Aerocalexico

by Calexico

Aerocalexico cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Our Soil, Our Strength
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:11
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Joey Burns, Rene Raiteri, Mike Burns, contrabass, Jacob Valenzuela, Na茂m Amor, tape, Madeleine Sosin, John Convertino, Nick Luca, Craig Schumacher

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally sold exclusively on tour, this release captures the Tucson-based ensemble in a wonderfully raw, unpolished state. 'Aerocalexico' consists of instrumental sketches, lo-fi Americana, and mariachi-infused jams that deeply evoke the dusty, sun-baked atmosphere of the American Southwest.

Genres

Descriptors: desert, lo-fi, instrumental, folk, atmospheric, guitars, soundtrack

Tracklist

  1. All The Pretty Horses (4:03)
  2. Blacktop (1:16)
  3. '64 Ford Fairlane (1:01)
  4. Transistorites (2:12)
  5. Clothes Of Sand (3:42)
  6. Train Of Thought (0:30)
  7. Redwood (0:43)
  8. Gift X-Change (3:09)
  9. TV Room (0:28)
  10. Inch By Inch (0:47)
  11. Reverse Ranch (0:46)
  12. Crooked Road And The Briar (3:37)
  13. Impromptu For Piano And Contrabass (2:56)
  14. 6 White Horses (0:26)
  15. Sequoia (6:48)
  16. Crawlspace (2:46)
  17. Humano (Instrumental) (4:47)
  18. At The Table He Sat Alone With Glass And Bottle Of Wine (2:17)
  19. AZ Room (0:25)
  20. Bees And The Flies (0:45)
  21. Crystal Frontier (Original Version) (4:18)
  22. Hush A-Bye (1:44)
  23. (silence) (0:41)
  24. Singing Wind Ranch (6:04)

Credits

  • Calexico - primary artist
  • Tim Gallagher - pedal steel guitar [pedal steel], arranged by [arr.]
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Lawrence Clark Powell - voice, written-by
  • Nick Drake - written-by
  • Howe Gelb - piano [piano message], written-by
  • Sofie Albertsen Gelb - piano [piano message]
  • Paul Niehaus - pedal steel guitar [pedal steel], written-by

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