Philippe Ortanez - electric guitar, son of fire, the wind and menace...
The White Buffalo- space transport, magic mood vehicle, home on wheels...
Influences
the lost echoes
the weird
the open road
the cosmic NOW!
Sounds Like
LA OTRACINA is the New Wave of Psychedelic Heavy Metal, a contemporary musical vision exploding with classic influences and mind-warping sonic fusions! Their sound is a dense and majestic universe where the epic glory of 70’s proto-metal and hard-rock dance with the graceful complexity of cosmic progressive rock and the hallucinogenic mystery of heavy psychedelia, and all the while free-form improvisational interludes give way to poly-rhythmic thrash assaults and spiraling jazz-rock freakouts!
Formed in Brooklyn, NY in 2003 by drummer/vocalist Adam Kriney and guitarist Joshua Anzano (now of TITAN and CHILDREN), LA OTRACINA was always hell-bent on creating highly visionary music that collided sonic ideas from the outer reaches of heavy and weird. Since that time the group has released 3 full length albums and 11 mini-albums, along with a slew of splits and compilations, on labels including Holy Mountain, Foxy Digitalis, and Kriney’s own Colour Sounds Recordings. As a live entity, they have embarked on 7 US tours and 1 Italian tour, in addition to countless shows in their hometown. Their tireless work ethic and far-reaching musical abilities have earned them a devoted cult following in the underground psychedelic/heavy music world, and their live shows leave fans screaming and fist-pumping in ecstatic awe!
Now in their 7th year, LA OTRACINA is the trio of Adam Kriney, Evan Sobel, and Philippe Ortanez.
*Adam -drummer/vocalist- is a well respected drummer in the global improv/experimental music underground, and his vanity label Colour Sounds Recordings is equally praised. He has also performed/toured/recorded with the likes of NEBULA, WHITE HILLS, CASTANETS, Arrington DeDionyso (of OLD TIME RELIJUN), and Steve Krakow (of PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND). Although LA OTRACINA was originally an instrumental group, Adam begin singing and drumming in 2008, leading them into newer and more magnetic terrains!
*Evan -baritone guitarist- weaves walls of low-end brain-melt across the grids of time, holding down the grooves and extending the weirdness off into space. He is also a noted engineer/producer having recorded all of the group’s albums since he joined in 2007.
*Philippe -electric guitarist- explores the dunes of avant-rock polyphony and outer dimensions of psychedelic riffage, and he’s known for super-human on-stage acrobatics as far-reaching as the cosmos. He joined the group in 2008 and ever since has helped forge their ever swirling ocean of heavy rock mayhem!
Some quotes from the press about LA OTRACINA:
"Someone has to carry on the prog rock torch, and La Otracina...play ambitious, head-banging...hard, '70s style stadium rock...that hints at jazz and classical influences." - WNYC.com"
“These folks have managed to develop a voice within the genre, one which pushes beyond mere imitation into delicate, needling guitar passages, confident soloing, and heavy, non-traditional rhythmic bias. Plenty of ideological left turns enhance a rather traditional, familiar listening experience into something memorable.” – Dusted Magazine
“A knowing tribute to the kind of free-form exploratory space rock of three decades back that happily carries through to a newer time.” – All Music Guide
“Their ability to further the current generation of "prog" beyond mere nods to forefathers in the krautrock and psychedelic scenes is unparalleled,” – Raven Sings The Blues blog
“It rips ass, man…this…could be the freshest rock music I’ve heard in the past few months…a prog-burner thats equal parts Deep Purple, Big Business and King Crimson. Grab this now” – Chronic Youth
CLOUDLAND CANYON Tour (with Adam Kriney on drums)
9/09/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at Hopscotch Festival, at Kings (14 W Martin St.), Raleigh, NC with LOCRIAN, OCEAN & BURNING STAR CORE
9/10/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at a venue I can't mention, Brooklyn, NY with a band I can't mention, absurd details VERY soon
9/12/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at Reckless Records on Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, live in-store performance at 2pm
9/12/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at Wire Magazine Adventures In Modern Music Festival; Edition Sonar, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL with CAVE, OCRILIM & Helen Money
9/15/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY with LICHENS, HIGHLIFE, Ali Kamiya Dit Ba & Janka Nabay
9/16/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY with LA OTRACINA, MONDO DRAG & MAIN STREET GOSPEL. With DJ MEMORY BURN on the decks!
