No Mans Land

No Mans Land

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From a very young age, the untamed beast named Tommy Guerrero would skateboard up walls and down the San Francisco hills like no one else. He played in punk rock bands well before he could even get into the clubs legally. And he displayed an artistry for life that few folks ever even fantasize about.
	
It's 2014 and the guy’s resume reads like a dream- Bones Brigade skate team in the 80’s, movie appearances, co-founder of Real Skateboards and 40’s Clothing, art director for Krooked Skateboarding, and prolific recording artist- from the “Fat Jazzy Grooves” and “Another Late Night” compilations, to albums for Mo’Wax, Galaxia, Function 8, Rush [Japan], Quannum and Ubiquity, T.G. has lead a full life. Then there’s the collaborations with Lyrics Born, Jack Johnson, Curumin, Bing Ji Ling and Prefuse 73, remixes for Money Mark/Nigo, Poets of Rhythm and Shawn Lee. His band, Jet Black Crayon, has toured with Isotope 217 and Tortoise. He’s scored tunes for Thomas Campbell’s surf film “Sprout”, the EA video game “skate” and had the honor of being the sole provider of music for Todd Oldham’s show “Hand Made Modern” on HGTV.  His songs have been licensed for zeitgeist television shows like “Queer as Folk”, “Sex in the City” and “CSI Miami”. His designs are found on Levis in Japan, Vans shoes worldwide, and Sutro eyewear.

His concerts packed houses from the Fujirock Festival in Japan to Café DuNord in S.F., The Underworld in London and The Knitting Factory in N.Y.C; Tommy just finished a 15 city tour of Europe sponsored by Levi’s- the video gives you a birds eye view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOU7W9rAkdo. 

Tommy’s music, like his graphic design, is beguilingly simple. He sounds like a guy messing around on his front stoop, and maybe that’s exactly what he is- but the result will touch you down to your toes. From Mission District punkers to Shibuya-ku hipsters- his melodies dance lightly around your head while the rhythms build under your feet and move your hips. His is SOUL music, made by a street kid raised on Santana and Bill Withers (with more than a little nod to the Clash and Public Enemy in there, too).

Track List:

  1. Black Dust [02:12]
  2. The Gunslinger [02:59]
  3. The Stranger [03:08]
  4. Loco’s Lament [02:50]
  5. The Lone Pistolero [03:20]
  6. The Man From Califas [02:31]
  7. Handful of Hell [03:11]
  8. The Last Stand [03:03]
  9. Sticks of Fury [03:24]
  10. El Bandito [02:58]
  11. Phantom Rider [02:34]
  12. Hombre Sin Nombre [02:24]
  13. Duel in the Dust [02:47]
  14. Valle de la Muerte [03:17]
  15. Malas Tierras [03:13]
  16. The Viper [02:56]
  17. Specter City [03:35]

Credits:

Tommy Guerrero (Composer) | Matt Rodriguez (Percussion) | Monte Vallier (Mixer) | Mike Wells (Master) | Dave Kinsey (Cover Art)
Track 5: Marc Capelle (Horn)
Track 15: Money Mark (Harmonica)

(P) 2014 Too Good
(C) 2014 Too Good