Revolt of the ILX Brigade: New Post-Fahey Folk For PPL that post in the Takoma & Tompkin's Square Threads

On a completely unrelated note, have any of you guys heard the two Richard Crandell albums with Bill Bartels? Obviously he's known for his classic first album, and then for his (much later) mbira stuff, but he made two duo albums (in the early 80s I think?) that I never hear anyone talking about. I heard one recently - Oregon Hill - and thought it was fantastic! Now I'm wondering about the other one.

yeah my buddy gave me that oregon hill one over the summer and it is great, really nice playing and songs. haven't heard the other one, though (my friend probably has it though, I'll ask).

Cool, thanks! I just really like Crandell in general - his style, his writing, etc. Clearly another guy whose life was changed forever by Takoma / Fahey, but I think he's a pretty distinctive player; to me his touch is often lighter (more Cromarty than Kottke), and his tunes are really all over the place (in a good way).

Ehh, saw some Forsyth Band action in a video getting passed around (from Relix) and Paul Sukeena isn't playing second guitar. Anyone know who the new guy is, and whether Paul is still playing with them? Really like his playing, and seems he helped write the new album (and plays on it), so kind of a bummer if he isn't playing with them any more. Gonna see them in January, hope he is in the fold.

yeah saw that -- kind of a bummer, they obviously had some serious chemistry going there. maybe sukeena is making spacin more of a going concern in the new year? that'd be ok, they are pretty happening. was pointed in the direction of the new guy's stuff here: http://nickmillevoi.bandcamp.com/album/haitian-rail-2

Ahh, I have heard some Millevoi before. Guess that makes sense, but bummer if Sukeena has dropped out. I mean, maybe it is just a touring thing in regards to him not wanting to be on the road, or as you suggest he just wants to get back into Spacin' and other stuff, but I do think that chemistry is hard to come by and he and Forsyth had it. Millevoi is a good player though.

that bruce langhorne piece is great, works really well as a listener's guide too. I didn't realize what a mensch he was

In 1980, Langhorne left Los Angeles for a cane shack in Hawaii and began a career as a macadamia nut farmer.
― nebulous British ilxor (ogmor), Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:02 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the great lost outlaw country singer Hoover ended up in Hawaii too, i wonder if they ever crossed paths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO7-h2Sc7ko

hahaha what the heck?

Wow haha

cross posted w.richard thompson thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JlxB4KQnU

I haven't checked into this thread in a while, but I thought I'd link to my buddy's bandcamp.
He's just posted a new record that some of yall may dig.
http://hush-arbors.bandcamp.com/album/gualala-blues
Hush Arbors is Keith Wood, he's collaborated with a bunch of heavies.
We were in a band together once. Our last show was opening for Comets on Fire, the rest is history, I guess.

Hah, I just looked upthread.

haha that's ok, this thread moves fast! really enjoyed that hush arbors record, very nice stuff.

Having a last show opening for Comets On Fire is pretty sweet. Going out in style!

And yeah, really enjoyed that H.A. record too (obviously).

hush arbors is really good
what band were you in trip maker?

I Had a Psychotic Reaction to LSD was the name of the band I was in with Keith.
We never got out of Missouri, never made a recording worth a shit, either.
Had a lot of good times, tho.

ha like the band name, too bad there's no recordings!

i can't even make it out of my basement
any time you guys think "hey this could use a beat" please think of me
at least i can make new things remotely!

The noise label Rainbow Bridge, out of Chicago, puts out this project called Minimalism & Juxtaposition. The most recent being volume two of the project. Artists submitted minimalist inspired tracks and the label mixes multiple artists over top of each other. I submitted material for inclusion a while ago and randomly remembered today about doing so. Turns out the project was released just last week. The results are pretty nice:

Here's the track:
https://swampcircle.bandcamp.com/track/big-swetter-rag

Here's the full album:
https://swampcircle.bandcamp.com/album/minimalism-juxtaposition-vol-2-sw-034

cool idea can't wait to listen to that

hey i picked this album up on a whim, i'm sure you guys are aware of pierre bensusan but i hadn't been previous to this random acquisition. enjoying it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZkCLHxLNIE

Bensusan is definitely a ripper, and that track you posted is a good one. Have heard some stuff that veers a little off the rails for me into acoustic guitar wank, but he is definitely a skilled dude. (he has/had a big following in Charlottesville for some reason, came through regularly for a while, so a lot of his less interesting stuff would get trotted out on folk shows here in town).

