Calexico
Spoke

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Here’s what Calexico’s Joey Burns has to say on
‘Spoke’: “Nearly ten years has passed since we
embarked on these initial home recordings on our
trusty 8 track reel to reel. These were the first
experiments of writing and recording with the newly
bought thrift store instrumentation featuring
marimba, vibraphone, accordion, cello, mandolin as
well as the respective drums, guitar and bass. The
songs have a certain lean to them and we
appreciated the unusual character that came from
this session. We started off minimal and one by one
started adding instruments, both John [Convertino]
and I as we saw fit, or adding vocals when we
needed storyline. ‘Spoke’ has an organic feel to it. In
addition to these songs there are field recordings
and outgoing tape machine messages that help to
paint the picture of crooked adobe walls and empty
downtown streets of Tucson. There’s an element of
space on this album that unfolds nicely upon the ear
and it evokes the kind of late night aesthetic that
holds up well to this day”.

Tracklisting:

Low Expectations
Mind The Gap
Mazurra
Sanchez
Haul
Slag
Paper Route
Glimpse
Navy Cut
Spokes
Scout
Point Vicente
Wash
Ice Cream Jeep
Wind Jammer
Mazurka
Removed
Hitch
Stinging Nettle