Carried to Dust
by Calexico
- Type: Album
- Released: 9 September 2008
- Label: Quarterstick
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:43
- Community rating: 3.44/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: Paul Niehaus, Jairo Zavala, Pieta Brown, Michael Fan, Volker Zander, Amparo S谩nchez, Nick Luca, Adrianne DeNike, Joey Burns, Rose Todaro, Douglas McCombs, Chris Schultz, Craig Schumacher, Martin Wenk, Iron and Wine, Tape, John Convertino, Jacob Valenzuela, Mickey Raphael
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Tucson-based collective continues their mastery of cinematic 'desert noir', blending Southwestern folk with Latin American brass and Tejano instrumentation. Featuring a massive ensemble of guest musicians, the album acts as a sprawling, border-crossing road movie, highlighting their immaculate, reverb-soaked acoustic Americana. It was widely acclaimed as one of the most cohesive and satisfying releases of their career.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, desert, dusty, orchestral
Tracklist
- Victor Jara's Hands (3:19)
- Two Silver Trees (3:49)
- The News About William (2:47)
- Sarabande In Pencil Form (0:39)
- Writer's Minor Holiday (3:09)
- Man Made Lake (3:00)
- Inspiracion (3:34)
- House of Valparaiso (2:46)
- Slowness (3:35)
- Bend To The Road (3:17)
- El Gatillo - Trigger Revisited (3:07)
- Fractured Air - Tornado Watch (3:15)
- Falling From Sleeves (1:20)
- Red Blooms (3:23)
- Contention City (4:16)
- Polpo - Bonus Track (3:19)
Credits
- Calexico - primary artist
- Volker Zander - bass, double bass [upright]
- Paul Niehaus - electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar
- Jacob Valenzuela - trumpet, written-by, vibraphone, vocals
- Martin Wenk - trumpet, backing vocals, glockenspiel, omnichord [1983], french horn, vibraphone, whistle, accordion, trumpet [wah wah]
- Victor Gastelum - typography, artwork
- Jairo Zavala - written-by, electric guitar, vocals, vibraphone, acoustic guitar, electric guitar [leslie], guitar, electric bass [fuzz]
- John Burns - written-by