Mordechai

by Khruangbin

Mordechai cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 June 2020
  • Label: Dead Oceans
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:58
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 11 ratings

Artists on this release: Mark Speer, Steve Christensen, Charlie Perez, Laura Lee, Chase Jordan, Will Van Horn

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a significant departure from their traditionally instrumental approach, the Texan trio prominently features vocals from bassist Laura Lee across nearly every track. The record draws deeply from the diverse, multicultural musical heritage of Houston, blending Thai funk, surf rock, and global psychedelic soul. It represents a warm, heavily grooving evolution of their signature atmospheric sound.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, rhythmic, funky, groove-laden, spacey, guitars, vocal, melodic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. First Class (4:46)
  2. Time (You and I) (5:42)
  3. Connaissais de Face (4:20)
  4. Father Bird, Mother Bird (3:05)
  5. If There is No Question (5:53)
  6. Pelota (2:47)
  7. One to Remember (4:30)
  8. Dearest Alfred (3:58)
  9. So We Won't Forget (4:58)
  10. Shida (3:54)

Credits

  • Mark Speer - lyrics by, electric guitar, synthesizer [minimoog], vocals, congas, cowbell, claves, shaker, bells, tambourine, electric guitar, vocals, handclaps, congas, cowbell, tambourine, triangle, vibraslap, agog么, synthesizer [synare], electric guitar, vocals, synthesizer [minimoog], congas, cowbell, tambourine, triangle, electric guitar, mellotron, congas, cowbell, vibraslap, bells, electric guitar, vocals, mellotron, congas, tambourine, cowbell, bells, electric guitar, vocals, handclaps, organ [farfisa], tambourine, cabasa, agog么, electric guitar, vocals, synthesizer [minimoog], synthesizer [synare], tambourine, dholak, guiro, cowbell, shaker, electric guitar, vocals, mellotron, synthesizer [minimoog], congas, percussion [frogs], bells, electric guitar, vocals, synthesizer [minimoog], synthesizer [synare], congas, tambourine, claves, agog么, electric guitar, vocals, mellotron, tambourine, congas, dholak, triangle
  • Donald Johnson, Jr. - drums, vocals, drums, vocals, handclaps, electric piano [rhodes], drums, handclaps
  • Chase Jordan - vibraphone
  • Charlie Perez - congas, bongos, percussion [flexatone], shaker, timbales, percussion [quica], congas, bongos, cowbell, timbales, shaker, pandeiro, drum [dumbek]
  • Will Van Horn - pedal steel guitar
  • John Adams - rototoms
  • Cleo Sample - synthesizer [minimoog], organ [hammond]

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