OCnotes is Otis Calvin III, a Seattle-based DJ/diviner, beatmaker, and bard. His albums and live sets run psychedelic hiphop and jazz through convex progressions of dub, soul, and house. At any given moment, OC will pick up a guitar or bass, play keys, or sing with a handsome voice you’re surprised yet not surprised to hear coming out of him. In Seattle’s endlessly sprouting landscape of bland shit boxes, OCnotes is that ancient bungalow on the corner with Corinthian columns, stone gargoyles, and cracked marble trim—a castle the developers can’t touch. In total, OC has released 35 albums and EPs, and two books. This spring, Sitka, Alaska’s HomeSkillet Records will be releasing his next full-length, Color Wheel, mixed and engineered by Erik Blood. OC had just flown in from LA when we spoke…
