Independent but stronger together.
Independent but stronger together.
Monte Carlo is the debut LP from duo Abraxas. A tropical and totally cosmic collaboration from Carolina Faruolo (ex-Los Bitchos) and Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats).
+ Dinked Edition 216
+ Released: 28th October 2022
+ SSQ201-C / Suicide Squeeze Records
+ “Alien Whirlpool” Aqua Blue with Black Splatter colour vinyl *
+ 3 x Postcard Set *
+ 12” insert *
+ OBI-Strip
+ Numbered *
+ Limited Pressing of 400
* EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition
Carolina Faruolo (ex-Los Bitchos) and Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats) had been friends and mutual admirers of each other’s musical projects for years, though with Faruolo residing in the UK and Blackwell residing in Texas, their interactions were limited.
Yet as was so often the case for many of us during the shelter-in-place stretches of 2020, geographic proximity wound up being a non-issue as our socializations became almost exclusively online endeavors. In this era of isolation and uncertainty, Faruolo and Blackwell invented their own private escape to Latin rhythms, colorful vistas, and smoky revelries under the project name of Abraxas. Combining their shared love of Wendy Renee, Los Destellos, doo-wop and R&B, they crafted their debut album Monte Carlo by bouncing ideas across the Atlantic.