Any of you Minneapolis folks go see the Forsyth & Solar Motel Band show? Curious as to how the new line-up fares. Also curious if anyone asked why Paul isn't touring right now. Am still hoping that maybe when they hit Charlottesville down the road the line-up that made the record will be back in action.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but yall don't sleep on Richard Dawson, esp. new album, Nothing Important. See recently started Dawson thread.

Elements familiar to post-Fahey/acid-folk etc. acolytes, but sounds like boyo's livin' it these days.

Been meaning to check out some more Dawson. Will bump over to that thread.

we got the calvary cross in chicago last night! those guys are total slow jam masters. great show!!

so jealous

Nice! Maybe I can sweet talk them in Charlottesville! Would take that any day over "Cortez" (might be time for bands to retire "Cortez" as an option, though I would take their "Little Johnny Jewel" in trade as well).

digging the new nathan bowles record

The final track "Sleepy Lake Tire Swing" on Nathan's album is one of my favorite pieces of music this year. Really sonically rich and hypnotic, love it to death.

yea that tune is amazing

new six organs incoming...obv in here for legacy reasons but not exactly fahey-ish!

http://soundcloud.com/drag-city/six-organs-of-admittance-wax-chance/s-aTF3A

Shop talk:

Been looking into maybe, possibly, probably wanting a Oahu square neck lap guitar for Christmas. Hope to find one locally.

Does anyone have opinions on pickups? I've never had one installed or owned an acoustic with one. Sound hole vs the under saddle piezo type transducers. Naive questions ahead: If you opt for sound hole, does it inhibit your projection when playing without electricity? Do you lose the warmth when playing through a piezo? Have you played with pickups in the past only to then realize later on that you much prefer a good microphone?

i hate the mechanics of using a microphone, find it very inhibiting

i have a K&K Sound under the saddle and i think it sounds fantastic, not too spendy, was like $200 installed

messing with a some audacity effects, kinda going for a weirder '80s ry cooder soundtrack vibe

http://soundcloud.com/matthew-lee-helgeson/desert-jive

Nice man! Sounds very cool, the loop stays interesting throughout (and maybe even shifts slightly as the track progresses?). Could see this slotting in nicely with some of your more stately pieces.

yeah it changes a bit, it's not actually a loop it's a whole performances of a kind of repetitive riff timestretches, backwards, and...phased or something? haha i dont' remember

and thanks :)

Cool, it sounded like it changed in a cool, slippery way. Definitely added more than a usual loop would, just couldn't tell if my ears were playing tricks on me or not!

http://www.drudgesiren.com/siren.gif

http://itslostitsfound.blogspot.com/2014/11/john-fahey-azalea-city-and-other-toxic.html

http://www.drudgesiren.com/siren.gif

haha!
apparently this was made available over on the delta slider blog a while back, but i missed it then.

and who could resist this
http://38.media.tumblr.com/a297e00eae893c0cb83c4c83092dc15e/tumblr_nfju82glL51qzy30io1_500.png

btw did you see ryley walker talking shit about fahey on twitter? haha cian nugent, forsyth, nathan bowles all got involved

he tends to troll a lot on there. he can be pretty entertaining tho

links?

https://twitter.com/Ryley_walker/status/535036315876990976

finally getting to the fahey's biography -- good stuff, but feels a little slim, lots of stuff I'd want more detail on. i think what i actually want is a big history of american primitive book, a la that fantastic overview of UK folk, Electric Eden, from a few years back.

haha i deleted like 2 tweets calling ryley a sam's club bert jansch to be a dick but yeah whatever he seems to cultivate an "outrageous" persona and he's usually pretty funny

though i think the "oh i can't stand fahey" thing is already getting more popular in certain aspects of the scene just to contrary and distance themselves from it

haha, yeah i think he was just being provocative/funny. certainly can get why people in this scene might be tired of fahey mentions -- it'd be like every jazz musician getting miles davis comparisons. not necessarily inaccurate, but maybe a bit too surface. i don't know, it's tough to get around when you're writing about it, because (this thread to the contrary) not many people (even plenty of serious music fans) even know who john fahey is, so you gotta start somewhere.