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oobs Rx

by oobs, Armando Perez

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1.
Pragmatic 02:16
PRAGMATIC Sometimes I find You are in a state of misery Bloodlines Combine Complete complaints of lunacy But I'll be fine I just need time To see it through your eyes Swallow my pride Some days I awake Hoping For a change in scenery Confide If you’re mine Can’t hide what I’d say Let’s run away I’ll be fine I just need time Swallow my pride And run away
2.
Hasta Hoy 03:58
HASTA HOY Hoy llegamos ya a el recuerdo Tantas veces ya estuvimos captados No me late mas ser el veneno Un abrazo ya que estamos despiertos Soy venado vestido de lobo Un humano perdido con todos Soy venado vestido de lobo Ser humano perdido con todos hasta hoy No me late mas ser el veneno No me late mas ver el reflejo Soy venado vestido de lobo Ser humano perdido entre todos Llegando a mi destino con todos Somos hermanos vecinos con todos hasta hoy
3.
Give Me Life 04:10
GIVE ME LIFE Give me life give me half of my needs There’s a price when you ask for the sky in the sea Born to run its the strangest of things When all I really want is you to come home to me Keep the money I don’t even need There’s a price if you ever want my company But hey, that’s all right. I’m ready to be alone and on my own when I need to be free. Give me love give me all that I need there’s a price when you ask for the sky in the sea give me love give me all that I need. Then you can ask me to come back Home
4.
Someone 03:10
SOMEONE Lay your hand down on me I wont fight you off Lay your problems on me I won't write them off Cuz i tried to be alone It wouldn’t be that bad to have someone Lay your head down on me I wont move at all Lay your words down on me I need to hear it all
5.
By Your Side 03:12
BY YOUR SIDE Baby don’t you cry I am by your side Maybe we can meet somewhere in a dream You’re the one Feels like I’ve known you for so long Hold you in my arms Like the sun shining light on everyone Hold you in my heart Through the night family love is sacrifice Hold you in my arms Through the worst never turn my back cuz that would hurt Hold you through the night Baby don’t you cry I’ll hod you through the night Listen to me sing a song to fall asleep Baby dont you cry i am by your side Maybe can met somewhere in a dream
6.
Ella Duerme 02:18
7.
Young 00:49
8.
Finding Self 03:41
9.
Faith 02:26
FAITH I never bothered with questions I only looked in your eyes That’s all I needed to see through shifty disguise You say you want feel better I think you just need to breathe We’re always searching for someone real to believe My faith is strong and I’m well acquainted now with my Young decisions on the very life that I lead La sangre tiene raíces una historia total somos nativos al mundo Pachamama la ciudad va respirando la gente sigue también soy el futuro de vidas pasadas nos ven
10.
Truly Amazed 03:04
TRULY AMAZED I never thought that I could be someone to come save the day But when i saw you I quick realized it might be too late Tell me the problem tell me everything that made you feel strange I’m your asylum I'll do anything to take all the pain Out of the darkness I’ll be the flame I’m coming to you and I’m here to stay truly amazed I never thought that I could be someone to come save the day I’m in denial but I wouldn’t leave you waiting in vain I'll be the guide when I see you might be losing your way Put out the fire I'll be there for you when that what it takes
11.
Visions 02:54
12.
Sunrise 03:02
SUNRISE You can pick me up when I’m feeling solo We can take a ride and find where the light goes We don’t have to talk about what everyone knows Cuz everybody knows Blood is ice cold so you never know I take it to heart so don’t ask too soon The pieces never fit so I never make room Baby baby let me be me Baby baby don't play that game Baby wont let me be me Baby says I’m acting strange You can feel me out when I'm feeling so low We can take a ride and find where the light goes Everyone in town knows where this might go We can roll it up and roll down the window Dancing alone but I’m with my shadow Blood is ice cold so you never know Take it to heart but don't take it too soon The pieces never fit so i never make room The pieces never fit because I never make room

about

Did the full album die? Did listeners attention spans get so short that a complete album is uncommon, or worse, disregarded?

Growing up a music fan, I listened to albums from start to finish. What can be said? I was collecting records, tapes, and CDs. They shared a story. I could hear the creative efforts, the directional push, the growing sonic identity from the band/artist in a satisfying complete way. It was history. It was a full creative expression.

At the end of 2022, I set out to write and record some new material. I didn't pay mind to what it might become, I was just interested to hear what might come out. I wasn't thinking about genre or audience, album or single. I just wanted to be creative without any expectations. Just exercise; songwriting with guitars, drum kit, keyboards, bass, and a microphone.

After the first couple demos, I felt something different. I almost felt like a previous version of myself. The kid sitting on the edge of the bed learning to play guitar. An adolescent student/music fan joyfully dialing in coordinates on distortion and effects pedals without thinking about what it was going to be.

The further I went along, the more I started to hear how these compositions complimented each other, and what story they were beginning to tell. The more I played with the order of these developing ideas, the more they grew on me. As the process unfolds, you start to hear what the songs might need to reach their final stages. I started to perceive what a full length album might sound like.

This very heartfelt collection of songs was recorded from December 2022 to March 2023. I named the album "Rx." I originally wanted to call the album "meds," but feel it's more to the point to call music a "prescription" to feel better.

I find myself living in the creative process. I am most confirmable there. Oobs is a name given to me by a very dear person in my life. I feel this is a new, yet somehow previously unexplored version of my Self.

The artwork is a photo taken by my sister. She was witnessing an incredible sunrise in Mexico and snapped the pic. As soon as she shared it with me, I knew it was exactly right for this album, not to mention the last song is entitled Sunrise.

This is also the first time I completely mixed and mastered the full album on my own. It has always been a challenge to be so close to the music, and yet, feel like I couldn't complete this process. I've come to trust my ears, and the fact that this art form can be LEARNED. It only requires dedication and will.

This album's contents and it's recording process are my catharsis- my meditation, my answer to living through midwestern winters, and being too busy to actually do this ALL the time, year round. Inspiration comes in cycles. This is the fruit of a creative season.

credits

released June 1, 2023

Written and performed by Armando Perez
Mixed and mastered by The Single Helix
Pedal Steel on tracks 4, 5, 6 by Aaron Leslie Feder

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Belmont Electric Studios features an array of bands and artists that were formed and nurtured in Chicago's underground music scene. Spearhead by producer/songwriter Armando Pérez, this studio continues to, record and release new music. ... more

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