The son of a jazz guitarist, Angelo Emile Gastelum's love for music may have began as his father serenaded his pregnant mother with songs such as “Quiet Nights by Quiet Stars,” “Misty” or “My Funny Valentine.” A self taught guitarist, Angelo spent his teen years woodshedding with an acoustic guitar, and in the tradition of his native blood, studied percussion under a sacred maestro, striving to understand the dynamics of rhythm's ancient frameworks in order to one day incorporate the secrets of clave in his own music. After a period of DJ and live P.A. performances in the 90s, Angelo focused on his own music by exploring the fusion of recording random sounds with instruments, then layering them with computer edited sequences. With no formal outline or approach he retreated to a bedroom studio for several years, patiently cultivating his own distinct sound; a melting pot of jazz-funk, nufolk with lush avante garde minimalism and off clave beats adorned with scattered pieces of malfunctioning machines. The result before you is the diverse Musically Speaking, ranging from the indie-pop swirlings of “Bankshot,” to the bass-heavy dub stylings of “Souljah,” to the flamenco guitar sketches of the hidden track “Watch The Rain.”