The Point.
The Point.
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BIO
The Point. is a genre-blending musical trio from Austin, TX that infuses many different cultures’ folk musics with eclectic influences ranging from Ethiopian Jazz, Saharan guitar music, Dub, Psych, Jam, Thai Morlam, and the avant-garde.
Formed in 2017 by then class mates Jack Montesinos and Joe Roddy, bonding over B3 greats like Jimmy Smith and guitar giants like Freddie King and Link Wray, the duo started out making beats for local rappers and instrumental tracks for easy listening.
In 2022 they added drummer Nico Léophonte to join the creative journey. Nico Léophonte came to America in 1997 from Toulouse, France. While working as a taxi driver, he began playing drums with The Fabulous Thunderbirds and other blues and roots acts. He joined up with the boys at C’Boys Heart and Soul and began to record the band at his studio, Alnico Studio.
This small but mighty sonic ensemble symbolizes the vibrant and experimental voyage of psychedelic beat music from abroad with a western “jam” approach.
They released Berto's Banquet (EP) in 2022 and released their debut Full Length album Maldito Animal in May of 2024.
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“Maldito Animal arrives as an expansive psych-rock blessing. Graced by the Grammy-winning hands of Leche House producer Beto Martinez (of Grupo Fantasma, Caramelo Haze, and Money Chicha), the shape-shifting trio's second full-length release draws from a globe-trotting repertoire of West African, Italian, and Colombian influences…. hurtles the trio into outer space, leaving us wondering what psychedelic planet they'll explore next” - The Austin Chronicle
“An awesome psych-rock gem” - Worldwide FM
Formed in 2017 by then class mates Jack Montesinos and Joe Roddy, bonding over B3 greats like Jimmy Smith and guitar giants like Freddie King and Link Wray, the duo started out making beats for local rappers and instrumental tracks for easy listening.
In 2022 they added drummer Nico Léophonte to join the creative journey. Nico Léophonte came to America in 1997 from Toulouse, France. While working as a taxi driver, he began playing drums with The Fabulous Thunderbirds and other blues and roots acts. He joined up with the boys at C’Boys Heart and Soul and began to record the band at his studio, Alnico Studio.
This small but mighty sonic ensemble symbolizes the vibrant and experimental voyage of psychedelic beat music from abroad with a western “jam” approach.
They released Berto's Banquet (EP) in 2022 and released their debut Full Length album Maldito Animal in May of 2024.
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“Maldito Animal arrives as an expansive psych-rock blessing. Graced by the Grammy-winning hands of Leche House producer Beto Martinez (of Grupo Fantasma, Caramelo Haze, and Money Chicha), the shape-shifting trio's second full-length release draws from a globe-trotting repertoire of West African, Italian, and Colombian influences…. hurtles the trio into outer space, leaving us wondering what psychedelic planet they'll explore next” - The Austin Chronicle
“An awesome psych-rock gem” - Worldwide FM
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