Indeed until the advent of popular American Television, Radio and Film touched every level of American Society. (His name is an homage to Chilean pop group Los Ángeles Negros.There’s no escaping the influence of Radio and Film on American sociology, ideology, and popular culture between 19. Thanks purely to word of mouth, he built a loyal fan base online, racking up hundreds of thousands of streams, and began performing to sold-out audiences of young people who related to his heartfelt songs.įor inspiration, Mauri looks to the record collections of his parents’ generation: American AOR from the ’70s and ’80s, soft-rock crooners, and leftfield pop from Central and South America. When he was around 16, he started putting tracks online that he’d recorded with an old second-hand mixer, on which he played all the instruments himself. Paak), Mauri began playing music as a child, borrowing his older brother’s guitar when he was just eight years old.

Los Retros, is a first-generation Mexican-American based in Oxnard, CA (home also to Stones Throw affiliates Madlib and Anderson. Retrospect is also available now for purchase on vinyl here. Mauri says of the EP: “In my songs, I’m just trying to make a beautiful 3-to-6 minute moment that makes you feel more positive about life.” In the mini-doc, Mauri explains the motivation behind his music, as well as the inspirations behind it like digging through his parents’ record collection and exploring the samples behind the classic hip-hop his older brother listened to. Paak, and also details his process of recording the EP in the living room of his childhood home.

Directed by Ross Harris, the doc captures his life in Oxnard, also home to Stones Throw affiliates Madlib and Anderson. The EP features instrumentation played entirely by Mauri himself, and is colored with tender songwriting of his own personal experiences with life and love.Īlong with the EP, Los Retros is also sharing a mini-documentary giving fans a deeper glimpse into Mauri’s life and musical background.

Los Retros, AKA: Mauri Tapia, has released his debut EP Retrospect via Stones Throw Records.

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