Around three in the morning one night, sittin' on the deck at my brothers old house on Waller, the original Amigos de Mateo had a freestyle jam session. I had Otis Redding's "(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay" stuck in my head so I laid that down as a chorus, while Broses Malone kicked a beatbox and Whales dropped "Renaissance." A couple of weeks later we worked out a live version that we took to Common Grounds for an open mic night. That performance lives here - www.facebook.com/photo.phpv=760309661310&set=vb.12922145&type=2&theater.
This is the absolute signature song of Los Amigos de Mateo. It is how the band started and a classic in our arsenal of material. Though the song changes based on who is present and can sing or rap, a bit of Otis lives on through us!
London-via-Colombia producer De La Selva infuses cosmic beats with indigenous folk, hip-hop, and spiritual elements to sublime results. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 18, 2020