Khruangbin
Khruangbin, the Houston trio of Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, and Donald "DJ" Johnson, crafts hypnotic grooves that fuse Thai funk, Iranian pop, dub, and American soul into a borderless psychedelia.
Formed in 2004 and bursting forth with 2015's The Universe Smiles Upon You, they channel the cassette-era exotica of Monrakplengthai blogs alongside Leon Bridges' soulful warmth, Serge Gainsbourg's sultry flair, and dub pioneers like Scientist, as heard in their reverb-drenched Hasta El Cielo. What sets them apart is their refusal of genre cages, mining global archives via Spotify playlists to birth instrumental slow-burners like "Maria También" that evoke sun-soaked reveries. Albums such as Con Todo El Mundo and Mordechai blend fiery guitar fingerwork, rumbling bass, and brushed drums into live-wire sets of hip-hop covers and proto-zouk, positioning them as cosmic curators who honor forgotten sounds while forging a universal funk for festival sunsets and late-night spins.
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