9/17/10 CLOUDLAND CANYON at Permanent Records, Brooklyn, NY live in-store performance at 7pm
09/16/10 Release party for new LA OTRACINA "Reality Has Got To Die" 2LP/CD!!!
LA OTRACINA at Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY with MONDO DRAG & THE MAIN STREET GOSPEL & CLOUDLAND CANYON. With DJ MEMORY BURN on the decks!
09/26/10 LA OTRACINA at Cakeshop, NY, NY with Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa & Anni Rossi
09/30/10-10/12/10 LA OTRACINA "Reality Has Got To Die" US Tour
Thur Sept 30 - LA OTRACINA at Santos Party House, NYC, NY with EXPO 70, ANCIENT OCEANS, BURNING STAR CORE & FUTURE HUNTER
Fri Oct 1 - LA OTRACINA at Bella Dubby, Cleveland, OH
Sat Oct 2 - LA OTRACINA at Rueben's Palace, Chicago, IL with COOL MEMORIES
Sun Oct 3 - LA OTRACINA at Black Sparrow, Lafayette, IN
Mon Oct 4 - LA OTRACINA at The Mockbee, Cincinnati, OH with WEAKNESS
Tue Oct 5 - LA OTRACINA at The Houseasaurus CO-OP, State College, PA
Wed Oct 6 - LA OTRACINA at venue TBD, Philadelphia, PA
Fri Oct 8 - LA OTRACINA at venue TBD, Brooklyn, NY with DEAD STARS
Sat Oct 9 - LA OTRACINA at H&H Building/5th Dimension, Baltimore, MD with CONVOCATION OF & more TBA
Sun Oct 10 - LA OTRACINA at venue TBD, Manassas, VA
LA OTRACINA "Reality Has Got To Die" European Tour Nov 12-Nov 23
dates coming soon!!!
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Split Releases
*LA OTRACINA/HAT CITY INTUITIVE/BIG NURSE “The World Will End Yesterday” 3-way split CD-R, Colour Sounds Recordings 028 (08/06)
*LA OTRACINA/THE PHANTOM FAMILY HALO 2008 US Tour split CD-R, Colour Sounds Recordings 034 (01/08)
Compilations/Samplers
*V/A “Here We All Are Sitting In A Rainbow” CD-R, Colour Sounds Recordings 017 (10/05)
*V/A "Peace Frog Rides The Rocket" CD with Peace Frog Zine Issue 2 (03/08)
*V/A "Live From The Devil's Triangle VOL 11" CD, KFJC CD-021 (09/08)
*V/A “I Can't Get It Out Of My Turn To Stone Head” CD with Galactic Zoo Dossier Issue 8, DC402 (07/09)
*V/A "Bad Acid Tab 8" DVD/Audio Magazine (02/10)
Dear brothers of the cosmos. Thanks for blowing my mind out of the stratosphere last night. I woke with a sore neck from rockin out too hard to your crankin beats x emma
I finally got Blood Moon. It hasn't left my record player. Thanks for smoking out in Houston during the Nebula tour. Let me know as soon as one of your bands is coming through Texas.
Hey man... no problem I love it!! We are playing with White Hills and Pontiak on Feb. 1st at Cake Shop, so yeah come out!! Should certainly be a good one, we have a few new songs and stufffff.
Thanks, You ROCK!!! Getting the word out about my photo book, Metallica: The Club Dayz.. It's available though Amazon world wide. Amazon dot com Cheers Bill (Former Chief Photographer of Metal Rendezvous Int. Heavy Rock - Metal Magazine)
