― peechfuzz, Sunday, 23 March 2003 07:26 (twenty-three years ago)
howe gelb: "wild dog waltz"
calexico: backing barbara manning in the last 60-90 seconds on her cover of amon duul 2's "marcus leid".
― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 23 March 2003 07:40 (twenty-three years ago)
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― bnw (bnw), Sunday, 23 March 2003 08:17 (twenty-three years ago)
― paul cox (paul cox), Sunday, 23 March 2003 08:20 (twenty-three years ago)
Calexico: The Black Light and Aerocalexico are my fave albums of theirs. Songs: Crooked Road and the Briar, Clothes of Sand (Nick Drake cover).
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Sunday, 23 March 2003 08:24 (twenty-three years ago)
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Sunday, 23 March 2003 21:38 (twenty-three years ago)
― brg30 (brg30), Sunday, 23 March 2003 22:32 (twenty-three years ago)
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 March 2003 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)
Almost everything on Calexico's EPs are pretty unf---kwithable, e.g., Even My Sure Things Fall Through; Convict Pool. Feast Of Wine is dynamite, too. I have high hopes for the new disc, despite the miss-step that was Garden Ruin (which had its charms, albeit more generic charms).
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:46 (seventeen years ago)
The Giant Sand 91-2001 comp is a fantastic introduction. Many of their early 90s albums are out of print, so it's the easiest place to get a lot of that stuff. Their cover of Lee Hazelwood's Sand, with Lisa Germano, is fantastic, as is their take on the Byrds' Change Is Come. A highlight of the set is their collaboration with Rainer, The Inner Light. Stunning performance. My favourite Gelb originals on there would have to be Corridor (widescreen, subtle, beautiful) and Yer Ropes (urgent rocker).
Happy to second the recommendation of Chore and Centre. The former is an elegiac tribute to their old friend and bandmate Rainer. Has jazzbo pop like Temptation Of Egg, gorgeous country like Shiver, and some industrial desert heaviness like Satellite. Really great record. Centre Of The Universe is superb too - grungy, bubblegum desert rock. Howe's country project, Band Of Blacky Ranchette, have a fine album called Still Lookin' Good. The highlight is the stunning duet between Neko Case and Richard Buckner, Got It Made. Nice bandoleon solo too. Arizona Amp and Alternator is one of his best recent efforts.
Really looking forward to the new Giant Sand album. Word is it's quite lush, in a Lee Hazelwood kinda way. Think it's out September/October.
― Stew, Sunday, 17 August 2008 18:10 (seventeen years ago)
Yeah,Chore Of Enchantment and Arizona Amp & Alternator, and his Danish friends from the latter are on the new one, proVisions (release date was still Sept, 2, last I heard). Guests incl Neko Case, Isobell Campbell, M. Ward. It's pretty cool, a little faster than some previous. This one's good too: http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-05-16/music/rehearsing-his-choir
― dow, Monday, 18 August 2008 04:45 (seventeen years ago)
I haven't heard a lot of Calexico, but you can check a new track here: http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1781
― dow, Monday, 18 August 2008 04:47 (seventeen years ago)
Somebody really needs to reissue The Love Songs.
― contenderizer, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:43 (seventeen years ago)
What he said. Great record.
Not too into the new Calexico tune. It's ok as atmospheric indie, but I miss the Morricone and Mariachi influences.
New GS tune sounds good though.
― Stew, Monday, 18 August 2008 17:43 (seventeen years ago)
Oh yeah, new one on today's PaperThinWalls, turns out.
― dow, Monday, 18 August 2008 22:35 (seventeen years ago)
This OP8 disc is good. Thanks!
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 19 August 2008 04:55 (seventeen years ago)