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Album: EXTEMPORE

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Genre: Acoustic / Breakbeat / Live Electronics
Location Los Angeles , Un
Profile Views: 100766
Last Login: 12/20/2011
Member Since 10/18/2005
Website www.arhkotadrummer.com
Record Label STATIC / DARLA </u>
Type of Label Indie
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Argel..,He is considered as one of the most vibrant,original and Melodic versatile drummers in the Latin Alternative scene of Southern California, gaining respect with his work in many parts of Latin America....... Nowadays he is part of the bands ..Niño Astronauta.., ..Kobol.. and ..Dream Comet... The first two have released their debut albums under the labels Static Discos and Familytree and been distributed by Kajmere Sound Distribution..... Niño Astronauta's sound is fresh with hints of ..nu-jazz, drum'n bass, breakbeats, 2-step, rock, funk and tons of groove!.... With his individual style and tireless performance, Arhkota provides the power to the 3 piece ensemble..... Niño Astronauta won the ..L.B.E music award as 'best live performance'.. in 2002..... By early 2004 Niño Astronauta's CD was distributed in all major stores throughout Mexico, and it continues to sell at an impressive rate for an independent project... Notable reviews have been written like: ..Marie Claire,Sonika, El Universal,Playboy MX,El Heraldo,Ella,Drum,La Jornada,Eres,Celeste.,..receiving 3.5 stars from the predominately conventional famous rock magazine, 'The Rolling Stone.. Mexico'..... Their U.S. debut CD 2005, was recently released under Trevor Baade's ..Family Tree Recordings.. and distributed worldwide by '..Kajmere Sound Distribution..',.the EP single '..San Fernando rd...', and remixes by ..John Tejada.. and ..Terrestre/Murcof.., (..Nortec Collective..)..... In ..KOBOL.., Arhkota creates music that sounds utterly unique with a mixture of natural ..low tempo beats, freestyle DSP jams, sly acoustic impressions with jazzy and dubby vibes...Notable reviews have been written about Kobol worldwide "..Broken Ebony.."-LP. 2005-06..... Arhkota is also a recurring musician for other bands, such as ..PLANKTON MAN.. (a former member of the ..Nortec Collective,..).(Plantonkman's clever mixture of ..Mexican traditional folk sounds with jazz riffs quickly became one of his signature sounds...He has worked for ..Kronos Quartet, Gustavo Santaolalla..; and has also made some tracks for ..Honda, Nike,.. and ..Dell.. and has played at festivals like ..Coachella, Mutek, LAMC, Summer Stage NY, CMJ, SXSW.. and Tecnogeist.. .... Arhkota he has continually played at well known venues throughout the L.A. area, including ..'Avalon', 'Key Club', 'Roxy', 'Whisky-A-Go-Go', 'Conga Room', 'California Plaza','El Rey', 'Universal Amphitheater'..,among others. Recently the bands where he plays have been invited and well received at various music conferences/festivals including ..'Latin Alternative Music Conference', 'Interface Festival in México', 'South by Southwest', 'Baja Prog Jazz Festival','Coachella Festival', Sonar, Radio Global Festival, and the 'Northalsted Festival' in Chicago,Almoloya Festival, Vive Latino.. with more in the works..... He recorded for the music of the ..'..NEW HONDA CIVIC EVOLUTION..' .. TV Comercial. .. Besides that, he also recorded drums for ..SPIGGA..'s track "Papa Knows" placed on the hit show ..THE SHIELD.. on Fox '04..... Recorded with ..PLANKTON MAN.. for the TV program ..NACO TV.. aired by ..Fox.. and ..National Geographic....... The song "..Gran Hero.." by Niño Astronauta, was selected by the Extreme Sports TV Show "..ADRENALINA..", broadcast,21 countries by ..Mun2.. and ..Telemundo.. Internacional,the most viewed Hispanic networks in the USA and Latin America..... also played with the Argentine Electro pop-Tango ..ACIDA..,.. w/ ..Alina Gandini + Tweety Gonzalez.., which won the Award of:.. ..L.B.E Best Resident Band.. in LA '04..... .. Arhkota recorded together with ..JIMMY JOHNSON.. (bassist) in ..IGLOO.. music 6 pieces for the original music score of the indie film "..THE AIR I BREATHE.." directed by ..Jieho Lee...The cast includes actors such as:..Kevin Bacon, Andy Garcia. Judy Dempy, Forest Whitaker, Brendan Fraser, .. and many more.