Rancho de la luna
Rancho De La Luna is a Joshua Tree, California recording studio founded in 1993 by musicians Fred Drake and Dave Catching. When Fred Drake died of cancer in 2002, Dave Catching took over in 2004 and has since provided a temporary home for many bands and solo artists as a producer and musician, but also as a host and cook, for the time of creating and recording music and others Works of art.
As part of the US TV show Anthony Bourdain: A Question of Taste (English: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations ), author and chef Anthony Bourdain and his team shot the episode Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll with the rock Musician Josh Homme at the rancho. The title song Desert Roll, written by Homme for this episode, was also created there.
Some manufacturers of technical music equipment, such as B. Yamaha , TC Electronic or Marshall used the location to record YouTube videos.
Musician
Some of the bands and musicians who have worked there since the studio was founded include:
- Arctic Monkeys
- Autolux
- Eagles of Death Metal
- earthlings?
- Foo fighters
- Fu Manchu
- Iggy Pop
- John Garcia
- Kyuss
- Mark Lanegan
- Masters of Reality
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Snow Patrol
- The Afghan Whigs
- Desert sessions
- Warpaint
- Kurt Vile
Albums
Many artists who worked there report a strong influence on the works created there through the special atmosphere created by the remoteness in the sparsely inhabited desert area. The most famous albums that were made there include z. B .:
| Album title | Year of publication | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| "AT THE" | 2013 | Arctic Monkeys |
| "Deep in the Hole" | 2001 | Masters of Reality |
| "Humbug" | 2009 | Arctic Monkeys |
| "Post Pop Depression" | 2018 | Iggy Pop |
| Queens of the Stone Age (debut album) | 1998 | Queens of the Stone Age |
| "Sonic Highways" | 2014 | Foo fighters |
| Volumes 1–12 | 2000-2019 | The Desert Sessions |
Web links
- https://www.ranchodelaluna.com/family
- https://www.discogs.com/de/label/264304-Rancho-De-La-Luna?page=1
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxT6J301NYs
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z097_VlcrzQ
Individual evidence
- ↑ FILMFEST MÜNCHEN: AMERICAN VALHALLA by Andreas Neumann and Joshua Homme. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
- ^ Kurt Vile Talks More About All-Over-The-Place New Album. In: Stereogum. April 3, 2015, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Dirk Peitz: Pop from the Arctic Monkeys: Once desert and back. In: The time . August 6, 2009, accessed May 11, 2020 .
Coordinates: 34 ° 8 ′ 24.9 ″ N , 116 ° 19 ′ 24.3 ″ W.