Pachyman – Switched-On (LP Vinyl)
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Pachyman, the project of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Pachy Garcia, has built a cult following by treating reggae not as nostalgia but as living raw material. Switched-On finds him pushing further into electronic territory while keeping the deep-pocket rhythmic sensibility that connects Jamaican studio craft to his own Latin roots, a combination that feels genuinely fresh rather than borrowed.
While conceptualizing Switched-On, Pachyman gravitated to Lovers Rock-era reggae and the iconic Studio One. Yet the album also pays homage to the era where musicians began manipulating synthesizers for gloriously off-kilter bleeps and bloops. His evolution emerges on You Looked at Me, fusing a Krautrock-esque beat with synths reminiscent of Boards of Canada. Pachy's sound further expands on Trago Coqueto, a cheeky love song crooned through a cocktail’s prism and an ode to his Puerto Rican roots.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 880882582418
Label: ATO Records
Release Date: 9.29.23
Format: LP Vinyl