Life on a border has always been about exchange, mixing, gray areas, birth of the new from two (or more...usually more) different entities. Its where two separate things rub against each other. Anyone that has ever lived near one knows "cultural appropriation" is as natural as breathing, and no one suffers because of it.
Ricky Shimo is a product of such an environment and it shows. Immersed in heavy metal and punk as equally as norteno and corridos. Enjoying pizza and burgers with the same relish as pozole and carne asada. Coca-cola...tamarindo...its all brown to him.
Co-founder of Lenguas Largas, a member of the Resonars live, as well as plenty of other bands...here he offers up his own sound unwatered down by others vision. A tropicalia Zombies performing the soundtrack for some early 70s giallo is the best I can offer as verbiage trying to encapsulate the sonic journey you're about to embark on.
The first salvo from Midtown Island Records is a glorious one in this new strange world we inhabit. Build the wall if you want, the invasion happened a long time ago and you ain't gonna stop it now. Anchorbaby is both a beautiful result of that and proof that only chickenshits are scared of miscegenation.
As a writer better than myself once opined buy the ticket, take the ride.
Mark Beef
credits
released May 22, 2019
Written and Performed by Ricky "Shimo" Custodio
Recorded at Midtown Island Studios, Tucson, Arizona by Matt Rendon
Mixed and additional recordings by Jim Waters @ Waterworks Studio
Produced by Ricky Shimo, Isaac Reyes and Jim Waters
Mastered for Vinyl by Dave Eck @ Lucky Lacquers Mastering
Mastered for digital by Jim Waters @ Waterworks Studio
Photography by Ed Arnaud
Layout by John Polle
Cover tag by Christopher Enriquez
Guests:
Cherish Rendon: Backing Vocals on 3 & 5
Sathya Honey: Backing Vocals on 5
Matt Rendon: Backing Vocals on 3 & 5, Drums on 4, Guitar solo on 1, Cuica on 5, Bongos on 10, Tambourine on 3.
Paul: Bark on 2.
Anchorbaby Music BMI
This is some throwback stuff that your grandmother would have listened to in the mid 60s while necking in the back seat of a Bel air at make out point. This young lady's voice is fantastic, the music is pop perfection and they fit perfectly with Matt Rendon's style of production.Beautiful stuff. fungicide
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