Artist:Khruangbin
Song:Maria Tambien
Album:Con Todo El Mundo
With their mix of World Music styles, you might think that the instrumental trio Khruangbin is from someplace exotic. But they are actually from Houston. They are not a commercial band. But they have had success in secondary markets like Adult Alternative. Khruangbin is known for mixing different musical styles. The name Khruangbin is Thai for "airplane". Guitarist Mark Speer and drummer DJ Johnson met at Houston's Red Cat Jazz Cafe. Then they worked together in the St. John's Methodist Church band. Speer met Laura Lee Ochoa in 2007 and both had a mutual interest in Afghan music. Laura Lee played piano but Speer taught her to play bass. After touring with Yppah, they decided to work together and eventually Johnson was asked to join them. They record all their music in a barn in Burton, TX with recording engineer Steve Christensen. When they started playing live gigs, Laura Lee was learning Thai and she came up with the name. Speer now says that if he had any foresight, they would have chosen an easier to pronounce name. He says they lucked into their diverse musical style too. You'll also notice that Laura Lee and Speer wear black wigs on stage. After touring with British DJ Bonobo, Khruangbin's Calf Born in Winter appeared on Bonobo's 2013 CD Late Night Tales and that led to a record deal with the British label Night Time Stories. Dead Oceans is their US distributor. After the 2014 EP History of Flight, their 2015 debut album The Universe Smiles Upon You was released. The Guardian name Khruangbin Band of the Week and they opened for Father John Misty and Massive Attack. And they played the festival circuit. Maria Tambien is from Khurangbin's 2018 album Con Todo el Mundo. They continued to get critical praise. This album is available as a digital download. Since then they have released two album and a new album will be released in a couple of weeks. Their most high profile gig was touring with Leon Bridges. They recorded the single Texas Sun and appeared with him on Austin City Limits. They also recorded an album with Malian singer songwriter Vieux Farka Toure. Looking for something different? This might be for you. Here's Khruangbin performing Maria Tambien on Seattle radio station KEXP Apr. 26, 2018. There is a video for this but I preferred the performance clip.
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