Artist description Almost all our songs - regardless of genre - are built on a foundation of bass and drums. If the groove is there, it's happening. Mostly instrumentals, with a few vocal selections.

Music Style Global Downtempo World-Funk Emo/Loungecore

Musical Influences Inspiration and Props (but not necessarily theft or imitation) go out to: Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, Bill Frisell, Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Thomas Mapfumo, the late, great shona music griot Dumi + his children and students, Gabby Pahinui, Compay Segundo, Ruben Gonzales, Ary Barroso, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Miles Davis, Sly & the Family Stone, Lee

Similar Artists Material, Loop Guru, Bill Laswell, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Fila Brazilia, Forest 4 the Trees, Tortoise, Sea and Cake, early Eno.

Artist History I (WK) started writing songs on electric bass in about 1988, after working as a sound engineer for a reggae band, a Clash-inspired funk/reggae/pop/etc. band, a trashy Iggy-influenced rawk band, and (briefly) playing keyboards in an pretentious angst-core group in San Francisco. The songs and the vibe behind Casamar has really been about 12 to 14 years in the making. Rooted in funk, jazz, African, Brasilian, and early-Eno flavors, Casamar means "House of the Sea" - something big enough and fluid enough to hold all these influences.

Group Members Will Kreth - bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, found objects, khen, samples. ----- Dick Ross - acoustic and electronic drums, analog and digital percussion, mbiras, beats, thumps, loops and samples. --- A veteran former stick-man for Joe "King" Carrasco and Poi Dog Pondering, Dick Ross has been playing drums for more than 30 years. Within Casamar, Ross' love of polyrhythms shines through - taking material influenced by African, Brazilian, Arabic and other global vibes and mutating it into both uptempo and downtempo percolations. As a professional musician, Ross has toured extensively in Europe, South America, and North America. ----- Peter Mazzetti - electric and acoustic guitar, loops. --- Originally from upstate New York, Peter Mazzetti has been playing guitar across genres, borders, and boundaries for many years. From the rock group Mojosmoke, to the avant-garde jazz/free improv work of drummer Marc Edwards, to the country/western twang of Dona Nelson, to the globetrotting references of the trio Perfect World, to his own instrumental albums - Mazzetti's flexibility as a guitarist has prepared him for Casamar's willful and omnivorous global eclecticism. ----- Panda - vocals, percussion, and guitar. A native of Schenectady, NY, vocalist Panda, (AKA - William Coffey), moved to Austin from Lake Tahoe, CA in late 2001. Voted "Best Musician in North Lake Tahoe" for three years in a row by the readers of Tahoe.com, his three current solo CD's are available at his website, Panda Music.

Instruments Bass, Drums (both live and sampled) , Keys, Odd Samples, Guitars, Exotic percussion and wind instruments, Found Objects.

Albums Working on one now. Home recording is your best therapy value.

Press Reviews Read our weblog at: www.casamar.net

Location Austin, TX - USA

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