{"id":45397,"date":"2026-05-20T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45397"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:17:07","slug":"los-pulpitos-surface-with-tentacletek-a-deep-sea-electronic-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45397","title":{"rendered":"Los Pulpitos surface with \u2018TENTACLETEK\u2019 \u2014 A deep-sea electronic debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If your ears have been craving something that hits different \u2014 something that pulls you under and doesn’t let go \u2014 Los Pulpitos just delivered exactly that. Their debut album ‘TENTACLETEK’<\/strong> is out now via Crammed Discs<\/strong>, and it’s the kind of release that makes you stop whatever you’re doing and just listen<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brains behind this thing? Renowned producers Felipe Salmon<\/strong> (Dengue Dengue Dengue) and Dirk Leyers<\/strong> (Closer Musik \/ Africaine 808), joined by percussionist extraordinaire Eric “King” Owusu<\/strong> (Jembaa Groove \/ Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band \/ Ebo Taylor). That’s a lineup that speaks for itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten tracks deep, ‘TENTACLETEK’ is a masterclass in electronic production \u2014 structured but wild at heart. Think techno, UK dubby experimental bass, and Caribbean 3\/4 disco polyrhythms all tangled up in the most satisfying way. From the jump, you’re wrapped in electro-acoustic sound tentacles that pull every dance floor across the seven seas into motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need specifics? Mola Mola<\/em> sweeps you into the Mississippi and drops you straight in Atlantis \u2014 body-melting, full stop. Lab Lab<\/em> brings a deep, monstrous bass line that sounds like a spaceship going down in slow motion. ii ii ii<\/em> rides cumbia-dancehall-drum-bass tension like a pro, while Squidler<\/em> glides effortlessly down the Aquabahn. Sirens<\/em> lures you in with broken-beat strings, Catfishy<\/em> keeps you off-balance with slippery, syncopated footwork, Pannetronica<\/em> overflows like an Abyssopelagial pool, and Enigmatiteuthis<\/em> drops you headfirst into a bustling sonic fusion lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the debut? Yeah. We’re already hooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracklist<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Antennariidae<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Archipelago<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Pannetronica<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Catfishy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Lablab<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Enigmatiteuthis<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Sirens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Squidler<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. ii ii ii<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Mola Mola<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Stream ‘TENTACLETEK’ here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Follow Los Pulpitos:<\/strong>
    Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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