Recorded at Sonobalance Studio (Granada)October 2017

B2 FROM UNDERGROUND

B1 LA NOCHE AMERICANA

A2 MORE THAN WATER

A1 ALMERIA GONE GUY

Mario Cobo is probably best described as a non-conformist. He has been making music for over twenty years in various projects including rockabilly combo the Nu Niles and instrumental powerhouse Los Mambo Jambo, but he still wants his work to push the envelope and surprise the people. Not long ago he joined forces with legendary Spanish rocker Loquillo for a three-year tour, not only as guitarist but also as producer, during which time he got two records to the top of the charts. Even while he was doing that, Mario found time to bring out a bunch of recordings of his own; an instrumental album (“Burning Daylight with Mario Cobo” on Sleazy Records), a rockabilly/instrumental EP called “Almeria Gone Guy” (also on Sleazy Records) and another EP with hillbilly jazzists Los Locos del Oeste, entitled “Los Locos del Oeste y su Loco Country Jazz” (Buenritmo Records).

And now here he is with his new EP “Reggae Quirazco Dancehall Rockers Vol. 1”, in which he dusts off an old Nu Nile track, “Rocker”, switches it from English to Spanish and produces a brand new take that mixes reggae, surf, rockabilly, punk and miscellaneous additions from all over. There’s also a homage to Toño Carazco called “Reggae Carazco”, where Mario plays steel guitar over a solid reggae groove, creating a highly personal sound and vision. As well as those already mentioned, you can hear echoes of the Trojan Records sound, Santo & Johnny, Dick Dale and Jackie Mittoo … a whole history of all the music Mario loves, condensed into a couple of tracks.

The B side of this slab of vinyl presents us with a Rub-a-Dub versions of each track, leaving it open as to whether this is a new direction for him, or an artistic whim that’s taken him over for this one record.

The whole thing was put together, recorded and produced at Mario’s “Desert City Studio” that he recently opened in Almeria (Southern Spain), where he has been living for the last few years.

Reggae Quirazco Dancehall Rockers vol.1

B2 REGGAE QUIRAZCO RUB A DUB

Reggae Quirazco Dancehall Rockers Vol.1

B1 ROCKER RUB A DUB

Press release
Mario Cobo is probably best described as a non-conformist. He has been making music for over twenty years in various projects including rockabilly combo the Nu Niles and instrumental powerhouse Los Mambo Jambo, but he still wants his work to push the envelope and surprise the people. Not long ago he joined forces with legendary Spanish rocker Loquillo for a three-year tour, not only as guitarist but also as producer, during which time he got two records to the top of the charts. Even while he was doing that, Mario found time to bring out a bunch of recordings of his own; an instrumental album (“Burning Daylight with Mario Cobo” on Sleazy Records), a rockabilly/instrumental EP called “Almeria Gone Guy” (also on Sleazy Records) and another EP with hillbilly jazzists Los Locos del Oeste, entitled “Los Locos del Oeste y su Loco Country Jazz” (Buenritmo Records).

And now here he is with his new EP “Reggae Quirazco Dancehall Rockers Vol. 1”, in which he dusts off an old Nu Nile track, “Rocker”, switches it from English to Spanish and produces a brand new take that mixes reggae, surf, rockabilly, punk and miscellaneous additions from all over. There’s also a homage to Toño Carazco called “Reggae Carazco”, where Mario plays steel guitar over a solid reggae groove, creating a highly personal sound and vision. As well as those already mentioned, you can hear echoes of the Trojan Records sound, Santo & Johnny, Dick Dale and Jackie Mittoo … a whole history of all the music Mario loves, condensed into a couple of tracks.

The B side of this slab of vinyl presents us with a Rub-a-Dub versions of each track, leaving it open as to whether this is a new direction for him, or an artistic whim that’s taken him over for this one record.

The whole thing was put together, recorded and produced at Mario’s “Desert City Studio” that he recently opened in Almeria (Southern Spain), where he has been living for the last few years.

Reggae Quirazco Dancehall rockers Vol.1

A2 REGGAE QUIRAZCO

Rocker

A1 ROCKER