From the largest band in New Mexico, twenty-three never-before-released tracks from the group's 16 years and 50 member existence.
SIDE A
1) Through Years [0:00 - 6:41]
2) We Can Barely See Anymore [6:41-7:26]
3) Only Ghosts and Crispy Grass [7:28-9:43]
4) In That Mean White Light [9:46-11:12]
5) We Made the Promises of the Young [11:16-13:29]
6) There’s No Way I Don’t Love You Forever [13:31-16:00]
7) A Braid, A Rope [16:00-22:00]
8) There’s The Gun After All [22:05-22:16]
9) Falling Bullets [22:16-22:53]
10) Streaking A Pink Sky But Slow [22:53-24:00]
11) Thought We Would Die Like This [24:01-24:25]
12) Old Scabs All Hard [24:25-24:47]
13) All The Water Dried Up [24:47-24:58]
14) Up Up [24:58-25:13]
15) The Silverfish Said Goodbye [25:13-26:47]
16) At Least. At Least [26:47-28:15]
17) We Can Find Each Other In The Dark [28:20-29:12]
18) Feed [29:12-30:10]
SIDE B
1) Old Old and From Somewhere Else [0:00-7:42]
2) She Came Loping Across the Mesa [7:42-18:09]
3) Sat and Rested and Dreamed [18:09-20:08]
4) Another Place Into Being [20:08-21:27]
5) For Her Babies [21:27-29:54]
credits
released June 5, 2020
Ken Cornell// noises, bass
Marisa Demarco// voice, noises, skewers
Raven Chacon// noises, voice, conducting, guitar, skewers
Tahnee Udero// noises, networked mixer
Autumn Chacon// electronics, noise, networked mixer
Scott Williams// skewers
Mike Day// guitars
Ipytor Machislav// bass
Jessica Billey// violin, voice
Drake Hardin// drums, networked mixer
Bud Melvin// pedal steel, banjo
Giovanna Anderson// drums
Luke Brapola// noises
Monica Demarco// bass, cello, voice
Rene Aguilera// bass, skewers, noise, networked mixer
Kris Kerby// drums
Rosie Hutchinson// organ, violin
Mateo Galindo// skewers, noises, bass
Rachaelle Ceniceros// drums
Sunrise Chacon// voice
Laura Ortman// noise
Bob Bellerue// skewers, pedals
Rosina Roibal// viola
Nate Daly// drums,
Chad McCoy// trombone
Ariel Muniz// bass
Luke Nihlen// drums
Michael Schissel// sax, skewers, turntable
Patrick Day// bass, noises
Jonathan Cram// guitar
Jeff Sproul// upright bass
Pat Clark// violin
Mike Waxman// drums,
Matthew Taylor// bass
Danny Garcia// things
Rob Valdez// drums,
Osker Merrill// noises
Christian Newman// drums
Dave Catanach// trombone
Augustine Ortiz// guitars
Jamie Rushad// bass
Geoff Escandon// guitar
Jay Fugelso// pocket trumpet
Peter Mezensky// noises
Jason Aspeslet// drums
Recorded and mixed by Ken Cornell, Raven Chacon, Tahnee Udero, Marisa Demarco, Rene Aguilera, Mike Day, Bob Bellerue, and Federico Escalante.
supported by 12 fans who also own “A Thread, A Braid”
The eerie decline during the closing act of this record are unbelievable; one of my favourite conclusions to an album in ages. Turns out the whole thing is immense too - scratching, crumpled, electronically-sabotaged tones bouncing against Trammell's scattershot percussive reflexes. jack-chuter