Carlos Pesina is a complex and colorful experimental remix artist and musician from Guadalahara, Mexico. He produces and remixes music under various monikers – Los Amparito, Pepepe and Pesina Siller – on multiple indie labels, which makes it difficult to write about his work.
Nevertheless, his electronic, micro-sampling remixes brim with cheerful, eccentric, esoteric, sublime, even dreamy sounds. In and around Guadalahara, Pesina is best known as Pepepe. The latter is the chosen moniker for his latest album, and second release for indie record label The Poni Republic, Roba Orgón De Plantas Y Animales (available as a free download; see link below).
Recently, Pesina produced a remix of “Little Secrets” for a Passion Pit remix contest to promote the band’s new album Manners. In addition, he created a remix of “Bros” – a standout track from the classic 2008 indie solo release Person Pitch by Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox (aka, Panda Bear), plus a remix of the Animal Collective track “Brothersport” from this year’s most brilliant psyche pop release, Merriweather Post Pavilion.
“Little Secrets” (Passion Pit Remix) – Carlos Pesina, unreleased (2009)
“Stacey You Are A Monster” (Unsexy Nerd Ponies Remix) – Pepepe from Remixes (2008)
“Mirar A Los Ojos Es De Mal Gusto” – Pepepe from Roba Orgón De Plantas Y Animales (2009)
“Jacinto Cenobio” – Pepepe featuring Cyane from Roba Orgón De Plantas Y Animales (2009)
“Bros” (Panda Bear Remix) – Los Amparito
“Brothersport” (Hermano Sport Mix) – Los Amparito
Free Download: Roba Orgón De Plantas Y Animales
Pepepe on MySpace
Watch some of Pesina’s self-produced videos on Vimeo.
Among his musical influences, Pesina lists Stereolab, Bjork, The Kinks, Mouse on Mars and many others.