![]() Like a counterpoint to MTV’s Unplugged sessions, Covarrubias aim is to plug artists and producers in, with the intent to “connect cultures through electronic music,” he says. ![]() “But it gave a precedent for the next sessions.” “My studio is small, and fitting three musicians plus cameras was not an easy task,” he says. ![]() After enlisting singer Erin Ortega for contrasting backup vocals and synth duties, the trio got together at Covarrubias’ studio, recorded and filmed the song as his first official Wired Session. “The first thing I thought was how can I make this sound like Bunbury, but at the same time completely different from what he had done before,” continues Covarrubias. A gloomy space-rock outing, “Dos Veces Al Día” sees the Spanish icon in a more intimate light than he usually allows for. “I really think I got inspired by his persona and his style which is truly unique,” says the beatmaker of Bunbury’s rustic goth-cowboy swagger. “Dos Veces Al Día,” or “Twice a Day,” is the first song Covarrubias concocted under his new alias. Even though it was just an idea at that time, he was interested in joining.” ![]() “ was the first person I told about the Wired Sessions project. “He was really interested in all my synths and machines,” Covarrubias recalls. At the time, Bunbury was recording his eighth studio album, Palosanto, and asked if the Rosa collaborator wanted to supplement his record with some electronic workings. Covarrubias met the Spanish rocker in 2013 at Draco Rosa’s studio in Los Angeles.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |