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by: Calexico

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Average Rating: Rating: - Calexico unveil the statue of desert rock... ... and I bow to their superior talent and knowledge of the music they create. Joey Burns and John Convertino after their debut- the excellent "Black Light" album - prove that although they actually introduced a new style of music they keep developping it with the same success (artistically and not industrially)and thus create a group of fanatic listeners to whom I think that I belong. First of all, the name of the group describes with accuracy the style of music they play. CAlexico is a small town between California and Mexico. Both Joey Burns and John Convertino are born there and thus chose to name their group Calexico. Meta phorically the name of the group leads us to the conclusion that this band produce in their musical laboratories a mixture of accoustic rock with Mexican music. Furthermore, while being hypotonic and sad they rise up with their marvellous music even the most conservative person. So, in brief, both "The Black Light" and "Hot Rail" are two excellent pieces of jewellery in our record-library! Rating: - How to make Fusion work for you. More than just a side project of Gian Sand's (and Friends of Dean Martinez's) John Convertino and Joey Burns, Calexico is one of the most original bands to emerge of the American alternative scene in a long time. Mixing indie-rock sensibility with the traditional sounds of Southern USA and Mexico, Calexico's dark and moody sound incorporates mariachi (#1, 7), french chanson (#2), jazz (#3!), spaghetti western soundtrack music, post-rock (#14), American folk and old time western into an unique style perfectly fitting to their name. This album is not as multi-layered as their previous 'Black Light'; more of your basic bass-drums-guitar, but still features vibes, organ, accordion, cello, harmonica and mariachi horns. They came to visit Bloomington a couple of years ago, and they rocked! In CD, they are even better, so play this over and over. Tracks 1, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 14 are instrumental. Rating: - Good Listening I have had this CD for over a year, my daughter sent it for Christmas. At first I did think it a little gimmicky. I have listened several times and have changed my opinion. It is well paced and the numbers, while diverse, blend well. It is something I usually play at least twice when in a popular music listening mood. I like this CD well enough to look for more from these guys.

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