Mixed by Ethan Allen in Los Angeles and Neal H Pogue in Atlanta.
 
All songs written by Okapi Sun

01 Johnny Kiss

Mixed by Ethan Allen in Los Angeles and Neal H Pogue in Atlanta.
 
All songs written by Okapi Sun

Buzz Bands L.A. Okapi Sun "Johnny Kiss" 
http://www.buzzbands.la/2014/03/04/ears-wide-open-okapi-sun/
 
OKAPI SUN EPK
http://youtu.be/_OY-BIBrnzs

OKAPI SUN perform "Wasteland" at Focused Space Live"
http://vimeo.com/65232989
 
Okapi Sun “Judy Baby” Official Video
http://youtu.be/ykbSeH_X-T4

Okapi Sun “Johnny Kiss” Official Video
http://youtu.be/XqbMIuZqpTA

OKAPI SUN Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/okapisun

OKAPI SUN (sans vocals)

09 Empty Auditorium


With the addition of samples, a couple guitars, and live traps backed by programmed beats, Hills Like Elephants announces their presence on the national scene with a dance-friendly re-imagination of indie rock, lo-fi disco, and what frontman Sean Davenport calls "Motown with drum machines."
On their sophomore effort, Feral Flocks, San Diego indie soul stalwarts grow from a solo project of keyboard crooner Davenport (Gun Runner, Abigail Warchild) into a full five-piece band. 
(Feral Flocks REQ06 Requiemme Records/BMG Chrysalis - March 26, 2013)
Only months after the release of their debut The Endless Charade, Hills Like Elephants were crowned Best New Artist at the 2012 San Diego Music Awards and went on to play a series of hometown performances to venues so full, not even Hemmingway could get a drink.
"On The Endless Charade, I was harping on the idea of past relationships, but I was also trying to move on," says Davenport. "Feral Flocks is more about noticing the subtleties of life, but I'm not trying to be profound.  If I wouldn't say it to you at a bar, I won't say it lyrically."
Engineered by vintage aficionado Christopher Hoffee at CHAOS Recorders, Feral Flocks attests to the fact that Davenport's fire is not fueled by grief and heartache alone.  Rather, the band finds an uplifting groove that tells of newfound inspiration.
Opening number "Ninjavitus" sets the tone with shimmering keys (Greg Theilmann of Odd Shapes), a whimsical, mock-Orient guitar lead (Andrew Armerding of River City), Daniel Gallo’s driven bass lines, and beats backed by the calculating rhythms of Carlos Ortiz from Davenport's prior outfit, Gun Runner. 
The band recently completed a video for “Ninjavitus” (directed by visualist Eric Casas) poking fun at the daily promotional chores of just about every contemporary band, which requires everything from internet solicitations to sign spinning skills on a street corner.
"Splendor," continues the coltish resolve with a chorus that, minus the track's New Wave abandon, could come off as bitter: "Oh, there you go, walking slow, and I need you there."  
Instead, it rings of admiration.
"Mystifying Oracle" elaborates on Feral Flocks'  quixotic disposition with expansive guitar hooks, ecstatic builds, and a star-crossed breakdown which wonders, "Am I ever gunna wake up where you are?"
With a tour on the horizon (first stop, SXSW 2013) and two knockout albums under their belt, there's no saying where the band will wake up next - but who cares? 
After all, up here in the Hills, the view is extraordinary.



"Ninjavitus" off Hills Like Elephants "Feral Flocks" - Requiemme Records

OKAPI SUN BIO
Dallas: Vocals, Keys, Strings, drums
Leo: Vocals, Keys, Guitar, Drums

ELECTRONIC TRIBAL DANCE PARTY

The OKAPI SUN will rise in Austin Texas this March as the duo makes its SXSW debut with an official invite to the conference not long after its conception. The girls combine Dance, Electronic, Samples and Tribal Beats with Garage Rock. The band is fresh on the scene and just weeks out of the studio with a new self released record due out this summer. 

WE ARE OKAPI SUN
"LESE" legend says, the Okapi decorates itself with its different stripes to become one with its surroundings and add to its great camouflage.

Our music is a cut and paste of our past, our now, our culture, our soul.
We decorate ourselves with sounds and let them form into songs.

Best friends Leo and Dallas have been traveling Europe and the USA for the past year. They met in London at a suburb train station. 
Their songwriting happens out of ideas, experiences, loves, broken hearts and their travels. Their sound is a cut and paste of new encounters, different cultures, and nature.  When they get together and play music it just clicks. Leo mostly comes up with some beats and hook melodies while Dallas comes up with interesting harmonies, strings and cool synthesizer parts. When they sing together their soft voices blend very well. Their different upbringing and cultural background makes their music interesting. Dallas is Hispanic, African, Norwegian and Native American while Leo is French, German and Czech.

Facebook; www.facebook.com/OKAPISUN
Website: www.OKAPISUN.com
Twitter: OKAPISUN

Contact: 
Mario Escovedo
Requiemme Mgmt and Music
619-602-3627
mario@requiemme.com


Johnny Kiss

Wasteland

Techno

Foreign Films is track 3 from Hills Like Elephants "Feral Flocks" full length CD on Requiemme Records/BMG Chrysalis.
Purchase: http://hillslikeelephants1.bandcamp.com/album/feral-flocks
With the addition of samples, a couple guitars, and live traps backed by programmed beats, Hills Like Elephants announces their presence on the national scene with a dance-friendly re-imagination of indie rock, lo-fi disco, and what frontman Sean Davenport calls "Motown with drum machines."
On their sophomore effort, Feral Flocks, San Diego indie soul stalwarts grow from a solo project of keyboard crooner Davenport (Gun Runner, Abigail Warchild) into a full five-piece band.
(Feral Flocks REQ06 Requiemme Records/BMG Chrysalis – March 26, 2013)
Only months after the release of their debut The Endless Charade, Hills Like Elephants were crowned Best New Artist at the 2012 San Diego Music Awards and went on to play a series of hometown performances to venues so full, not even Hemmingway could get a drink.
"On The Endless Charade, I was harping on the idea of past relationships, but I was also trying to move on," says Davenport. "Feral Flocks is more about noticing the subtleties of life, but I'm not trying to be profound. If I wouldn't say it to you at a bar, I won't say it lyrically."
Engineered by vintage aficionado Christopher Hoffee at CHAOS Recorders, Feral Flocks attests to the fact that Davenport's fire is not fueled by grief and heartache alone. Rather, the band finds an uplifting groove that tells of newfound inspiration.
Opening number "Ninjavitus" sets the tone with shimmering keys Greg Theilmann , a whimsical, mock-Orient guitar lead Andrew Armerding, Daniel Gallo’s driven bass lines, and beats backed by the calculating rhythms of Carlos Ortiz from Davenport's prior outfit, Gun Runner.
The band recently completed a video for “Ninjavitus” (directed by Eric Casas) poking fun at the daily promotional chores of just about every contemporary band, which requires everything from internet solicitations to sign spinning skills on a street corner.
"Splendor," continues the coltish resolve with a chorus that, minus the track's New Wave abandon, could come off as bitter: "Oh, there you go, walking slow, and I need you there."
Instead, it rings of admiration.
"Mystifying Oracle" elaborates on Feral Flocks' quixotic disposition with expansive guitar hooks, ecstatic builds, and a star-crossed breakdown which wonders, "Am I ever gunna wake up where you are?"
With a tour on the horizon (first stop, SXSW 2013) and two knockout albums under their belt, there's no saying where the band will wake up next - but who cares?
After all, up here in the Hills, the view is extraordinary.

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