CALICHE CON CARNE
"The Great Cyclops And Other Tales Rendered" CD
Not since Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, or Patsy
Cline has country music been this poetic, prolific, and downright
heart-warming. Caliche Con Carne skillfully constructs a rural
musical melange that effervescently swings from whiskey-soaked Appalachian
mountain music to southwestern Tex-Mex festivity to Deep South backwoods
bluesiness to rowdy holy-roller revivalism. The toe-tappin',
knee-slappin' ditties contained herein are as pure, authentic, and
invigorating as a fresh batch of homemade hillbilly hooch. My
ears are undeniably hooked on the angelic, honey-drenched vocals
of Raquel Mogollon (her voice is sultry, sweetly titillating, and
full of sensuous womanly charm). The down-home vocal drawl
of James Patrick Jordan perfectly complements Raquel's syrupy, paradisiacal
harmonies, making me all giddy and euphoric way deep down inside.
The swampy, slithering slide-guitar fierily sizzles in a big
ol' boiling vat of brash acoustic-guitar rhythms. The jaunty
mandolin-pickin' swagger of Schwami Lee, robust jug-puffing bass
lines of Enrique Baldon, and rootin'-tootin' double-time drum beats
of Roberto Duggan exquisitely intertwine to create a pristinely
blended collage of rustic, spirit-rousing sonic pleasantness. I'm
absolutely 100% enthralled with this musically picturesque disc!
Now all I want to do the remainder of this long, hot summer
evening is relax on the back porch, slowly imbibe a few beers, blast
the splendorous pastoral tunes of Caliche Con Carne, and feverishly
dance a jig with Mother Nature. Ain't life grand! -
Roger Moser, Jr.
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