On Time by Arellano
Acclaimed guitarist and producer Cameron Greider (Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Sean Lennon, Natalie Merchant) recognized in Arellano’s music the “same intensity and spiritual sincerity” as in the late esoteric work of PM Dawn (which Cameron co-wrote and played on). With Matt Johnson (who played on Jeff Buckley’s “Grace”) on drums, they emerged from a studio session in Manhattan touched by serendipity and with a live three-piece recording on old-school two-inch tape. The result is the coalescing of magic, ceremony, and music: lo-fi psychedelic that evokes the folk rock of the ’60s and ’70s, yet is a testament to metamorphosis itself.
Tracklist
| 1. | On Time | 4:56 |
| 2. | Going On | 4:59 |
| 3. | More Than Friends | 3:43 |
| 4. | AdSP | 3:54 |
| 5. | Medicina Boa | 4:16 |
Credits
Robert Arellano: vocals, acoustic guitars
Cameron Greider: bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals
Matt Johnson: drums
Recorded by Glenn Ianaro at the Maidsroom, NYC
Mixed by Bryce Goggin at Trout Recording, Brooklyn
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian
Produced by Cameron Greider
License
All rights reserved.
Arellano found success early on as founding bassist of Austin’s notorious Retarted Elf. After withdrawing from public performance for over a decade, a trip to Peru and work with the plant-medicine ayahuasca reoriented his life and career.
Arellano’s psychedelic folk represents the next stage of his musical evolution after the hard reckoning of spiritual transformation brought him to ground zero.