Music From Great Record Producers
Posted by: Fusion 45 in Great Record Producers, tags: crowded house, latin playboys, los lobos, mitchell froom, suzanne vega
With A Name Like Mitchell Froom, It Has To Be Good
There’s something fascinating about Mitchell Froom’s name. Say it out loud: it’s both lyrical and industrial at the same time. It evokes evergreens and oranges, sometimes smoke from chimneys of the London cityscape, sometimes dry grasses of Baja Mexico.
His records - those he’s performed and those he’s produced — sound like his name. Particularly those for Latin Playboys and Los Lobos demonstrate a genius for combining new electronics with ancient instruments.
I have Latin Playboys and some of solo stuff around somewhere; I’ll dig them up.
In the meantime, here’s a cut or two that are readily available.
Los Lobos - Angels With Dirty Faces
A brilliant demonstration of his ability to meld together a soundscape of electronics and instruments.
Crowded House - Chocolate Cake
A sneakily sarcastic song that could’ve suffer from too much of what was trendy at the time. Instead, Froom let the lyrics shine.
It sounds a little dated today but still has something special about it.
Artwork: Rock & Roll (Acrylic/Oil on Box Canvas) by Cindy Todd
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