Search - Friends of Dean Martinez :: Place in the Sun

Dischordant, much rougher than Calexico, OP8

W. Kunert | Sacramento, CA | 06/27/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I wanted to warn anyone who like me, made this their first venture into FOMD, by way of recommendation after discovering the melodic and beautiful music of Calexico and OP8. There's nothing wrong with this album, it's well-crafted. It's just not what I was looking for. Unlike the other music mentioned, this is quite heavy on the squealing electric guitar solos with distorted organ and fuzzed-out minute-long passages of crashing "noise". Very few relaxing passages and very little of the pedal steel and acoustic Ennio Morriccone western style I was expecting. No horns. I wished a reviewer had made me aware of this."

Rain in the Desert

xraygun | Richmond, VA USA | 04/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Humid, dripping with tone and twang, like rain dripping from a cactus, these Friends aren't sure if they should set up camp, or drive through to find some surf. Heck, the desert used to be covered with water, why not stay for a night?Excellent recording, sounds great on good hi-fi gear!"

Fabulous, beautiful, and eerie

R. Leritz | LA | 04/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"these guys know what they are doing. its the perfect music for driving through the desert on a horse with no name...just kidding, but it is a wonderful combination of southwestern twang and string quartet. its dreamy music."