The Horticulture Vol. 1, by Jeff Hortillosa

The Horticulture Vol. 1

by Jeff Hortillosa

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1.	Jesus Christ 03:13	buy track
2.	Millionaire 04:21	buy track
3.	Us and Them 05:06	buy track
4.	Mayon Volkano 04:09	buy track

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Jeff “Horti” Hortillosa embodies an intriguing study in contrasts. The guitarist/singer/songwriter is raised by immigrant parents, yet he has gone onto to be a trailblazer in the modern Americana scene. He’s an academically-accredited intellectual, but he enjoys playful irreverence in his music. He’s best known for playing a wild strain of bluegrass with the Austin-based, award-winning band Whiskey Shivers, yet his solo releases are decidedly non-bluegrass centric.

Jeff’s solo music is best described by his unique “Horticulture” sensibility, and Horticulture is cultivated from bizarre jazz chords, passages of pastoral folk, raunchy roots-rock, buck-toothed Southern funk, and even strains of World music. His lyric writing brims with barbed wit, poetic flair, intriguing character development, an impressionistic narrative touch, and clever storytelling.

His latest solo release, his second overall, is an Americana project billed as “Horti.” The 4-song EP, The Horticulture Vol. 1, is an adventurous trio offering, that traverses bizarre Zappa-esque musicality, pop-rock hooks, fleet-fingered guitar solo work, bizarre jazz chordal passages, 1960s rock, and bluegrass. Thematically, the album explores the current political climate of police brutality, mass shootings, pipelines, environmental concerns, and global dissonance. The Horticulture Vol. 1 will be paired with a 25-minute short film for the track “Jesus Christ” for which Jeff directed, acted, handled props, scored music, and pitched in with editing.

In 2017, Jeff issued his critically-acclaimed solo debut, Corpus Callosum. He followed that up with his duo, Robin Alice, with vocalist/actress Kelley Jakle. The pair released a slew of singles, and the Here and There EP in 2019. In addition to his musical output, Jeff has appeared as an actor in the movie Pitch Perfect 3, and plans to broaden his creative scope through a myriad of musical and non-musical artistic endeavors.

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released May 8, 2020

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