…Born in Puerto Rico and now based in Los Angeles, producer Pachyman (also known as Pachy Garcia) doubtless understands the complexities of the Caribbean – and of dub, whose innovative anti-establishment histories he cites as informing many of his choices. He’s demonstrated that on each of his releases, but it’s on his new album, Another Place, that he makes some of his most interesting moves to date.
Even the simplest of his tracks here have enough layers and emotional textures to keep a firm grip. Opening single “Calor Ahora” and following track “In Love” use dub’s inherent soft glow to radiate melancholy from even the most minimal lyrics (“I’m in love again / Falling for a friend,” sings Garcia on the latter, a two-line story that…

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