“Welcome to ‘A Trip to New Mexico’. Yes, we are a real state, and yes we like it loud. Herein, you will find bands of the not so distant past, and those who have the flame of life burning within. You can expect to hear the sounds of “The Land of Enchantment,” but be careful what you wish for, as locals know that there is an alternate state that has been dubbed “The Land of Entrapment.“
Within this compilation you will hear the sound of missed opportunities, bad choices, and worse outcomes. The sound of poverty; abject economic poverty, and poverty of spirit. You’ll experience biting cold atop a mountain , and the extensive heat of the desert basin. The smell of sage and pine, and dust. The vision of blue, clear skies, and cloud-enshrouded mountains. The feeling of the cactus thorn pricking your flesh, and the feeling of getting stuck in the snow and being late for work.
You’ll experience the exhilaration of carefree living in the sun, and the oncoming doom of an impending dawn. The smell of exhaled marijuana smoke, coupled with urine in a trash-strewn alleyway. You’ll fathom to understand the freedom a single-track trail on horseback offers, and the crushing oppression of hopelessness. The sound of calamity as the devil approaches, and the sound of the Creator who molded our landscape beckoning you to be near.
And if you listen close enough, you’ll hear the aftermath of native cultures clashing with Spanish conquistadors, of cabelleros kicking up dust across vast expanses, of Trinity site explosions, coupled with the negative ions that a slow moving stream in the mountains give off to calm, and strengthen.
The heavy music culture in New Mexico has never been more vibrant!” – Words by Alex Cantwell (Red Mesa, Jagged Mouth)
Featuring two unreleased songs from: Horned God and Heave
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Tracklist:
01. The Horned God – Ghost Dragon 05:31
02. Blue Heron – Futurola 05:22
03. Red Mesa – The Path To The Deathless 06:51
04. Heave – Harbinger 09:25
05. L’uomo Nero – Nel Deserto 04:47
06. Nomestomper – Moon King 04:41
07. Jagged Mouth – Fallen To Incarnadine Loam 06:42
08. Pot Hole – Pot Smoking Bear 09:59
09. Sand Into Glass – Slopes of Doubt 08:38
10. Supercabra – Early Morning Red Dog Prayer 06:12
11. Black Maria – Pain Button 07:45
12. Drought – Penitente 13:19
13. THC-Worm – Tzargon Funkelasticity Lab Sample IV 06:33
14. Gral Brothers – Silva Lanes 05:51
15. Violet Rising – Ethereal 04:24
16. Distances – Poison Dowry 07:14
17. Crown Shy – The Long Mile 04:17
18. Ruiner – Liber Patientiae 01:20:00
