Elsewhere

“Like the original Colma: The Musical concept album, Elsewhere was written as a gift for Mendoza’s partner, Mark Del Lima, known for his odd mixtapes and offbeat playlists. Mendoza tried to mimic the patterns, themes, and sounds of his mixtapes and playlists and wrote fourteen songs that follow the general arc of a Mark Del Lima mix. The album marks a temporary departure for Mendoza’s music having virtually no lyrics and sounding as if it were recorded in various eras to evoke a sense of nostalgia. Elsewhere was released on December 21, 2009.”

SO, those are the words from Wikipedia. First, I’ll say right off the bat that this album is not like the previous albums, nor is it like Colma, nor Fruit Fly. The album is based on nostalgia. Admittedly, it’s the kind of audio nostalgia that’s very specific to people in their mid to late thirties, but that’s okay. It’s the sound of 16mm educational films from the 70’s, speculation video tapes from the 80’s, video games before the 32-bit revolution and a little movie score, just for fun.

From October of 2008 to October of 2009, Mark has been trying to get me to publish Elsewhere. I told him that I didn’t want to make a habit out of making gifts and then selling them (*cough* Colma *cough*) but he sold me. Now, it’s available on iTunes and Amazon.com.