Tete a Tete

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Wabana
General | Feb 2001

Reviews

Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2005-08-23
Calexico plunder traditional music of France this time (instead of that of their adopted home, Tucson). Typical fare for them: brushed drums, deep guitars, bowed cello, vibes, loungy. Joined by two French musicians who have also moved to Tucson, some of this sounds like a cliché vision of a Paris café, some like poppy college rock, some avante experimental. Think The Dirty Three wearing berets suffering from sun stroke out near Three Points. All good.

1) slow swingy waltz w/accordion, instrumental
2) dissonant guit, bowed cello, vocals w/French accent, no drums, mid-slow rhythm
3) slow dark accordion w/strings, instrumental
4) upbeat folk indie pop, discordant guit, organ, vocals in French
5) quiet piano arpeggio w/strings, instrumental, almost Chopin
6) mellow midpaced, minor, dark, w/vibes, gut guit, Calexico vocs
7) slow dark accordion w/pitz strings, instrumental
8) sparse cymbal brushing, tom toms, string sounds, builds slowly, eventually to an upbeat vaguely latin noise rock thang
9) French vocs, guit waltz, some strings, min perc
10) sparse experimental: perc sounds, droning string loops, ambient but builds, seems to end after ~8:30 then another looping avante echoey thing starts

Recent airplay

La Valse Des 24 Heures
Tune In & Find OutMar 06, 2006
Je Voudrais Me Rappeller
Distraction-LimitedSep 16, 2005
Gilbert
Distraction-LimitedJul 02, 2004
Gilbert
Distraction-LimitedOct 31, 2003
Gilbert
Off the PathAug 07, 2003

Track listing

1. La Valse Des 24 Heures
2. Elevator Baby
3. En Route to the Blanchisseri
4. Mobile Home
5. Orange Trees in the Yard
6. Gilbert
7. Pluie Sans Nuages
8. The Wrestler's Masque
9. Je Voudrais Me Rappeller
10. Le Savon Se Dissout Dans La