Weedian presents new compilation »Trip to New Mexico« feat. Red Mesa, Blue Heron, L’uomo Nero, Nomestomper, Ruiner & more!

Weedian presents new compilation »Trip to New Mexico«, released on December 14th, 2023. »Trip to New Mexico« includes artists such as Red Mesa, Blue Heron, L’uomo Nero, Nomestomper, Ruiner, Jagged Mouth, Black Maria, Drought and more.

Tracklist:
01. The Horned God – Ghost Dragon
02. Blue Heron – Futurola
03. Red Mesa – The Path To The Deathless
04. Heave – Harbinger
05. L’uomo Nero – Nel Deserto
06. Nomestomper – Moon King
07. Jagged Mouth – Fallen To Incarnadine Loam
08. Pot Hole – Pot Smoking Bear
09. Sand Into Glass – Slopes Of Doubt
10. Supercabra – Early Morning Red Dog Prayer
11. Black Maria – Pain Button
12. Drought – Penitente
13. THC-Worm – Tzargon Funkelasticity Lab Sample IV
14. Gral Brothers – Silva Lanes
15. Violet Rising – Ethereal
16. Distances – Poison Dowry
17. Crown Shy – The Long Mile
18. Ruiner – Liber Patientiae

“Welcome to »A Trip to New Mexico«. Yes, we are a real state, and yes we like it loud. Herein, you will find bands of the not so distant past, and those who have the flame of life burning within. You can expect to hear the sounds of “The Land of Enchantment”, but be careful what you wish for, as locals know that there is an alternate state that has been dubbed “The Land of Entrapment”.

Within this compilation you will hear the sound of missed opportunities, bad choices, and worse outcomes. The sound of poverty; abject economic poverty, and poverty of spirit. You’ll experience biting cold atop a mountain , and the extensive heat of the desert basin. The smell of sage and pine, and dust. The vision of blue, clear skies, and cloud-enshrouded mountains. The feeling of the cactus thorn pricking your flesh, and the feeling of getting stuck in the snow and being late for work.

You’ll experience the exhilaration of carefree living in the sun, and the oncoming doom of an impending dawn. The smell of exhaled marijuana smoke, coupled with urine in a trash-strewn alleyway. You’ll fathom to understand the freedom a single-track trail on horseback offers, and the crushing oppression of hopelessness. The sound of calamity as the devil approaches, and the sound of the Creator who molded our landscape beckoning you to be near.

And if you listen close enough, you’ll hear the aftermath of native cultures clashing with Spanish conquistadors, of cabelleros kicking up dust across vast expanses, of Trinity site explosions, coupled with the negative ions that a slow moving stream in the mountains give off to calm, and strengthen.

The heavy music culture in New Mexico has never been more vibrant!”

Words by Alex Cantwell (Red Mesa, Jagged Mouth)

Featuring two unreleased songs from Horned God and Heave.

Artwork by Adam Renaldi.

Special thanks to Desert Records.

All tracks procured by permission of the bands and/or their record labels.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well