(02/27/07) .... recorded for ..FACUNDO MONTY.. 'Ella' (Amor a Primera vista)with ..CARLOS DEL PUERTO.. (bass), ..JIMMY JOHNSON.. (bass), ..JOHN GULITIN.. (piano/rhodes),..JOTA MORELLI.. (drums) and ..ARHKOTA.. (drums) ..Igloo Studios of ..GUSTAVO BORNER.....(01/29/07).... Recorded for the song "..Changing the Weather.." of ..LUCRECIA.. (Colombia) of the EP "..Like being home.." released by the ..net label Section of Series....... ....Recordings 2005 -06 - 07 - 2008 ......... Recorded with ..KOBOL.. the remix of ..FAX..'s "..soulsong.." for a ..Darla.. compilation... Recorded new song for ..ANTROBOT.. (Tj-Mex) 07... Recorded grooves for ..MURCOF.. (Static/ Leaf) .. Arhkota's rhythms used by ..FAX.. for his album "..Primario.." (Static) in stores now!.. Recorded 3 songs for ..LOS ULTRAS.... Recorded with ..ZUR.. (Arg.) Producer:..Guillermo Pascual...(9/11/06).. Recorded ..DREAM COMET.. debut album "..Lucky 7..online now!.. Recorded for ..ERIKA.. for her solo album.(Ensenada).. Recorded drums for ..DJ UNIEK...(10/01/07).. ..Arhkota and CC Co/produced a song for ..CUBIKY.. ..AURA.. 07... Recorded for ..CHANA..... Recorded with ..PEPITO.. for the song" ..Tinto de..".10/07... Recorded with ..VOZ ELEMENTAL...07... .. KOBOL..'s second album! "..EXTEMPORE.." in stores now! .. ..CASTAÑO.. "Renacer" LP .Producers:..Day Lawton.., ..Arhkota.. and ..Castaño..(feb.08).. Recently..XIMENA SARIÑANA..'s for the song "..Pocas Palabras.."..MEDIOCRE..',produced by ..TWEETY GONZALEZ.. for ..Warner... (aunque no estoy!).. recorded with ..MOLLY ZENOBIA.. new album(08)... recorder"second time" w/..ERIKA.. from Ensenada,MX.08.. Recorded one song w/..THIMTY LAURE...6-08.. recorded w/ ..LOS HOLLYWOOD..San Diego. jun.08.. recording "standby" ..DREAM COMET.."s second album".. Lubna Star..(Tricky)"08.. recorded live.recording ..NIÑO ASTRONAUTA.." ..ATLANTIS... 08 in standby.. Arhkota @'..Early Works & Collaborations..'Cyan.2008... Recorded w/ ..LOS HOLLYWOOD.... w/ ..KINKY.. and ..GROOVE ARMADA.. mexico city(08.29.08...... ...." (Recordings)" 2009 to 2010.... .... (....ARHKOTA.. album"..Melancholic Streets and Heartbeats.." 08.Finished!.... ..w/..CECI BASTIDA.. Hangar Studios.08-Finish! .... ..w/ ..EMMA EJWERTZ......finish! .. ..w/ ..ANTROBOT.. info soon 2010 .... ..w/..VILKA..@ LA CHIKEN STUDIO.finish.. ..w/ ..LA HOSTIA.. Santa Fe Studios..- finish! .. ..w/ ..CHILDS.. new album. info soon 2010.... ..w/ ..MALECO COLLECTIVE.. produced by Martin Chan more info '09..... ..w/..CASTANO.. album "..MASCARADE BALL.." record coming out this summer 2010.. ..Kobol Remixing ..CECI BASTIDA.. - more indo soon - 2010.. ..Kobol Remixing ..CAPRI.. - more info soon - 2010.. Arhkota Firma para ..DIABLITO RECORDS/WARNERMuSIC.... ..DIABLITO RECORDS VOL. II.. "in stores now... Arhkota tambien firma con ..Static Discos/Vedigris/Iris.. Worldwide... Arhkota vs Sebastian Escofet @'....Early Works & Collaborations.."in stores online now".... Recording,Co/producing ..ATOMS & EVE.. by ..Juan Martinez and Yvonne Ramirez..,more info soon 2010... Recording,Co/producing ..ERIKA ORTIZ.... Recorded one song for ..CUEVO PEREZ.. more info soon 2010... Recording for ..CASTANO.. new EP info soon... ..Arhkota.. solo album "..Melancholic and Heartbeats.." online stores in may.18.2010... Arhkota rehearsing w/ ..LUBNA MAHER.... Arhkota playing and producing "..BARRIE ROSE.." FOR INFO SOON !! 8.13.2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.. Arhkota is a member of ..A.S.C.A.P.. and member of ..Peer Music..... At the moment, Arhkota besides that he's the drummer of the live shows of:.. KOBOL, CECI BASTIDA, CASTANO, LUBNA MAHER, VOLUMEN CERO,KINKY,ZUR,.. NINO ASTRONAUTA, ATOMS & EVE, PALENKE SOULTRIBE, CHANA, EMMA EJWERTZ, MALECO COLLECTIVE, MASY STAR, EV DUB, BRAZILIAN GIRLS, VOZ ELEMENTAL, MOLLY ZENOBIA, PLAKTON MAN(ex.nortec collective), LA HOSTIA, DREAM COMET..and some other bands.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...... ....past Recordings and Tour 1998/2005........ Recorded with ..Sonios.. '..200 fonios..' - Mx. Edition... Recorded for ..Karina Van Ron.. '..Medicate Me..' produced by ..Richard Coleman..-US Edition... Recorded the song "..Arboles.." for ..Aural....s 'self titled' album (percussion) produced by ..Murcof.. Mx. Edition.. Recorded for ..Vilma Palma.. the album '..Vuelve a Comenzar..' produced by ..Guillermo Pascual.. - Mx.+US Edition.. Recorded the song "..Uno no es.." (..Plankton man.. remix) for ..Nona Delichas.. '..Aires de Bocacalle..' Mx. Edition... Recorded the song "..My self destruction.." for ..Voz de Mano..,s album 'Polen' - US Edition.. Recorded for ..Castaño.. the album '..Despierta el Tigre..' produced by ..Guillermo Pascual.. + ..Castaño.. US/Spain Edition... and appears in '..Despierta el Tigre..' for ..Castaño.. - ....DVD Documentary...... Live tour w/ ..Noelia.. 2006.. Live show w/ ..Alex Sintek.. (Arriba y Arriba Bar) 2003.. Live tour w/ ..Vilma Palma.. 2003-2004.. Recorded for ..Sonntag.. in their 'self titled' album.. Recorded for ..Spigga.. 4 songs in '..The Mixtape..' album - US. Edition... Recorded for ..Roberto Carlos.. the album' ..Mas y Mas..' produced by ..Guillermo Pascual....... ..Arhkota appears in more than 25 Compilations with different projects + Labels..... ......
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....NEWS.... .. OKAY! She I take a bath in the morning and a bath at night.... "Between Baths".. EP out now.. email: Barrierose9@gmail.com for your very own copy. .. On recordings: Producing by: Argel Cota.. Bass:Wade Ryff.. Keyboard/sounds:Breanna Wood....... Arhkota..s debut album .."Melancholic streets and heartbeats".... ....::BUY ONLINE THE RECORD::...... (..Melancholic Streets and Heartbeats..).. High Quality Format MP3s(320 kbps).. 11 Tracks | 42:18min - Static Discos|Verdigris -Cat.No.GRIS06... ........ .. .. > ITUNES.. .. .. > AMAZON.. .. .. > LAST.FM.. .. .. > AMAZON.. FR... .. > OTHER MUSIC.. N.Y. .. .. > EMUSIC.. .. .. > JUNO RECORDS .. UK. .. .. > DJ TUNES .. .. .. > CALSOUND...... ........ After years of working as a drummer, Arhkota decides to begin a solo project gathering more than 25 artists to collaborate on his album, where besides composing and playing different instruments,he produces all the tracks..... ..Melancholic streets and heartbeats.. is an album that takes music to a deeper level of composition, creating a ..fusion of ambient with jazzy improvisations,long notes and solid acoustic beats and a melancholic vibe touch..... in online stores May.18.2010 to 12.. _________________________________________________________________
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....FOR RECORDING SERVICES AND LIVE SHOWS CONTACT......:Argel Cota ..arhkota@gmail.com.. ..Click Here to Email..
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....A R H K O T A/R E V I E W S....: .... ..DRUM MAGAZINE..:U.S.A.:.. "Here Cota tirelessly plays rapid-fire grooves, rivaling even the most vigorous loop with his tight drums tones, exacting feels, and punchy dance parts.".... ..LA OPINION.., L.A.'05 .. "Argel,uno de los bateristas más impresionantes que hemos visto en mucho tiempo… Tocando con una pasión y una fuerza…" .... ..RIVAL SYSTEMS PRODUCCTIONS..,L.A. '07 .. "Arhkota half machine half human" one of the hi-lights for me is the drummer, you'll remember his performance long after his set is over." .... ..AL BORDE.., LA. '07.. Un integrante que me llamó mucho la atención fue el baterista,Argel Kota,quien tocaba la batería fuerte y con tanta emoción que parecía que su cabeza estubiera dando vueltas como en la película "El Exorcista"..... ..PULSE LATINO.., '03 .. "El Mecánico-Sensible baterista y percusionero Argel "Arhkota" Medina, una mescolanza entre música electrónica, rock, jazz, funk y un Niño Astronauta sound epidemia que marca una vanguardia inimitable." .... ..LA OPINION/VIBRA.., L.A. '04 .. En vivo,una de las características más notables es la interpretación de "Arkhota", quien toca con una contundencia e inspiración dignas de la mayor admiración. Y aunque le da a los parches con una fuerza impresionante,él mismo asegura que sus influencias no son precisamente rockeras. ..........

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