With roots in their namesake, Antioquia, Colombia, and strong interests in traditional West African music and the artsy funk-rock of Primus and the Talking Heads, their sound exudes a peculiar, pungent flavor. According to Jambase Associate Editor Dennis Cook, Antioquia is "vast, rangy and honestly punky," and "a real find" while Adam Leech of the Colorado Springs Independent affirms that "wherever Antioquia is playing is most definitely the place to be."
My Piano, the group's second independent recording reveals a more mature and focused Antioquia and a voice that is unmistakably their own. Recorded in less than a week with good friend and talented engineer Dion Decibels, the album exhibits Antioquia at its rawest and most confident, playing and singing with conviction. Thematically, the album explores the alienating effects of today's mass media machine presented with poetic lyrics accompanied by sometimes aggressive, sometimes pensive, always expressive instrumentation. They plan to release the music as a donation based download on their website (antioquia-band.com) on the date of their Berkeley, CA album release festival on April 3rd, in addition to selling letter-pressed, hand assembled hard copies featuring art by second time collaborator Tobias Greene (drawinginthedark.com).
