Coconut Rock is, by far, Ocote's best record to date, showcasing the growth of the band as, well, a band. Whereas 2007's The Alchemist Manifesto (ESL) was smoke-filled rooms and psilocybin dreams, Coconut Rock is dense layers of horns and percussion, Axelrod on vacation in Tijuana or Mandril in the bomb shelter with Madlib. Vampires" recalls the proto-raps of Gil Scott-Heron, The Return of the Freak" shadows the pimp walk of {{Curtis Mayfield}'s Superfly."
AAJ Contributor James Taylor spoke with Ocote Soul Sounds' Adrian Quesada and Martin Perna, about the group's history, the new album and where it's going in 2010.
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