. Cover artwork by Domenico Barra.
︎ Stakes are high. (2o21)
1. | Stakes are high o2:51 |
2. | Together o3:24 |
3. | Unexpected reminder o3:35 |
4. | The mountain is only a hill o4:36 |
5. | One day before yesterday o2:53 |
6. | All you black lectroids o3:29 |
7. | Nominated for a G but winning an E o2:15 |
8. | A beautiful odyssey of loss o3:52 |
9. | Erdera o3:28 |
Stakes are high was recorded in Maitino, Vigo, Uruçuca & Madrid between 2o2o and 2o21. Additional sounds by Navin Kala & Macarena. Mastered by J.M.Rosillo. Cover artwork by Mark Klink. Videos by Fernando Velázquez, Aujik, Jorge Sellés, Armin Copp, Alexandre Louvenaz and David Quiles Guilló.
︎ Tropicalismo neo. (2o2o)
1. | Verão o2:47 |
2. | Samambaia o4:12 |
3. | Atlântico o4:1o |
4. | Saudades o2:59 |
5. | Pelourinho o2:53 |
6. | Galáxia o4:13 |
7. | Ipanema o4:14 |
8. | Meu amor o3:42 |
9. | Soneca o3:4o |
Tropicalismo neo surfs the unconscious subtropical universe, recreating the naive sound and feel of early improvised rehearsal moments, rejoicing in the involuntary post-adolescent bursts and voluntary asynchronicity. Imperfect songs that randomly unravel into raw slices of chaotic beauty and magic.
Tropicalismo neo was recorded in Maitino, Vigo, Madrid & Paris between 2o16 and 2o2o. Additional sounds by Macarena, Greg Corsaro, Carlos, Andreu & L.A.R. Mastered by J.M.Rosillo. Cover artwork by Jon Vaughn. Videos by Sam Machell, Juanma Lodo, Boris Hoppek, Piero Chiariello, Systaime.
︎ Creating remixes. (2o16)
1. | Jason Forrest - Leverage love for victory o4:21 |
2. | AG Davis - Samba o2:o2 |
3. | Chris Zabriskie - A new breed o4:52 |
4. | Kermesse - Add brown o4:2o |
5. | Lolo & Sosaku - Grab the rainbow o2:38 |
6. | Christopher Scullion - It's not your fault o4:o3 |
Creating remixes features new music by Jason Forrest, Christopher Scullion, Ag Davis, Chris Zabriskie, Kermesse, Lolo & Sosaku. Cover artwork by David Quiles Guilló. Video by Christopher Scullion. Published by Nosordo.
︎ Creating standards. (2o15)
1. | Creating standards o2:46 |
2. | Always there o2:4o |
3. | Extinct is forever o2:16 |
4. | Reach out and touch o3:33 |
5. | Feel the difference (ft. meterla) o4:29 |
6. | Champagne psycho o2:18 |
7. | Like never before o2:5o |
8. | To bring the wolves out o3:46 |
9. | Champagne reprise oo:53 |
1o. | It’s morning somewhere (ft. bdmm) o5:oo |
"Wild digi jazz. keeps squirming away from comfort and expectation. humorous too! how often does music make u laugh out loud? some hilarious little bleeps and chimes. energetic and invigorating like only the best records are" - Sam Machell.
Creating standards was recorded and mastered at DRAX studios by J.M.Rosillo. Additional sounds by Cristian, Nacho, Daniel & Ximena. Cover artwork by David Quiles Guilló. Videos by Yoshi Sodeoka, Frère Reinert, Boris Hoppek and David Quiles Guilló. Published by Nosordo.
Bio.
Juanma Lodo and David Quiles Guilló met briefly in September 2o14 in Asturias, and while sharing a wonderful local dish, they decided to get together as Cachopou.
June 2o15, Cachopou entered drax studios in a hot summer in Madrid, with J.M.Rosillo as lead sound engineer, joined by talented guests Bosques de mi mente, Cristian and Meterla, to record the first music album entitled Creating standards, launched in October 2o15.
Free short unbounded improvisations were recorded separately, to later be randomly used as tracks to compose the songs, trusting unskilled chance, proposital destempo and happy chaos, underlining the small glimpses of beauty. This process was then adopted as Cachopou’s recording and composing ethos for all the following recordings and albums.
2o16. The Weird World Tour, Cachopou’s first stage experiment to present creating standards album, visited Barcelona, São Paulo, San Francisco & Hasselt.
In each city a different local band was assembled to impersonate Cachopou, and was given total freedom to reinterpret Cachopou’s works, making each show unique, local scene supportive and carbon neutral.
Few months later, in June 2o16 we released Creating remixes, a limited edition ep cassette featuring versions of Creating standards songs recomposed by musicians, artists and friends.
May 2o2o, after 4 long years of improvisation recordings, 3 different studios, lots of talented guests, and many semesters of composting, we deliver Cachopou’s second studio album Tropicalismo neo as a collection of imperfect songs made of chaotic beauty and magic, to celebrate life in the midst of a global pandemy.
August 2o21, Cachopou’s third and definitive studio album Stakes are high delivers an inflexion in the band’s sound, thrusting a powerful new mix of fresh organic electronics and post-everything routines featuring lots of randomness, freedom and a bit of jazz.
April 2o22, Cachopou achieves an arty milestone, showcasing stakes are high’s videos at Centre Pompidou Paris, as part of Réseaux Mondes exhibition.
December 2o22, Réseaux Mondes is elected top ten art exhibition of the year by Artforum.
Between October 2o23 and March 2o24, the band gets together for a final series of recording sessions to summon our final album.
April 2o24, Cachopou releases its farewell album, Encore Unmastered, featuring a collection of 9 new tracks, a tapestry of ethereal melodies and Cachopou's signature dreamy soundscapes as the culmination of a remarkable musical journey that has captivated creative peers and fans worldwide since 2015.
Cachopou has consistently pushed the boundaries of the music understanding. Known for their ability to craft weird, raw, emotive and otherworldly compositions, Encore Unmastered continues this tradition, delivering an auditory experience that transcends time and space.
While it marks the end of an era, the legacy of Cachopou's music will continue to resonate in our hearts and souls, transcending seasons and years to come.
2o24 will see the last dawn of Cachopou, and the birth of the legend.
