The West

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The first time on vinyl Xemu Records re-masters and re-packages the follow-up to Legend of God's Gun, the classic concept album "The West"… Made with the classic line-up of Brian Jonestown Massacre alumni originally recorded in 2006 is long considered a fan favorite.

Spaghetti western is usually listed under the heading of band influences, not genres, although Kirkpatrick Thomas, the man behind the B-movie sound of Spindrift and the band's main songwriter and guitarist, might beg to differ.

He's taken his love of sun blasted landscapes, distorted twangy guitars, and squinty eyed heroes and villains and spun them into a shimmering, mirage-drenched ambience that can only be called psychedelic spaghetti western music.

The twisted musicality of Ennio Morricone's early work blends with the haunted noirish resonance of Bruno Nicolai (Morricone's arranger) and Thomas' own fevered vision to create expansive cinematic soundscapes made more for dreaming, or even hallucinating, than dancing, not that the music lacks energy or drive.

Arranged By – Spindrift

Artwork – Kirpatrick Thomas

Bass [Doubleneck Bass & Baritone Guitar] – Henry Evans

Cover [CD Art Composition] – Erika Petty

Drums, Percussion – Daniel Allaire, Jason Plucky Anchondo

Guitar, Harmonica – David Koenig

Harmonium, Autoharp, Orchestrated By, Lap Steel Guitar – Marcos Diableros

Mixed By – Chris Rakestraw (tracks: 6, 12)

Mixed By, Remastered By – Dennis Moody (tracks: 9, 10, 11), Kirpatrick Thomas

Musical Box, Gong – Emma Salerno

Organ [Melosonic], Chimes [Church Chimes] – Julie Patterson

Photography By – Julie Patterson

Piano, Other [Himself] – Frankie Teardrop Emerson

Recorded By – Kirpatrick Thomas

Vocals, Guitar [Casio Digital Guitar], Other [Crickets] – Kirpatrick Thomas

Written-By – Kirpatrick Thomas