Originating from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now based in Boulder, Colorado, Spices Peculiar is the brainchild of avant-garde musician Dante Villagomez. At the heart of Dante's sound is his looping techniques of synthesizers, percussion, guitar and flutes that create hypnotic and immersive soundscapes.
Drawing on influences from a wide range of musical styles, Dante's music defies categorization, combining elements of electronic and world music into a truly organic sound. His compositions are produced to take listeners on a journey of introspection and self-discovery, using the power of sound to create a meditative and transformative experience. Dante Villagomez has been independently producing thematic albums since 2015 that draw on his life, travels and meditative introspection.
“Thanks for taking the time to listen and I hope this music suites what you are searching for.” - Dante
Pittsburgh Magazine: “Each [Night at Sea] episode is beginning-to-end music, presented without comment — and designed, Villagomez says, to provide some peaceful listening, perhaps for those looking for a bit of music as they drift off to sleep.”
The Slow Music Movement Blog: “There seems to be some unmapped, dissecting laylines in Denver on which Dante Villagomez has based his studio. Here he plugs into subterranean ambient frequencies few can access, on which he scatters ancient instrumentation that evokes times when nature was worshipped…”
Grotesqualizer Blog: “This mystic ambient is a true sonic entheogen, which can be compared in effect to Tibetan ritual music. With its sound vibrations, Spices Peculiar seems to create slits in reality, releasing and contacting with something incomprehensible”
Electronica UK Blog: “[The World is a Button] exudes an organic vibe, with a rich tapestry of sounds from actual instruments and percussion. Melodic fragments and loops gracefully weave their way through the mix, while percussive elements take charge of the rhythm, gradually building in intensity before gently subsiding. It’s a meditative, entrancing, and thoroughly enjoyable listening experience.”
Acid Ted Blog: “Something set in a meditative genre that holds your attention and engages your senses. A piece of ambient strangeness in a podcast for you to enjoy… and a sense of being swept along a bit out of place. And yet somehow a warming reassuring track. Lovely awkwardness.”
