EARMILK: "Deep Blue" is a mesmerizing soundscape that pairs timeless Bossa Nova guitar with a mixture of deep hitting trap beats and modern electro-pop production. As flourishes of nostalgia hit with each strum of that acoustic guitar, the true charm of the track comes from the seamless interplay between Bowe's hypnotizing falsetto and the deep sounding bass. As with much of Garza's work, "Deep Blue" checks off all the right boxes for a tune that can easily be left on repeat all day. The gentle guitar strumming paints the picture of a warm beach, as that deep bass drives straight to the soul, and the soft crooning vocals romanticize the heart. The simple guitar play in the intro deceives the listener into thinking this is another easy listening Bossa Nova track. Because once that deep bass hits alongside a catchy finger-snapping chorus, it's impossible not to get weak at the knees and fall completely in love.

GARZA explores a different musical palette of colors and textures than Rob Garza’s previous work…at times blurring the lines between ‘pop’ familiarity and electronic esoterica. After twenty years of Thievery Corporation, GARZA is the result of a veteran, multi-instrumental talent that continues to explore those remaining unchartered territories of modern art and music. It's an exciting new project because it comes to us from an industry pioneer with a respected history for churning out electro-hybrids like no other. His boundless form of creativity is crucial in a time where younger musicians are left having to crossbreed previous generation-defining sounds in hopes of creating something new. The upcoming EP is slated for release November 15 and is ideally suited for a shifting generation of music fans whose taste and interests are no longer bound by the limitation of individualized genres or singular sounding instruments.

BLACKBOOK MAG: Thievery Corporation arguably sonically defined an era, cooly soundtracking the stylish goings on of those heady years between 2000 and 2009 (and even running D.C.’s 18th Street Lounge, one of the definitive nightclubs of that time), before our optimism all came crashing down in a landslide of banking scandals and subsequent recessions.

The exalted electronic duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton returned in 2017 with a successful tour and new album The Temple of I & I. And now Garza had gone solo, with the just released EP Where the Moon Hides, on Magnetic Moon Records. The title track is utterly stunning, a dreamy, ethereal synth-pop masterpiece, with a breathy, alluring vocal performance by budding young Providence singer Emeline.

“This EP and project started with the intent of writing for other artists,” Garza explains. “As it started to evolve, it grew into a collaborative experience, working with younger singers, writers and producers. Letting the music lead the way, it opened into different forms, genres and sounds, with a more modern electronic edge.”