Trading with the Enemy

For other uses, see Trading with the enemy (disambiguation).

Trading with the Enemy is the second album by the collaborative band Tuatara, released in 1998.^[5][6] Steve Berlin and Scott McCaughey were among the new musicians who contributed to the album.^[7]

Trading with the Enemy
Studio album by Tuatara
Released	June 23, 1998 (1998-06-23)
Recorded	1998
Genre	World music
Label	Epic[1]
Producer	Barrett Martin, Justin Harwood[2]
Tuatara chronology
Breaking the Ethers (1997) Trading with the Enemy (1998) Cinemathique (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Windsor Star	[4]

Critical reception

Guitar Player noted that "traces of jazz, afro-pop, and the Starsky & Hutch theme seep through the layers of guitars, saxophones, and vibraphones."^[8] The Windsor Star praised the "Ventures-influenced surf tune ('Afterburner'), a funky tribute to deceased Nigerian musician/activist Fela Kuti ('Fela the Conqueror') and an idyllic folk tune that is propelled by Buck's mandolin ('Angel and the Ass')."^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Streets of New Delhi" (Justin Harwood and Barrett Martin) - 5:05
2. "Smuggler's Cove" (Martin, Skerik, and Mike Stone) - 5:42
3. "Night in the Emerald City" (Harwood and Martin) - 7:32
4. "The Bender" (Harwood, Martin, and Skerik) - 5:13
5. "Negotiation" (Steve Berlin, Peter Buck, Harwood, Martin, Scott McCaughey, Skerik, and Stone) - 3:21
6. "Fela the Conqueror" (Harwood, Martin, and Skerik) - 6:11
7. "Wormwood" (Berlin, Harwood, Martin, and Skerik) - 5:34
8. "Koto Song (The Old Shinjuku Trail)" (Berlin, Martin, and McCaughey) - 6:34
9. "L' Espionnage Pomme de Terre Buck" (Buck, Harwood, Martin, McCaughey, and Skerik) - 6:26
10. "Angel and the Ass" (Buck, Harwood, and Martin) - 3:14
11. "P.C.H." (Buck, Harwood, and Martin) - 3:24
12. "Afterburner" (Harwood, Martin, and Skerik) - 7:49

Personnel

• Steve Berlin
• Peter Buck
• Craig Flory
• Justin Harwood
• Barrett Martin
• Scott McCaughey
• Elizabeth Pupo-Walker
• Skerik
• Mike Stone

In movies

• Tracks "The Bender" and "Afterburner" were used in 2001 Polish comedy-action film "Bulgarski Pościkk" directed by Bartosz Walaszek.

References

1. "Tuatara". NPR.
2. Rosen, Craig (Apr 25, 1998). "Tuatara expands instrumental reach". Billboard. 110 (17): 14.
3. "Trading With the Enemy - Tuatara | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. Keene, Darrin (9 July 1998). "CD REVIEWS". Windsor Star. p. C9.
5. "Tuatara Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
6. Kaufman, Gil. "Tuatara Catch The Potato Spy". MTV News.^{[dead link‍]}
7. Renzhoffer, Martin (20 Sep 1998). "Tuatara, a band just for the sound of it". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D1.
8. Levy, Adam (Jun 1998). "Tuatara". Guitar Player. 32 (6): 140–141.