“Earthspeaker ” That’s what a friend called me recently, and I thought it was a perfect title for this album. Earthspeaker picks up where The Painted Desert left off, and these latest compositions are an expression of what I have seen and felt in the world this past year. I’d say they are closest to sonic paintings, a combination of my life experiences and the impact of an extremely powerful and dynamic year. We recorded this in New Mexico and Washington state, and I assembled the musicians from both of those places, knowing that they had the capacity to capture this same vision – a little of the desert, a little of the sea.
Barrett Martin - Drum set, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Vibraphone, Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitars, Indonesian Gamelans, African Drums, Steel Drums, Japanese Koto, Hand Percussion, and Synthesizer
Luis Guerra - Upright Bass on all tracks, Acoustic Guitar on 4
Manny Oquendo - African Drums, Hand Percussion, Electronic Sounds
Kanoa Kaluhiwa - Tenor Saxophone
Dave Carter - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Craig Flory - Flute
Joe Cripps - Gamelans and Frame Drum on 12
All compositions written, arranged, produced, and mixed by Barrett Martin Wrecking Ball Music, Sony ATV Music Publishing, BMI
Recorded at The Tone Palace, Taos, New Mexico by Omar Rane
Terramoto Studios, Albuquerque, New Mexico by Luis Guerra
Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington by Floyd Reitsma
Mixed at Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington by Barrett Martin, assisted by Floyd Reitsma
Mastered at RFI Mastering, Seattle, Washington by Ed Brooks
Original Artwork by Barbara Oline, Taos, New Mexico
