Atemahawke

"Host of a Ghost"
Atemahawke
Studio album by Porter
Released	May 15, 2007
Genre	Experimental rock; indie rock; alternative rock; dream pop;
Length	47:27
Label	3er Piso
Producer	Odín Parada; Alex Pérez;
Porter chronology
Singles from Atemahawke
	"Host of a Ghost"; Released: November 5, 2008;

Atemahawke is the debut album of Mexican surrealist rock band Porter, released on May 15, 2007. To date, the only single released is "Host of a Ghost". The name consists of an English phonetic translation of Nahuatl for Guadalajara, Ātemaxac [aːteˈmaʃak]. Each of the album's songs have a back story which are printed in the album, giving further explanation to the lyrics. The album was later named the 3rd best of the decade by Latin music website Club Fonograma.[2] This is the band's last release with vocalist Juan Son.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Following the album's release, Porter performed at Al Borde's Rock N' Bliss in Hollywood, California on October 12, 2007, the band's first performance outside of Mexico. The band would later perform at the 2008 Coachella Festival with Natalia Lafourcade performing "Host of a Ghost" on stage with the band.[3] Shortly after the performance at Coachella, Porter became inactive and broke up before reforming in 2013 with vocalist David Velasco.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"El túnel"	1:37
2.	"Este cosmos"	3:15
3.	"Vaquero galáctico"	3:51
4.	"Host of a Ghost"	4:20
5.	"Hansel & Gretel's Bollywood Story"	5:01
6.	"Bailando con mi virginidad"	4:42
7.	"Al fin me darás un reno"	4:24
8.	"Estocolmo"	3:09
9.	"Cuervos"	5:09
10.	"Ana Paula (Viaje al 113)"	2:34
11.	"Xoloitzcuintle chicloso" (Contains an untitled hidden track starting 7:55)	9:24

Personnel

Porter

Juan Son – vocals
Victor "Villor" Valverde – guitar, piano
Fernando "Fehr" de la Huerta – guitar
Diego "Bacter" Rangel – bass, synthesizer, programming
Juan Pablo "Chata" Vázque – drums

Additional

Odín Parada – producer, bajo sexto, bateria, keyboards
Alex Pérez – producer, bajo sexto, bateria, keyboards, programming
Ron Boustead – mastering
Jesus Cabrera – violin, viola

References

"Atemahawke - Porter". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"best of the decade". club fonograma. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
Magaña, Omar (April 27, 2008). "Imponen británicos su estilo en Coachella", Reforma, p. 15.

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[1] "Atemahawke - Porter". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[2] "best of the decade". club fonograma. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

[3] Magaña, Omar (April 27, 2008). "Imponen británicos su estilo en Coachella", Reforma, p. 15.