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- Date Released: March 23, 1999
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Contemporary, Indie Rock, Rock
- Label: Evolver - Instinct / Virtual
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With the exception of steel guitarist Bill Elm, the personnel on Atardecer was entirely different from the lineup that contributed to The Shadow of Your Smile in 1995. Nevertheless, there was still a lot of continuity with the sleepy desert exotica for which Friends of Dean Martinez are known. The band, often associated with the fringes of the lounge revival, drifted further from that orbit on this set. There are moody electronics (not electronica) from time to time, and songs like "Ethchlorvynol" prove that you don't have to wait for fast-tempoed tunes to unveil scorching distorted guitar. That seems like an obvious point, but it's not a strategy that's utilized as often as it should be, and the group was clever enough to both think of it and do it well. At other points the ambience is gentler, and more in line with the tuneful, and not quite kitschy, hybrid of country, late-'50s/early-'60s pop, and border music that characterized their other efforts. This is postmodern instrumental rock music that is both entertaining and intelligent, not to mention more melodic than most of its competition. It's also a good illustration of different ways to conjure imaginative reverbed and acoustic guitar lines, though occasionally the guitar takes a back seat to satisfying dabs of organ and bossa nova percussion (particularly on the closing "Coppertone").
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| 01. |  |
Quickening |
1:33 |
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| 02. | |
Ethchlorvynol |
2:15 |
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| 03. | |
La Fin De L'ete |
3:07 |
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| 04. | |
Otra Vez |
3:02 |
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| 05. | |
Inner Sanctum |
4:34 |
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| 06. | |
Casa Mila |
3:57 |
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| 07. | |
Atardecer |
3:29 |
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| 08. | |
Twilight Sleep |
5:24 |
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| 09. | |
Contact |
3:21 |
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| 10. | |
Spoonie (Dark Side Of The Spoon) |
5:24 |
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| 11. | |
Coppertone |
2:04 |
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11 Total Tracks, 38:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Dorf - Executive Producer // Friends of Dean Martinez - Main Performer // Friends of Dean Martinez - Main Performer // Stewart Cochran - Organ // Stewart Cochran - Cymbals // Stewart Cochran - Arp // Bill Elm - Organ // Bill Elm - Bass // Bill Elm - Guitar // Bill Elm - Pedal Steel // Bill Elm - Harmonium // Bill Elm - Theremin // Bill Elm - Moog Synthesizer // Bill Elm - Producer // Bill Elm - Engineer // Bill Elm - ? // Bill Elm - Loops // Bill Elm - Shaker // Bill Elm - Art Direction // Bill Elm - Design // Jerry Tubb - Mastering // David Bias - Art Direction // David Bias - Design // Seth Rosner - Producer // Seth Rosner - Associate Producer // Todd Cole - Photography // Jon Bookout - Harpsichord // Jon Bookout - Sound Effects // Jon Bookout - Effects // James Schneider - Bass // Dave Lachance - Organ // Dave Lachance - Harmonica // Dave Lachance - Percussion // Dave Lachance - Bongos // Dave Lachance - Cymbals // Dave Lachance - Drums // Dave Lachance - Arp // Dave Lachance - Guitar (Nylon String) // Laurel Elm - ?
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