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The track eventually adds those sleek fiddle lines and some saucy electric notes and bends for colour, the bass really sneaks up on you here, ending with a cool downscale on an upright. Troublemakers in Flagstone – classic Ry Cooder-esque Last man Standing-era action kicks this one off, trading blues licks over low-slung bass and muted beats. The roomy, distant drums fill the space as layers of different styles of acoustic guitar run through the main melody, evocative stuff!

Running Late on Payday – A moodier piece than the previous tracks, this has a heartbeat bass kick, and dusty violin with echoes of reverb, and is focused on some tasty acoustic guitar riffs that drop to palm-muted versions with a subtle electronic back-beat as piano trills loom in the darkness. In terms of production, everything feels live and organic, which absolutely adds to the grittiness of the Western vibes. On The Hunt – The tremolo-effected electric guitar mosies along here, backed up by low, simple bass, scattered, marching snare rolls and the occasional piano chord - it really is great to hear such a guitar-driven album that relies on well-chosen notes and layers as opposed to technical prowess. It’s getting me ready to draw those pistols! The subtle ambience, keyboard work and nylon-strung guitar runs at the end of the track cross into some Southern licks and a string bend that reminded me of the best parts of Sanctuary 3 on the Borderlands 3 soundtrack – a lot of ground covered here, moving from the dusty range to Mexico and back. The inner circle of the vinyl features the barrel of a six-shooter, with three bullets fired, a nice tip of the hat to the fact that this is the third game in the series.ĭesperados 3 Main Theme – A very strong, scene-setting opening! Shimmering, tremolo-driven blends of acoustic and electric guitar build up to swaggering single-note lead lines over epic strums and drums that call to mind a gang trotting across rugged terrain, it also contains touches of refrains that will be returned to later on in the record.

This being a Black Screen Records release, means that the record is ensconced in an anti-static sleeve, which is always awesome and something I always appreciate about BSR creations. The translucent red/black marbled vinyl itself is 180g and to my eyes is a deep, blood red. The rear of the album shows various images of the world of Desperados John Cooper walking away from a duel at sunset to his waiting gang uneven gravestones in the dry, dead earth and rocky outcrops in the hot evening sun - the colour palette really does capture the vibe of the time – hot, stark, unforgiving and deadly. The work – courtesy of Randis Albion – is illustrated on a faded paper style, as if the record sleeve itself is an old ‘wanted’ poster rich with browns, creams and the rising essence from a mysterious green flask held by Doc McCoy, that weaves through the character portraits. Presented as a single record, Desperados III features lifelike renditions of in-game characters on the cover.

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On a personal level, after covering so many albums of varying genres and styles, it spoke to the string-twiddler in me to hear a full instrumental album of music that featured (tasty) guitars as the main focal point in terms of instrumentation, Yee-haw! When playing a game based in the Wild West, there are certain sounds I expect (and yearn) to hear tremolo, acoustic guitar, saloon piano, dusty slides and possibly a touch of Mariachi music, If I’m lucky.ĭesperado III has all of this and manages to throw some surprises into the mix as well.