Diamonds to Dust, by Gurf Morlix

Diamonds to Dust

by Gurf Morlix

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The words roll out in Gurf Morlix’s old soul voice as if from a seer delivering eternal knowledge, a medicine man calling up the Great Spirit or a miracle cure: “Birth to boneyard, boom to bust/Everything falls apart like it must.”
On his fourth solo album, Morlix’s themes are living and dying, transience and permanence, the ephemeral and the lasting, and from the opening death penalty dirge “Killing Time In Texas” to the final heartbreaking duet with Patty Griffin, “Need You Now”, it all exhibits timeless wisdom and unlimited compassion. No matter the tempo — and Morlix is a Zen master of tempo — each lyric squeezes out rivers of emotion that have that hollow pit in the stomach dialed in.
With songs addressing everything from Hurricane Katrina to murdered atheist leader Madalyn Murray O’Hair, Morlix somehow manages to make a timeless record that seems perfect for this historical moment — never more so than when he intones Dylan’s mythic line, “You don’t count your dead when God’s on your side”. He takes it deep with “Windows Open, Windows Close” as he eulogizes Warren Zevon, Blaze Foley, and a Grateful Dead roadie: “Pour his ashes in a road case/On tour forevermore.” Like the great gospel artists, when he sings about death, Morlix glorifies life.---No Depression

• Drums – Rick Richards (2)
• Harmonica – Ray Bonneville
• Layout – Liz Happel
• Photography By, Design – Brende Fuller
• Producer, Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By, Guitar, Bass – Gurf Morlix
• Vocals [Harmonies] – Patty Griffin
• Written-By – Bob Dylan (tracks: 6), Brende Fuller (tracks: 2), Gurf Morlix (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 11), Troy Campbell (tracks: 1)

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1.	Killin' Time in Texas 05:20	info	buy track
2.	Madalyn's Bones 03:32	info	buy track
3.	Food, Water, Shelter & Love 05:11	info	buy track
4.	Blanket 04:42	info	buy track
5.	Diamonds to Dust 03:26	info	buy track
6.	With God on Our Side 06:25	info	buy track
7.	I've Got a Passion 05:10	info	buy track
8.	Windows Open, Windows Close 05:32	info	buy track
9.	Up Against It 03:12	info	buy track
10.	Worth Dyin' For 04:42	info	buy track
11.	Need You Now 04:24	info	buy track

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The words roll out in Gurf Morlix’s old soul voice as if from a seer delivering eternal knowledge, a medicine man calling up the Great Spirit or a miracle cure: “Birth to boneyard, boom to bust/Everything falls apart like it must.”
Like the great gospel artists, when he sings about death, Morlix glorifies life.---No Depression

Tracks:
1) Killin' Time in Texas
2) Madalyn's Bones
3) Food, Water, Shelter, Love
4) Blanket
5) Diamonds to Dust
6) With God on Our Side
7) I've Got a Passion
8) Windows Open, Windows Close
9) Up Against It
10) Worth Dyin' for
11) Need You Now

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released February 1, 2007

Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Gurf Morlix at Rootball Studio, Austin Texas

All songs by Gurf Morlix (Crankbait Music/SESAC/administered by Bug Music) except:
"Killin' Time in Texas" by Gurf Morlix and Troy Campbell (Crainkbait Music/SESAC/Bug Music and Way Highmen Publishing/BMI)
"Madalyn's Bones" by Gurf Morlix and Brende Fuller (Crankbait Music/SESAC/administered by Bug Music
and
"With God on Our Side" by Bob Dylan (Special Rider Music/SESAC)

Rick Richards pounded the drums passionately. He is the secret weapon.
You know a better drummer? Not likely.
Ray Bonneville played the harmonica with a whole lot of soul.
Patty Griffin sang the most exquisite harmonies.
Gurf did whatever else needs doing.

Photography and design by Brende Fuller
Layout by Liz Happel

Gurf uses and flat our loves Elixir strings.
Thanks go out to Nadene and all the Porchboard Bass folks. www.porchboard.com

Check out Sam Baker's songs. You'll be glad you did.
www.sambakermusic.com

Blanket is dedicated to Warren Zevon and Chris Slemmer

Extra special thanks go out to Dave Wykoff, Sam Baker, Ray Wylie and Judy, Tony Nobles, Mary Gauthier, Kevin Drew Davis at Hill Country Guitars, everyone at Keith Case and Associates, everybody at KGSR, KUT, KNBT, and KOOP radio, Bob Harris and the BBC, Denby Auble and Greg Ellis at Blue Corn Music, Al Moss, Lisa Shively, Richard Skanse, Shuichi Iwami, Al and Barbara Priest, Ralston Bowles, and Alex Luscher.

Thanks again to Rick, Ray and Patty.d

www.gurfmorlix.com

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Gurf Morlix Austin, Texas

Gurf Morlix has been inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, the Austin Music Hall of Fame and was named Instrumentalist of the Year by the Americana Association. He has produced records for many Americana icons such as Lucinda Williams, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Mary Gauthier, Slaid Cleaves, Robert Earl Keen and more. He has produced 15 solo albums which have received global critical acclaim. ... more

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