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the suite life

by david castillo

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a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession

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suzie says stuff on "hollow heart suite"
luke plays hi hats & keys on "hollow heart suite"
erin plays tenor on "surrender suite"
max plays alto on "surrender suite"
charles plays mandola and saz on "inequality suite" and "more inequality suite"
anton left 2 voicemails "virtual reality suite" & "hbd suite" and plays keys & congas on "friendship suite"
ben plays electric bass & triangle on "friendship suite" and plays agogo, cabasa, clave, congas, cornet, double bass, flute, shells, synth & talking drum on "compassion suite"

recorded march 2020 - may 2020

dedicated to my abuelito Eusebio aka "Chevo"
29 octubre 1929 - 7 febrero 2020

burger records released three pizza time tapes & a vinyl record, three panaderia tapes & one jingletown tape between 2012 - 2017 and had scheduled to release four more tapes from various projects i was working on but i decided not to send the music cuz i wasn’t really interested in what they were putting out anymore and felt i could do better on my own. i was grateful that they had released my music especially since they made a vinyl record something that was a dream come true that i would not have been able to do on my own. they also helped me out when i started trying to book tours. it felt surreal cuz i never thought i would have the opportunity to record my songs, have them released/distributed, and get to play shows with some of my favorite bands all around the states. i remember feeling very conflicted because i felt that in the pursuit of “my dreams” i lost/hurt some of the people closest to me that really cared about me that saw me self medicating life long depression/trauma by drinking way too much. i thought it was all part of “the life” and i frequently found myself feeling out of place in venues, bars, festivals, and around bands i looked up to. more and more i felt “this ain’t me, i don’t belong here.” it hit rock bottom for me when an individual that was so set on getting burger to put out their music that they threatened my family & partner at the time. they ended up cyberstalking me and after i got rid of my phone they would call me at work. they eventually got their 15 minutes until they burned all their bridges and were recognized for the talentless, privileged, rich, waste they are. i was very traumatized by that incident and considered quitting music. when the accusations against burger/bands were made i was horrified that somehow i had been apart of that disgusting culture. i never witnessed anything but still feel ashamed for being a part of shows, events, festivals where these people were at. i can not account for all the members of my bands cuz i played with over 100 people and often it was a night of decision to play with new members. i wish i had cared more so i could say for sure none of them did something awful. i am guilty of abusing alcohol & drugs and not treating people with the dignity, kindness and respect they deserve. i have done my best to apologize, correct, and make amends where possible for past transgressions. i stopped drinking on december 28, 2016 and in february 2017 i had to check myself into an acute mental health facility and started therapy and the life long challenge of working through trauma and healing and trying to be better. i stand with the victims and i believe in owning up to consequences and that justice will prevail. i wish the victims peace & healing.

I have found that more than politics, religion, and education…music has been the most effective way for me to communicate how i feel, how i think, who i am and where i wanna be. until spring 2019 most of my musical attempts were made using more widely accepted instruments within a more standard “pop” formula. that started to change when i discovered dub music and got very interested in percussions & echos. friends & i started talking a lot about “free play” and improvisation. i don’t think about music the same way i did when i was trying to fit into a scene that was never for me. i hope i never play in a bar again. or a diy venue/gallery for that matter that only book their “friends” under the pretense of “curating” which is just another word for “gatekeeping” which is just another way of saying, “you don’t have what was just handed to me” its hard not to be bitter about this country’s disgraceful decisions to sacrifice human life for the sake of dollars and its hard to listen to so-called “artists” tell me we are in the same struggle when my reality and their reality have very little in common. my parents were born in tiny towns in mexico in the 60s my dad graduated high school in the states and my mom came here at the age of 18 and had my brother then me soon after & my sister later. i am proud to say that i am a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and artist and i have hope & fully believe that music & art will either free us all or at least make healing vibrations to soothe the pain and suffering caused by the inequalities of entitlement. in october 2019 i started making vibrations with a clarinet and since have fully immersed myself in all kinds of woodwind instruments and percussion instruments and even a cello! i started working on “the suite life” when the pandemic started not initially with the intention of making a vinyl record or starting a “label” i was just documenting my experience through music. as the future started looking grimmer and more uncertain i felt like part of my way of processing and accepting the new realities was to do something i’d been wanting to do…self-release my own record. the headnodder “label” is still an idea in embryonic stages but a few things are certain: for starters its a collective organization, meaning, decisions are made transparently for all to see and by all not just one member. its genre-less. inclusive. no social media presence. that’s about all for now. it cost $1800 to make “the suite life” and i hope to flip 200 copies for $10 (irl or $15 to ship) and release another LP in 2021 called “space jammin” being made through email by an ensemble called “headnodder”

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released December 21, 2020

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david castillo Denver, Colorado

self taught multi-instrumentalist home recording composer

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