Drummer John Convertino, admitted that the Calexico band members had never been to Mexico before. Remarkable, because the sound of Calexico is strongly influenced by Mexican music. Joey Burns and Joey Convertino, the two men behind Calexico, retired to a studio in Mexico City for ten days for this CD. Strangely enough, this trip resulted in Calexico's most 'un-Mexican' album. Perhaps the duo in the
… Mexican capital got homesick for the United States. Only sparingly, as in the Spanish-language cumbia song Cumbia De Donde, there are Latin influences. Edge Of The Sun mainly shows American roots rock songs. Burns & Convertino are professionals who also deliver a more than decent album on a weekday, but a stay in the largest city in the Spanish-speaking world could have yielded some more musical fireworks. (PdK)more
