The whole album is actually a twist on a lot of stuff I listen to - it is original, but definitely reflects what I was listening to at the time. Some of the others, like two on the album are kind of influenced by this dude named Tonetta. I think a lot of those songs were in my head, just thinking about them and remembering all those moments, and I was like, "Hey that sounds like something cool that I'd like to make." So I took some of those songs as a sort of reference to what I started making.
I never really cared for the sound until I got older. MT: My parents for a long time when I was a little kid would play a lot of Spanish rock bands, some of those were, like, Los Freddys, Los Terricolas, Los Ángeles Negros, and so on. Who are some artists that influenced the development of your sound? OTW: Your music has a very distinct feel that blends American indie/pop with Latin elements. At first, I just tracked guitar, then eventually drums, and yeah it kind of developed from there. I didn't have access to any recording software until I was about 15, and that's when I started really recording audio for the first time. MT: Well, uh, I don't actually write most of it down I just kind of form it and do it, it's all memorized.
OTW: When did you start writing music, and how did that evolve into Los Retros? It was Ones to Watch's distinct pleasure to sit down with Mauri Tapia to talk DIY recording, sources of inspiration, and turning a ride to a show into a marriage. With the release of Los Retros' debut EP, Retrospect, on June 21 via Stones Throw Records, the public outside of the Golden State gets to experience Los Retros' unique sound for the first time. Paak.) Despite the barebones setup, Tapia manages to create recordings that paint a vast expanse of sound and color.įor the last few years, Tapia has been touring with a recurring cast of individuals around Southern California, spreading the gospel of his music and recording yet more songs from Oxnard in between shows. Mauri Tapia, the mastermind behind Los Retros, writes and records all of his music from his parents' home in Oxnard, California (a city that has also served as an incubator for artists like Madlib and Anderson.
Los Retros is proof that the only thing you need to make a great record in the modern age is a living room, some instruments, and a fire under your ass.
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