Armed with his trusty computers Moses and Solomon and a mountain of forward-thinking musical ideas, Winnipeg producer/experimentalist Ricardo Lopez makes music as Oldfolks Home — an exciting project which has gone from musical enigma to full-on one-to-watch in just a couple of years.
When Lopez made his debut as OFH with 2007’s full-length electronic art-pop opus We Are The Feeding Line, it didn’t take long for folks to sit up and take notice. Here at home, the record quickly began to chart on campus radio stations, soaring to No. 2 on UMFM (University of Manitoba). But the buzz surrounding We Are the Feeding Line wasn’t restricted to the confines of the Perimeter Highway. Positive reviews starting piling in from street weeklies across the country, and the record starting climbing the charts on 10 different radio stations coast to coast.
We Are The Feeding Line is certainly worthy of the fuss. An expertly crafted collage of muscular riffs, squiggly hooks and sparkling harmonies, the record is a nod to Lopez’ limitless imagination when it comes to making music. Created from sequenced sounds and live instruments, We Are The Feeding Line is an intriguing exploration of the relationship between the organic and the manufactured — but more importantly, it serves as proof that music made by machines can have a great big heart.
Looking to get it into as many ears as possible, Oldfolks Home re-released We Are The Feeding Line in October 2008, along with the new I Hate Dell EP, before embarking on on a six-week, cross-country headlining tour.
The momentum is continuing on into 2009 — Lopez made the trek down to South by Southwest in March, and is set to play a Manitoba Music showcase with fellow ’Peg luminaries Tele and The Details in Toronto this April. Although a few Canadian tours are planned for the coming months, Lopez has been busy in the studio as well. Keep an ear out for a new Oldfolks Home record, slated for release in 2010.
"[We Are The Feeding Line is] a busy but fully functional mosaic of mad riffs, bold beats and moments of grace, vocoder, shouting and cooing, sing-song melodies, pretty harmonies and dance music. More please!"
8/10, Lorraine Carpenter, Montreal Mirror 2008
“All too often, bloggers complain about albums that are only as good as the single or lack diversity. Oldfolks Home accepts the challenge with well crafted electro hooks that seem incapable of sitting still. He does more in 8 songs than most bands do in a career, but never seems to stretch himself too far. Whether he tugs at your heart strings or makes you want to shake your ass, Ricardo seems ready to give you what you need.”
Bryan Acker, Herohill.com 2008
“We Are the Feeling Line is a fiercely adventurous experimental art-pop record that explores sound to the fullest extent. Lopez-Aguilar crafts his surreal soundscapes using both live instruments and electronically sequenced sounds, making for a record that serves as an interesting exploration of the relationship between musician and machine.”
Jen Zoratti, M.A.R.I.A. Quarterly 2008
“This record presents what seems to happen after forgotten ideas are exhumed and revived with a new perspective and an at-long-last energy.”
K. R., G. Love Magazine 2008
“[The] intimate charm on We Are The Feeding Line would be hard to miss. In the end, it's like the pretty pink robot on the cover-electric but with a heart.”
Whitney Light, Stylus Magazine 2008
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oh hey there how are ya?? do to some audio issues im having with my browser i cant come listen to ur tunes right now but did want to thank u for the add and ask u wat u think of my tunes either just one for now or feel free to comment on as many of em as u like there for the most part homemade recordings at this point i hope to get seom more up soon when i can get them in mp3 format but anyway ya wld love to know how u like some of em i well give comments to ur songs as soon as im able to play them on my comp lol and ya thanks again for the add
oh i also forgot to ask as i notice u are from winnipeg me and my family and my grandparrents go out for breakfast togehter on sunday and this week were kidna stumped as for a place to go for this weekend so since ur from here to do u have any fave places u can recommend:) ur one of the few local people in my freinds list that is online right now so thought i would ask lol. plus ur band is called oldfolks home and well my grandparents are kinda oldfolks as most grandparents are lol and none of us are getting any younger though of course lol but anyway and fav brek places u cld maybe suggest :)
hope uve had a good weekend:) btw just to say bout wat i had asked always happy to get suggestions for the coming weeks2 lol. and of course if i ever have any and ud like me to make a suggestion i can to lol. anyway hope ur having a good weekend
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Ricardo, great to play with you last month in Peterborough. I was drinking with the rock band on after you, and we were all nodding our heads appreciatively to your music. Fun music, well played. My daughter digs your CD, though I confess it's mostly because there's a robot and a teddy bear on the cover. But she dances around the kitchen to it, so you're alright in her books, too. Hope the tour was a success.
I am the son and the heir, of a shyness that is criminally vulgar. Got to throw the Moz quote in there. There's alot of great bands coming out of Winnipeg these days. Would love to see The Fo!ps come down here again. Oldfolks Home is all about analog-blissed-out-debauchery. A nice export from the Western Mecca Of Music.
It was a pleasure meeting you the other night at gingers! I listened to your music when i got home, and wished i had sooner so i wouldn't have missed your show. oh well...next time!
i can't wait to check out your live show during one of my ((Indie Pop Night)) events here in Moncton. i hope the rest of your tour goes well. always in photo and music, marc... aka bones... host and dj of ((Indie Pop Night)) events
