CASTOUTOFPARADISE - All The Children

weChameleon's long time followers know I've a spot for David Amezcua and his brilliant songwriting.

David broke on to the music scene in the cult favorite band Under The Influence Of Giants who were signed to Island Records in 2005. Their popular single Mama's Room was a #1 hit on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Several members of that band later reunited as members of Awolnation, fronted by Aaron Bruno. Amezcua played bass and sang back up vocals as the band toured the world playing sold out clubs and arena dates in support of the juggernaut hit single Sail. David was also the mainman of indie/funky/retro powerpop act Hotstreets, who released a gem of an album in 2010.

Now, independent and self managed, the new Amezcua's project is CASTOUTOFPARADISE, with the debut EP The Center Cannot Hold released last Friday, October 23.

The first single from the EP is All The Children, an addictive track co-produced by David and Brett Nolan via Amezcua's production company Battle Creek Recordings: watch the lyric video clicking on the image and download the song for free on SoundCloud.

HOT STREETS new EP mercoledì, 11 maggio 2011 10:15 by madseason

 

hot streets sos

 

weChameleon's favourites Hot Streets will release a digital ep of brand new music next week!

The title of the ep is S.O.S. and the exact release date is May 16th.

Click on the cover of the ep on the left to be redirected to their facebook page, where you can have a preview of 3 great new tracks.

And THIS is my last year's review of David Amezcua's gang first album.

 

 

 

 

 

HOTSTREETS - HOTSTREETS lunedì, 22 marzo 2010 00:12 by madseason

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  • Release Date: 4 Febbraio 2010
  • Etichetta: Carlos Media Corp
  • Produttore: Ethan Kaufmann

 

  • David Amezcua - vocals, guitars, bass, drums

 


[Voto: 4.5][EN]

 

 

Non so quanti di voi abbiano avuto occasione di ascoltare l'ottimo disco di debutto su major degli Under the Influence of Giants, una band di Los Angeles, spesso paragonata agli Scissor Sisters, che arrivò con quell'album in vetta alla Top Heatseekers chart di Billboard nel 2006.
Bene, il bassista di quella geniale band di pop/rock/soul/funk/blues altri non è che il nostro David Amezcua da Hollywood, deus-ex-machina di questi nuovi Hotstreets, in cui il barbuto artista ricopre il ruolo di cantante, chitarrista, batterista, autore di musica e testi oltre a quello, ovviamente, di bass player.

David vanta nel suo curriculum, oltre agli UtIoG, importanti collaborazioni con Hoobastank e Ryan Cabrera (tra gli altri), per i quali ha suonato il basso in tour, e si dichiara influenzato da una pletora di artisti che svariano tra il pop e il soul, tra il rock e il funk.

La poliedricità dei suoi gusti si riflette evidentemente nelle sue composizioni. A partire dal funky westcoast sound che permea l'opener "Dr. Doctor", per finire con l'easy listening di "SNL", è un susseguirsi di belle canzoni pop mirabilmente arrangiate, in cui il sound di icone degli anni 70/80 come Chicago, Toto, Prince, Steely Dan, Bee Gees, Survivor, George Michael, Supertramp ed ELO viene fuso sapientemente con quello di protagonisti delle classifiche di oggi come Maroon 5, Mika, Jamiroquai, The Feeling, Orson e Donkeyboy. Il tutto guidato dall'esile voce di David, un incrocio tra Michael Jackson, Jake Shears dei Scissor Sisters e Adam Levine dei Maroon 5.

Se vogliamo fare una comparazione con il sound della band madre, possiamo notare come gli UtIoG abbiano un dance beat ben più marcato rispetto a quello delle composizioni di Amezcua e una vena di follia generale più plateale, mentre il leader degli Hotstreets sembra puntare ad un audience che ama suoni maggiormente classici, levigati ed adult oriented.

Comunque sia, da solo o con gli Under, David Amezcua si rivela un artista di prim'ordine e se vi ritrovate tra i riferimenti del mio commento, affrettatevi a conoscere la sua musica.

Tracklist di Hotstreets

  • 01. Dr. Doctor   3:45
  • 02. Complicated   3:14
  • 03. Hush   3:05
  • 04. She's A Sleep Machine   3:19
  • 05. Just A Little Bit   2:57
  • 06. The Last Call   3:02
  • 07. Aim To Lose   3:49
  • 08. Condescending Paradise   3:05
  • 09. Something To Belong   2:32
  • 10. SNL   3:33


Discografia degli Hotstreets

  • Hotstreets (2010 Carlos Media Corp)


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HOTSTREETS - HOTSTREETS lunedì, 22 marzo 2010 00:12 by madseason

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  • Release Date: 4 February 2010
  • Label: Carlos Media Corp
  • Producer: Ethan Kaufmann

 

  • David Amezcua - vocals, guitars, bass, drums

 


[Voto: 4.5]

 

 

I don't know how many of you have had the chance to listen to the excellent major debut album by Under The Influence Of Giants, a band from Los Angeles often compared to the Scissor Sisters; with that CD they reached the top of the Heatseekers Billboard chart in 2006.

Well, the bassist of that brilliant pop/rock/soul/funk/blues band is none other than our David Amezcua from Hollywood , deus-ex-machina of this new band called Hotstreets, where the bearded artist sings, plays guitars, drums, writes music and lyrics and, obviously, plays bass guitar.

David boasts different important collaborations in his curriculum vitae, besides UtIoG he played live with Hoobastank, Ryan Cabrera and others and he declares to be influenced by a plethora of artists of different genres like pop, soul, rock and funk.

The versatility of his tastes is clearly reflected in his compositions. Starting from the funky westcoast sound that pervades the opener "Dr. Doctor" to the concluding easy listening "SNL", it is a sequence of beautiful and wonderfully arranged pop songs, where the 70/80s sound of legends like Chicago, Toto, Prince, Steely Dan, Bee Gees, Survivor, George Michael, Supertramp and ELO is skilfully melted with a more contemporary sound like the one of Maroon 5, Mika, Jamiroquai, The Feeling, Orson and Donkeyboy. Everything is driven by the thin voice of David, a crossover of Michael Jackson, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters and Adam Levine of Maroon 5.

If we would like to compare Hotstreets' sound with his mother-band, we may notice that UtIoG had a more sharpened dance beat and a more theatrical vein of insanity than Amezcua's compositions, while the Hotstreets' leader is focused to reach an audience who mainly loves classic, smooth and adult oriented sounds.

Anyway, with Under The Influence Of Giants or by himself, David Amezcua is a first-class artist and if you indentify yourself with the references of my review, buy his music pronto. 


Tracklist of Hotstreets

  • 01. Dr. Doctor   3:45
  • 02. Complicated   3:14
  • 03. Hush   3:05
  • 04. She's A Sleep Machine   3:19
  • 05. Just A Little Bit   2:57
  • 06. The Last Call   3:02
  • 07. Aim To Lose   3:49
  • 08. Condescending Paradise   3:05
  • 09. Something To Belong   2:32
  • 10. SNL   3:33


Discography of Hotstreets

  • Hotstreets (2010 Carlos Media Corp)


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