Steve Berlin

Role

Saxophonist

Genre

Rock Folk, World, & Country Latin

Group

Los Lobos Tuatara The Flesh Eaters

Credits

Mystery Bumblebee Be The Love You Want

Role

Saxophonist

Genre

Rock Folk, World, & Country Latin

Group

Los Lobos Tuatara The Flesh Eaters

Credits

Mystery Bumblebee Be The Love You Want

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Used for the saxophone on Stan Ridgway's "Dogs", as stated by Mosquitos co-producer Joe Chiccarelli in this November 20, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Another essential part of the film noir-ish sound of the track is Berlin’s sax solo.

“Steve always likes his saxes pretty low-fi,” says Chiccarelli. “So I think we might have done that with a Shure SM57 almost crammed down the bell of the horn. There might have been another mic, though—like a Neumann U47 FET—that was back off the mic and was blended in for more natural tone. But Steve really is a character kind of player. That’s why I love working with him. Los Lobos were into making low-fi records with these sounds that sounded broken and unique, before that was cool. Much credit goes to Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake for those sounds.

“Stan also loved that low-fi kind of thing,” he adds. “On Mosquitos we tried to make a record that had that sort of kitschy, lo-fi aesthetic but still had a sense of polish and fidelity to it.”

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