Acid Coco es un dúo colombiano por cuyas venas corre el Pacífico, el Caribe, Los Andes, la selva… Su álbum debut, Mucho Gusto, editado en 2020, inauguró una carrera cargada de ritmos irresistibles y sentir costero. Sus tres singles “Yo Bailo Sola”, “El Amor de Mis Amores” y “Sin Salida”, obtuvieron gran repercusión digital en medios especializados de toda latinoamérica y en plataformas de streaming como Spotitfy y Bandcamp a nivel intercontinental. En su primer álbum Acid Coco representó una mirada fresca al orígen, un viaje a un universo musical lleno de colores y ritmos, con un giro moderno sin dejar de lado un ingrediente fundamental: el goce de la vida, con sus altos y sus bajos.
En 2022, Acid Coco publicó su segundo álbum Camino al mar en el que recupera la manera de vivir los sentimientos de forma intensa como se viven típicamente en tierras colombianas con los que Acid Coco nos seduce, ritmos afro-caribeños mezclados con guiños electrónicos. Son historias que podrían haber salido de las salsatecas de Cali, los picós de Cartagena o cualquier club del mundo, pero a través de la audaz producción de Paulo no queda duda de dónde estamos. Dembow, cumbia, reggaeton, incluso en el punzante folk caribeño “Por Las Venas” o la melodía chiptune de “Aquí y Allá”, no hay otro lugar donde podamos estar que no sea la costa caribeña de Colombia. Es música de experiencias vividas, de crecer en los clubes de Colombia ya sea a través de su violencia como de sus realidades cotidianas. La cultura se transmite. Sus sencillos “Hoy como siempre”, “Soy la fuerza”, “Todo me lleva a ti”, “Mundo de mentira”, “Soñando” y “Cara Dura” han tenido repercusión en selecciones de grandes canales como BBC sounds, Bandcamp Album of the Day, Radio Nacional de Colombia, y contando.
Acid Coco está conformado por los hermanos Olarte Toro, Paulo y Andrea. Paulo Olarte es conocido en el ámbito de la música electrónica desde hace muchos años, cuenta con trabajos para distintos sellos discográficos como Dynamic Music (Alemania), Goldmin Music (Francia), Galaktika Records (España), y muchos otros. Entre sus últimos trabajos se encuentran distintas colaboraciones con otros compatriotas expatriados y aventureros musicales y también como solista, El Dragón Criollo, Jaguar, Contento presentaciones junto a Los Trasatlánticos y regente de compilaciones como Color de Trópico (Vol.1, 2 y 3) junto a El Palmas DJ. Andrea, por su parte, canta desde muy temprana edad. Después de haber integrado la banda colombiana de reggae DonKey Records cantando y grabando en conjunto, en 2006 se embarca a nuevos rumbos: Miami, luego Berlín, ciudades que han sido itinerarios de su viaje en el que ha prevalecido el canto en bandas de world fusion como Hinsetzen Pause. También ha participó en giras con Los Trasatlánticos.
Acid Coco are a Colombian duo through whose veins flows the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Andes, the jungle and more. Their debut album, Mucho Gusto, was released in 2020, giving birth to a musical project born of irresistible costero (coastal) rhythms, yet raised in the club.
Importantly, they never stray from one fundamental principle: this is music that celebrates life, with all its ups and downs. Of Mucho Gusto, Songlines wrote: “The sonic identity of this album is diverse, but very clear. Acid Coco genre-cross without losing their emotive yet defiant feel”,
while XLR8R offered up: “The project channels cumbia, punk, champeta, reggaeton, and other tropical rhythms with electronic sounds.”In 2021, Acid Coco will release their second album, adding even more rhythms and life lessons to their arsenal. The first single is “Hoy, Como Siempre”, channelling Afro-Caribbean rhythms with a sly electronic wink; lyrically, there is an intensity that could only come from the way Colombians live their lives, hearts worn on sleeves.
In 2022, Acid Coco released their second album Camino al mar in which they recover the way of experiencing feelings intensely as they are typically lived in Colombian lands with which Acid Coco seduces us, Afro-Caribbean rhythms mixed with electronic winks. There are stories that could have come from the salsatecas of Cali, the picós of Cartagena or any club in the world, but through Paulo’s audacious production there is no doubt where we are. Dembow, cumbia, reggaeton, even in the throbbing Caribbean folk “Por Las Venas” or the chiptune melody of “Aquí y Allá”, there is no other place where we can be than the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It is music of lived experiences, of growing up in Colombian clubs either through their violence or through their daily realities. Culture is transmitted. His singles “Hoy como siempre”, “Soy la fuerza” and “Todo me lleva a ti” have had an impact on selections from major channels such as BBC sounds, Bandcamp Daily, Radio Nacional de Colombia, and counting.
Acid Coco are the Olarte Toro siblings, Paulo and Andrea. Paulo has been known in Europe’s electronic dance scene for many years, releasing music on labels such as Diynamic Music (Germany), Goldmin Music (France) and Galaktika Records (Spain). In recent years he has collaborated with fellow Colombian expats and musical adventurers, as well as performing solo,
in projects such as El Dragón Criollo, Jaguar, Contento, Banana Sound Cartel, and Los Transatlánticos. In addition, together with El Palmas DJ, he has compiled the Color de Trópico compilations (Volumes 1 and 2) of rare Venezuelan music.
Andrea has sung from an early age, performing and recording with Colombian reggae band DonKey Records before moving to Miami and then Berlin, where she sang in world fusion band Hinsetzen Pause. She has also toured with Los Transatlánticos.
Camino al mar (2021-2022)
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