Various Artists: Luz De Vida

The Luz de Vida compilation album, out now on Fort Lowell Records, is touching remembrance for the victims of the January 8th shootings in Tucson, AZ. When the calls were made to artists to contribute a song, response was huge. Since it was originally conceived as an limited edition LP (1500 copies, yellow vinyl) with room for a mere 12 tracks it was decided to create an extended download version - 36 tracks in all.

Dead Western Plains - People Beat

The collection is a snapshot of what is happening in the current indie of Tucson, a city that harbours all styles, with a penchant for south of the border tracks. Familiar names from the Fort Lowell Records roster obviously made the cut: Dead Western Plains, Tracey Shedd and Howe Gelb's legendary band Giant Sand, as well as bands from the Spanish speaking community - Salvador Duran, Mariachi Luz de Luna and Chango Malo. The best known international acts are Calexico, Spoon, Meat Puppets, Neko Case and DeVotchKa.

Leonard Bernstein once said: "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." With this compilation, all contributing artist have succeeded in doing so.

SIDE-A:

1. Dead Western Plains - People Beat
2. Kiss & The Tells - Tell Me Now
3. Rainer - The Oasis
4. Mariachi Luz de Luna - Luz a la Vida
5. Giant Sand - Recovery Mission (Radio Edit)
6. Chango Malo - A Change Is Gonna Come (Live)

SIDE-B:

1. Tracy Shedd - Encourage Me
2. La Cerca - Swim An Ocean
3. Calexico - Absent Afternoon
4. Lenguas Largas - Such A Thing
5. Holy Rolling Empire - Father's Father
6. Salvador Duran - Gabynda (Yolanda)

Please note that Chango Malo's A Change Is Gonna Come (Live) is exclusvely available on vinyl.

(Giant Sand - Recovery Mission (Radio Edit))

Digital download via iTunes and Amazon.

1. Taraf de Tucson - Vaya Con Dios
2. Dead Western Plains - People Beat
3. Sweet Secrets - Evidence
4. John Vanderslice - Pale Horse
5. Rachel Flotard & Jon Rauhouse - Hammered Light
6. Kiss & The Tells - Tell Me Now
7. El Depravos (feat. Chuck Prophet) - Vampire Requiem
8. Rainer - The Oasis
9. Reno del Mar - All For Love
10. Robyn Hitchcock - Light Blue Afternoon
11. Ozomatli - It's Only Time
12. Mariachi Luz de Luna - Luz a la Vida
13. Sunday Afternoon - Mexico
14. Giant Sand - Recovery Mission
15. Al Perry & Calexico - Dreaming (Live)
16. Brian Lopez - Molly (Live)
17. Meat Puppets - Love Our Children Forever (Live)
18. Jimmy Eat World - Here It Goes (Live)

19. HAIRSPRAYFIREANDGIRLS - The Only Child
20. Tracy Shedd - Encourage Me
21. La Cerca - Swim An Ocean
22. Spoon - Vittorio E.
23. Seashell Radio - Lewis y Clark
24. Calexico - Absent Afternoon
25. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
26. Mark Growden - Saguaro
27. Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta - Las Calles de Tucson
28. DeVotchKa - The Common Good
29. Lenguas Largas - Such A Thing
30. Golden Boots - Regional Whales
31. Silverbell - Why
32. Rich Hopkins - What Am I Supposed To Do?
33. Holy Rolling Empire - Father's Father
34. Tom Walbank - Guitar In Dub
35. Silver Thread Trio - Mockingbird
36. Salvador Duran - Gabynda (Yolanda)

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