The Silver Pesos are bringing their cross-cultural sound of tropical bass, soulful vocals in Spanish and English, and hints of West African guitar psychedelia to “I Art You” – Create:Fixate’s 10 Year Anniversary Exhibit on February 11, 2012 at 11:30pm.
The core members of the Pesos are American, but their music is the result of a collaboration across several continents. Producer Peter Brambl recorded the album, Born at Midnight, in Los Angeles, Paris, Belize, and Bali, working with local musicians along the way and incorporating the distinct sounds of each locale. Singer Chloe Conger, who lives part-time in Mexico, draws from diverse inspirations like Cesaria Evoria and Nortec Collective to create lyrics that feel like timeless folk-blues. And guitarist/co-producer Robert Weber maintains his own studio in Indonesia, where many of the tracks were recorded with a local rhythm section. Joining the Silver Pesos on their US dates are bassist John von Seggern, vocalist/keyboardist Joanna Ellis, drummer John Nyboer and percussionist Jason Kadlec.