Mondo Garaj is the debut studio album and fourth album by jazz fusion band Garaj Mahal.
The album was recorded in late 2000 and early 2001 at In The Pocket Studio in Sonoma County, CA, then mixed/mastered over 2001 and 2002 at Talcott Mountain Studio in Simsbury, CT, The Plant Studios in Sausalito, CA, Phelps Studios in San Francisco, CA, and Fluffland Studio in San Anselmo, CA, and finally released in 2003 on Harmonized Records.
Track listing Mondo Garaj (Eckhardt) - 5:33 Hindi Gumbo (Haque) - 5:31 Be Dope (Hertz, Levy) - 6:11 Junct (Haque) - 6:22 Poodle Factory (Hertz) - 3:51 The Big Smack Down (Eckhardt) - 0:35 New Meeting (Hertz) - 8:04 Beware My Ethnic Heart (Haque) - 9:11 Madagascar (Hertz, Levy) - 5:21 Gulam Sabri (Haque) - 7:47 Bajo (Hertz) - 7:07 Milk Carton Blues (Levy) - 3:06
Personnel
Musical Fareed Haque - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Sitar (Electric) Alan Hertz - Drums, Art Direction, Mixing, Photography, Cover Photo, Roland Synthesizer Eric Levy - Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Mini Moog, Oberheim OB8, Prophet 5, Sequential Circuits Kai Eckhardt - Bass Michael Kang - Fiddle, Mandolin DJ Fly - Agaric 23 Turntables DJ Roto - Turntables, Sampling, Effects
Technical Garaj Mahal - Arranger, Producer, Art Direction, Mixing Christian Weyers - Producer, Executive Producer Toni Fishman - Executive Producer Justin Phelps - Engineer John Cuniberti - Mastering Engineer Jason Andrew - Assistant Engineer Mark Fassler - Assistant Engineer Theresa Reed - Photography David "Hot Rod" Shuman - Mixing Assistant
External links Garaj Mahal official website Fareed Haque official website Kai Eckhardt official website Eric Levy official website Harmonized Records official website In The Pocket Studio official website Justin Phelps webpage John Cuniberti official website