Mostacho Xprmnt
Artwork by Ylva Borg
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Mostacho Xprmnt was founded by Costa Rican drummer and composer Andres Marin in Brooklyn, New York. The NeoSoul/Fusion band is currently a trio with Luis D'Elías on guitar and Dave Lowenthal on bass.
The project started as an outlet to create music without limitations as far as genres or styles, therefore the experimental component. They consolidated in 2013 with Eitan Akman, Haruka Yabuno and Najwa Mahiaddin. As they worked with Malayan singer Najwa, the group took a stronger R&B and Soul direction while maintaining elements of rock, jazz, funk and latin music. Some of their main influences include Erykah Badu, Esperanza Spalding, Snarky Puppy, Frank Zappa and Hiatus Kaiyote.
In 2015, korean singer Song Yi Jeon took over the lead vocals and in 2016 they released their first single “Que Mae Mas Raro” with Dave on bass, Luis on guitar and Miguel Gallardo on keys. In 2017 Leala Cyr and Hayley Lam joined the band, and released an eclectic EP of remixes by 28 Lines, Matt Sokol and Copper Tony. In 2018, after releasing the second single "Clap With Me" they recorded 4 new songs featuring Leala. Their latest single "Ocean" was released in 2019 and will be part of the first album Dream Fulfillment Handbook. Three of the songs on the album including "Ocean" were recorded with vocalist NJWA back in 2013.
They have performed at Rockwood Music Hall, Pianos, The Shrine, ShapeShifter Lab, Williamsburg Music Center, Berklee Performance Center and more venues in New York as well as in Malaysia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The project started as an outlet to create music without limitations as far as genres or styles, therefore the experimental component. They consolidated in 2013 with Eitan Akman, Haruka Yabuno and Najwa Mahiaddin. As they worked with Malayan singer Najwa, the group took a stronger R&B and Soul direction while maintaining elements of rock, jazz, funk and latin music. Some of their main influences include Erykah Badu, Esperanza Spalding, Snarky Puppy, Frank Zappa and Hiatus Kaiyote.
In 2015, korean singer Song Yi Jeon took over the lead vocals and in 2016 they released their first single “Que Mae Mas Raro” with Dave on bass, Luis on guitar and Miguel Gallardo on keys. In 2017 Leala Cyr and Hayley Lam joined the band, and released an eclectic EP of remixes by 28 Lines, Matt Sokol and Copper Tony. In 2018, after releasing the second single "Clap With Me" they recorded 4 new songs featuring Leala. Their latest single "Ocean" was released in 2019 and will be part of the first album Dream Fulfillment Handbook. Three of the songs on the album including "Ocean" were recorded with vocalist NJWA back in 2013.
They have performed at Rockwood Music Hall, Pianos, The Shrine, ShapeShifter Lab, Williamsburg Music Center, Berklee Performance Center and more venues in New York as well as in Malaysia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
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