Omar Apollo: Friends Vinyl LP Noteworthy and Caribou was born

and Caribou was born

but small groups of gifted musicians and composers still managed to create their own unique takes of afro-funk

Don Pullen on keys

the dudes that brought you Psychic Mirrors and Dreamboat) to dig deep in the carts for those hidden (and not so hidden) jams and bring them back to life with a new found funk as Arcade Odyssey

Omar Apollo: Friends Vinyl LP Noteworthy and Caribou was bornOmar Apollo emerged from the digital ether in 2016, posting tracks such as {}[]" and "Brakelights, racking up tons of Soundcloud plays (back when it mattered). He released the only slightly more Googleable debut EP Stereo in 2018, a collection of bilingual, lovelorn psych pop. He has a wide range of influences including Bowie, James Blake, The Beatles, and Sly Stone in addition to classic Mexican soul music. Ashamed is low slung bass and clipped