Ramp

by Giant Sand

Ramp cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:24
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Howe Gelb's desert-rock collective delivers a characteristically loose, improvisational take on alternative country with 'Ramp'. The record blends twangy Americana instrumentation with eccentric, sprawling song structures, offering a dusty, lo-fi aesthetic that profoundly shaped the Southwestern indie rock sound.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, lo-fi, acoustic, experimental, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Romance of Falling (4:43)
  2. Warm Storm (4:57)
  3. Wonder (5:37)
  4. Welcome to My World (2:16)
  5. Anti-Shadow (4:26)
  6. Jazzer Snipe (1:17)
  7. Z. Z. Quicker Foot (5:52)
  8. Neon Filler (4:02)
  9. Seldom Matters (5:08)
  10. Resolver (2:01)
  11. Nowhere (3:20)
  12. Always Horses Coming (5:06)
  13. Patsy's Blues (2:57)
  14. Shadow to You - Bonus Track (3:37)

Credits

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