Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Cuneiform Records
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: May 30, 2025
Tracklist
1. Pine Trees Of Tennessee (5:35)
2. Rt. 40 (3:13)
3. Bear Out There (3:27)
4. Journey To The Sunset (3:21)
5. Snakes Of Albuquerque (4:27)
6. Miles (1:06)
7. Orange Sky (4:21)
8. Just Passin' Thru (1:55)
9. Desert Turtles (6:20)
10. Ambrosia Burger (1:32)
Total Time 35:17
Credits
Janel Leppin - cello, Minimoog
Anthony Pirog - electric guitar
Mike Kuhl - drums, percussion
All compositions by Skullcap.
Recorded at The Brink Analog and Digital Studios in Richmond, VA on December 27–28, 2023.
Engineering, mixing and mastering by Mike Reina.
Produced by Mike Reina.
Description/Reviews:
Snakes of Albuquerque is the debut recording from the rock and jazz, free improvising, classically informed, adventurously rhythmic, and memorably tuneful power cello trio Skullcap.
This is not a band that is easy to pigeonhole. The song titles offer a kind of road map through its unpredictable terrain. ‘Journey to the Sunset’, ‘Snakes of Albuquerque’: these suggest Gothy darkness, jumper cable skronk, and an internationalist mindset, all qualities apparent in Skullcap’s sound. But tying those attributes to a single genre? Not going to happen.
Snakes of Albuquerque is a record of instrumental rock that doesn't sound like anyone else. With this instrumentation, how could it?
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