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Gringo Novelas

by Buenos Diaz

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Black Mama 04:35
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Specs 03:55
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So Alone 03:24
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Empty Head 02:42
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about

Buenos Diaz will release its 4th studio recording entitled Gringo Novelas on May 22, 2018. When I originally began recording these songs, I thought I was just recording some demos in my bedroom, but what began as demo sessions soon turned into full studio recordings and in the summer of 2016 I invited Greg Clifford over to lay some drums down. Over 7 weeks we tracked drums for about 30 songs in my studio using minimal mic techniques. After it was all done, I started to ask myself "Why spend a bunch of money RE-RECORDING all of this stuff in an expensive studio?" So I buckled down and began tracking some new parts to Greg's drum tracks, because that's where the foundation of music lies, in the rhythm with the drums. Some original "demo" parts remained completely intact, a vocal here, a bass line there, some rhythm guitar parts. Once the songs began to take shape I invited Mike Saint Clair over to lay some keyboards down and really bring it home. Once everything was mixed, I found an old Tascam Ministudio Porta02 MKII cassette machine on eBay and ran the 2 track mixes through High Bias cassette tape for some sonic flare and color. Afterwards, Kevin Blacker of Blackler Mastering in Brooklyn, NY gave it the final stamp of approval. From demos, to studio recordings, and Hi-Fi recording to Lo-Fi analog cassette tape, Gringo Novelas will be out May 22.

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released May 22, 2018

Nick Diaz - Guitars/Bass/Vocals/Keyboards/Percussion
Greg Clifford - Drums
Mike Saint Clair - Keyboards
Paul Deemer - Trombone
Derek Phelps - Trumpet
Josh Levy - Baritone Saxophone

Written, Arranged, Recorded & Mixed by Nick Diaz in Austin, TX
"Neptune Soul Charge" horns arranged by Paul Deemer
"I Let My Friends Go" written by Mike Saint Clair
Mastered by Kevin Blackler in Brooklyn, NY

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Buenos Diaz Austin, Texas

OFFICIAL 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 SXSW SHOWCASING ARTIST!

a sweet groove of stylish pop
~ AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

exactly what a Lo-fi Alt-Pop song should be ~ THE STATIC DIVE

a fuse of swaggering garage rock ~ AUSTIN CHRONICLE

autumnal soft rock ~ KUTX SONG OF THE DAY

if Elvis Costello came up in El Paso ~ CLOSED CAPTIONED

well on his way to breaking into the mainstream ~ SKOPE MAGAZINE​
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