Arizona Amp And Alternator is the latest installment in a long history of recording projects by Howe Gelb. In case that name isn`t enough to get your attention, here are a few more: Scout Niblett, M. Ward, Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire) and Grandaddy. Most of the tracks on Arizona Amp And Alternator were recorded in Denmark or Modesto, but some recording was also done in Howe`s hometown of Tucson. D...
Arizona Amp And Alternator is the latest installment in a long history of recording projects by Howe Gelb. In case that name isn`t enough to get your attention, here are a few more: Scout Niblett, M. Ward, Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire) and Grandaddy. Most of the tracks on Arizona Amp And Alternator were recorded in Denmark or Modesto, but some recording was also done in Howe`s hometown of Tucson. D...
Fashioned, in its way, after classic-to-early modern country concept albums like Willie Nelson's holy Red Headed Stranger and Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears, AAAA finds Howe Gelb and a handful of his brilliant friends working out the neo-twang in typically refreshing Thrill Jockey style. Gelb uses straightforward, rural musical textures in sparse arrangements that give these songs an enchanting smo...