FM mentioned on new Calexico Album

[Tangofan]

Hy everyone.
Just read an interesting article in the german magazine "musikexpress" about the upcoming album "Feast Of Wire" from US-Band Calexico. One of the tracks is called "Not Even Stevie Nicks Could Save Him". In the article one of the bandmembers makes a joke about recording this song: "We have to let Lindsey Buckingham fly in to make the guitar part right." So when the album will be released we will decide if there is any similarity to Lindsey's guitar style.

Greetings from Germany.

[seteca]

Hi Tangofan, welcome to The Ledge,

Interesting song title...does it all say who the "him" is supposed to be??

[wetcamelfood]

Originally posted by Tangofan
article in the german magazine "musikexpress" about the upcoming album "Feast Of Wire" from US-Band Calexico. One of the tracks is called "Not Even Stevie Nicks Could Save Him". In the article one of the bandmembers makes a joke about recording this song: "We have to let Lindsey Buckingham fly in to make the guitar part right." So when the album will be released we will decide if there is any similarity to Lindsey's guitar style.

Sorry, I'm confused...

Are they trying to say Lindsey is going to play on this track or is it a joke? I can't tell?

John

[DownOnRodeo]

Yeah it wasn't clear but I think it means they were making a joke about flying him in. It sounds very intriguing... Thanks Tangofan - and welcome to the ledge!

ooo, 400 posts! Yeeehaw!

[Tangofan]

I'm sorry, Seteca, I have no furher information about this song. One aspect of the record seems to be describing frustrated men driving around and listening to the radio, so I think the title of the track refers to that. The statement of the bandmember about Lindsey's involvement is actually a joke, he wasn't involved. Looks as if they tried to imitate Lindsey's guitar playing in order to create a FM atmosphere on the track.

[iamstevienicks]

Hmmmm very very interesting

Is this a german band?

[iamstevienicks]

Originally posted by Tangofan
Hy everyone.
US-Band Calexico.

Oh yeah

[iamstevienicks]

some info on calexico

Calexico, a Tucson collective of musicians focused around Joey Burns and John Convertino, forged an eclectic identity through their exploration of Southwestern culture. Composer Ennio Morricone's spaghetti Westerns as well as Portuguese fado; Afro-Peruvian music; and '50s and '60s jazz, country, and surf music all factored into Calexico's music.

Burns studied classical music at the University of California-Irvine before starting his rock career. Calexico formed after Burns met John Convertino in Los Angeles in 1990. At the time, Convertino was playing with Howe Gelb's experimental rock group Giant Sand. Burns joined the group as their upright bassist for a European tour. Burns and Convertino found their voice as a duo during a break from work with Giant Sand. They moved to Tucson in 1994 and began collecting instruments from the Chicago Store in Tucson. First, they worked with Tucson's neo-lounge combo Friends of Dean Martinez. They started to play marimba, cello, accordion, and vibraphone in addition to their usual work on bass, guitar, and drums. After a split with Friends of Dean Martinez founder Bill Elm in 1996, the duo began to get session work with Barbara Manning, Richard Buckner, Victoria Williams, Michael Hurley, Bill Janovitz, Vic Chesnutt, and with Lisa Germano (as the trio OP8). Burns & Convertino experimented on their own with their new instruments in a home recording studio in 1996, releasing their debut CD, Spoke, on Germany's Haus Musik Records. After signing with Quarterstick/Touch and Go Records in Chicago, they released The Black Light in 1998 and The Hot Rail in 2000.

For their 2001 EP, Even My Sure Things Fall Through, Calexico enlisted the support of longtime members Martin Wenk, Volker Zander, and Jacob Valenzuela, as well as members of Mariachi Luz de Luna. The song "The Crystal Frontier" was inspired by Carlos Fuentes' novel and the Cumbia rhythms of Mexico. "Sonic Wind" was a remixed instrumental version of a song originally on The Hot Rail, featuring Valenzuela's trumpet solo. "Untitled III" was a remake of a song by the electronica group Twoloneswordsmen. "Chanel No. 5" was a cover of an American Music Club song. "Banderilla" was a reworking of an outtake from The Hot Rail. Session work with Richard Buckner and the Louvin Brothers' song "Knoxville Girl" inspired "Crooked Road and the Briar." And "Hard Hat" was an ambient version of the song from The Hot Rail.

Even My Sure Things Fall Through (Quarterstick), in effect, was a collection of outtakes from the group's 2000 CD release, The Hot Rail, as well as B-sides, remixes, and previously unreleased material from their European label, City Slang. The EP also included videos of three songs -- "Ballad of Cable Hogue," "Crystal Frontier," and "The Black Light" -- directed by John Pirozzi, as well as artwork by Victor Gastelum, whom Burns met in the early '90s. Gastelum's artwork captured the multicultural interests of Calexico

from www.ubl.com

[seteca]

Originally posted by Tangofan
.....One aspect of the record seems to be describing frustrated men driving around and listening to the radio...

lol!

In which case, wow, what a compliment to Stevie! Then again, she is the epitome of femininity.