Explore › Mondo Lava
Mondo Lava
Artist

Mondo Lava

Genre: Alt / Indie, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Ambient, Lo-Fi
Origin: U.S.A
Play Follow

Biography

The lo-fi psychedelic duo Mondo Lava, comprising James Ketchum and Leon Roc Hu, operates from Davis, California. Using guitar, Casio, and hand drums, they commit their playfully trippy material straight to cassette, drawing from Tropicalia, dub, and video game soundtracks to produce an exotic yet whimsical atmosphere. All of their output has appeared exclusively on cassette, among them Parrot Head Cartridge in 2014 and Ogre Heights in 2018.

Active since the late 2000s, the pair self-released Alien Time Rips that year with additional guitarist Gareth Ewing on board. They played live shows, posted tracks online from time to time, and then joined Eternal Tapestry for a split cassette issued in 2012 by college radio station KDVS. Chicago-based Hausu Mountain released Parrot Head Cartridge in 2014, after which the duo returned to the imprint for Ogre Heights in 2018.

Top Songs

  1. Utero DeiGolem BoogieUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei3:11
  2. Utero DeiUtero DeiUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei6:32
  3. Utero DeiChickens in the BarnUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei3:45
  4. Utero DeiVulva DeiUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei4:32
  5. Utero DeiBeco Feio Platano MachoUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei6:18
  6. Utero DeiLady in the LakeUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei6:10
  7. Utero DeiJMWAVE1966Utero Dei · 2025Utero Dei5:04
  8. Utero DeiBrass FieldsUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei6:41
  9. Utero DeiMelmoth's Wandering BoogalooUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei0:57
  10. Utero DeiVenus of WillendorfUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei3:03
  11. Ogre HeightsSoylent ShakeOgre Heights · 2018Ogre Heights4:34
  12. Utero DeiRattlesnake-Belt BoogieUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei1:50
  13. Utero DeiDecalcified Pineal GlandUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei6:00
  14. Utero DeiPeace Cloud Thunderstorm (May It Strike You Dead!)Utero Dei · 2025Utero Dei7:12
  15. Utero DeiEarthwalkUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei5:10
  16. Utero DeiVillage Idiot Walking Around with a Flower Balanced on His NoseUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei6:02
  17. Utero DeiHoly RollersUtero Dei · 2025Utero Dei4:10
  18. Parrot Head CartridgeJubileeParrot Head Cartridge · 2014Parrot Head Cartridge5:47
  19. Parrot Head CartridgeTurquoiseParrot Head Cartridge · 2014Parrot Head Cartridge5:57
  20. Parrot Head CartridgeShimmeringParrot Head Cartridge · 2014Parrot Head Cartridge5:00

Albums

Utero Dei

Utero Dei

2025
Utero Dei
Mondo Lava · Album · 2025
Play
  1. Utero DeiMondo Lava6:32
  2. Chickens in the BarnMondo Lava3:45
  3. Vulva DeiMondo Lava4:32
  4. Beco Feio Platano MachoMondo Lava6:18
  5. Lady in the LakeMondo Lava6:10
  6. JMWAVE1966Mondo Lava5:04
  7. Brass FieldsMondo Lava6:41
  8. Melmoth's Wandering BoogalooMondo Lava0:57
  9. Venus of WillendorfMondo Lava3:03
  10. Golem BoogieMondo Lava3:11
  11. Rattlesnake-Belt BoogieMondo Lava1:50
  12. Decalcified Pineal GlandMondo Lava6:00
  13. Peace Cloud Thunderstorm (May It Strike You Dead!)Mondo Lava7:12
  14. EarthwalkMondo Lava5:10
  15. Village Idiot Walking Around with a Flower Balanced on His NoseMondo Lava6:02
  16. Holy RollersMondo Lava4:10

Singles & EPs