The Black Light

The first Calexico album proper: a concept record about the desert of Arizona and northern Mexico.
Calexico, 1998

Released
18 May 1998
Recorded
July, August and December 1997
Studio
Wavelab, Tucson, Arizona, and the members' homes
Label
Quarterstick
Producer
Joey Burns and John Convertino

Produced by Burns and Convertino and recorded and mixed at Wavelab over the second half of 1997, with three tracks cut at the members' homes, it is a concept album about the desert country of Arizona and northern Mexico. It is dedicated to the memory of Rainer Ptaček. AllMusic gave it four and a half stars.

Track listing

  1. Gypsy's Curse4:18
  2. Fake Fur2:36
  3. The Ride (Pt II)3:08
  4. Where Water Flows1:57
  5. The Black Light3:20
  6. Sideshow2:02
  7. Chach3:33
  8. Missing6:01
  9. Minas de Cobre (For Better Metal)3:09
  10. Over Your Shoulder4:10
  11. Vinegaroon1:06
  12. Trigger2:34
  13. Sprawl1:27
  14. Stray2:54
  15. Old Man Waltz2:29
  16. Bloodflow5:10
  17. Frontera4:21

More from Calexico

Feast of Wire (2003)

Sources

  1. Calexico: The Black Light, Discogs
  2. Calexico (band), Wikipedia