| Quetzal / Die Cowboy Die |
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| Album: | Die Cowboy Die | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Quetzal | Added: | Jun 2007 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-06-10 | Pull Date: | 2007-08-12 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 12 | Aug 5 | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 20, 2010: | New World Disorder Migra | 4. | Aug 04, 2007: | New World Disorder Voces | |
| 2. | Aug 11, 2007: | New World Disorder Para Sanar | 5. | Jul 31, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian Migra | |
| 3. | Aug 07, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian Migra | 6. | Jul 28, 2007: | New World Disorder Y Tu Veras |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2007-06-11 | ||
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Quetzal – Die Cowboy Die Reviewed by Sadie O., 6/5/07 Latin/rock/jazz/etc from Orange County with significant socio-political intent. Runs a gamut from totally folklorico to a few tracks that have no obvious Latin musical content; most is Latin with a twist (and often hard to describe…) Lots of breathtakingly gorgeous stuff here – Martha Gonzalez can hella sing, and the guitarists are fabulous. I use “guitar” loosely – check the insert for actual instruments. No FCCs detected, although track 6 might get up some people’s noses. I love 1 and 7, and I think everything will find someone to love it… 1. 5:23 ****high energy Latin-rock bounce with impassioned vocals in Spanish, about crossing borders. 2. 0:29 *acoustic guitar, harmonized vocals in English, sad verse by Woody Guthrie. 3. 3:44 ***midtempo rather funky beat with several interweaving guitar lines, male and female vocals in Spanish. Builds to a really powerful sound, interspersed with bits of flamenco-style percussion. Long fade. 4. 2:22 *pretty acoustic guitar and female vocals, rather sweet–folky. 5. 5:37 ***vocal intro, then somewhat uptempo salsa, female vocals, lovely and danceable. 6. 4:39 ***dual acoustic guitar intro, then slow 6/8 dance, female vocals in English, very political and pointed. Beautiful but deadly! Ends with “Cracker”. 7. 4:30 ****starts with random hand drums and acoustic guitar, turns into uptempo complex rhythm reminiscent of Flamenco, Spanish female vocals in chorus. Really gorgeous. 8. 0:51 *fade from previous track, then field recording of Jarocho musicians from Veracruz. 9. 3:43 ***power chord intro, then rocking midtempo dance that once was a cumbia, male vocals in Spanish. 10. 1:40 **downtempo and subdued acoustic guitars and bass, very lovely. 11. 3:59 **strong percussion, guitars and female vocal in Spanish. Vocals turn quite sublime. Whew! 12. 1:31 *very subdued electronics and bass, evocative. 13. 4:57 *10 seconds of subdued intro, then midtempo march with male vocals in English. Totally different from the rest of the record – rather like an 80’s pop tune. 14. 6:14 **guitar and female vocals in English, “smooth jazz” groove. Turns into strong electric syncopation with passionate female and male vocals, then back again. They’re definitely sincere! 15. 1:33 *random noises, then actual sound of breast pump, soft female vocals in English. Interesting… 16. 2:48 **very rootsy, uptempo acoustic guitar and female vocals in Spanish. 17. 1:41 *pretty acoustic guitars, very folklorico, male vocals in Spanish. 18. 7:01 *somewhat downtempo and downbeat folk-rock beat with electric guitar, female vocals in English. Ends 1:45 early, then 15 seconds silence, then sweet acoustic guitar and female vocals in English. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Migra | 9. | Y Tu Veras | |||
| 2. | Deportee | 10. | Ramon's Blues | |||
| 3. | Voces | 11. | Candil Candelario | |||
| 4. | Mamadas Y Cochinadas | 12. | Nubes | |||
| 5. | Canto Liso | 13. | Amnesis | |||
| 6. | You Must Die | 14. | Breast Pump Waltz | |||
| 7. | Para Sanar | 15. | No Te Ofendas | |||
| 8. | Apixita | 16. | El Palomo Y La Paloma | |||
| 17. | Fancy Time Teller | |||||