ILX Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday (new post-Fahey folk for ppl posting in Takoma/Tompkins Square threads Pt II)

Wish I knew how he was getting that tone/sound to be honest.

yeah this record is pretty incredible

ooh that might take care of my Charalambides jones, I've been missing them

Yeah, not sure when/if another Charalambides record will surface, but definitely some of the magic from "Exile" on this. Hope they put another one out, but Tom is definitely free to keep putting out solo records this good too.

Fallen in love with the Salsburg/Elkington album, so fluid and easy with those two reminds me of the John Renbourne/Stefan Grossman album. Also that Smiths cover arrangement is gorgeous

Funny, I just saw them open for Steve Gunn yesterday! They were fantastic. Initially the brighter moments on the record felt too sterile, like it was just pretty background music to sync with a slideshow on your computer. Once that slight cynicism wore off I really fell in love with it (especially when leafing upstate or visiting parents house).

However, seeing them play it live puts it on another level. It's one of those times you really nerd out about proficiency. These guys are so perfect at the most insane guitar parts, so tight together, tunings that never match each other and change for each song yet they know each one so well they've created beautiful duets and even improvise if need be. I just don't understand how they can be so impeccable at guitar and NOT be pulling amazing new songs out of their ass every day; it'd be so easy and they'd consistently be miles above any of the songs I've conjured and lingered with for months or years. I hope I am someday as familiar with my own face as they are with their way around a guitar.

But yeah, the songs were lovely live! They were also very funny in between- Nathan read excerpts from a book of insults of the 1800s.

my pal tony a couple of weeks ago and then last night with one of his bands. a man of many moods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuT_Jh0DCKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbSRtcsFfE0

Pasquarosa seems like an interesting guy. Need to check more of his albums out.

Glenn just mentioned to me that he just finished mastering his new album on Sunday. Released slated for March.

Yes! Great news.

oh hey check it out

http://grasstopsrecording.bandcamp.com/album/portrait-of-basho-as-a-young-dragoon?mc_cid=2b6505684d&mc_eid=87b77e7c5d

https://media.giphy.com/media/yWQNG57XtqasM/giphy.gif

I'm finding Matthew Mullane - VDSQ (vol.4) to be probably one of my all-time favorite solo instrumental records right now. I could listen to it over and over and over.

yeah it is great... only prob is that one side of my LP has a nasty defect! a huge vibe killing pop. vinyl, what is it good for?

I'm listening to it right now - for the first time in ages. It's fabulous.

I've got to pick up "Hut Variations" ASAP as well. I'd totally forgotten about it.

don't know what other thread to put this in. this be worth seeing? a little expensive for me but he's a legend

http://first-avenue.com/event/2015/12/richardthompson

yeah, go; he's still awesome live

New Cian Nugent song. Going the vocal route, and not much guitar overdrive on it at all (though he takes a nice, but short, solo). Fairly low-key and straightforward. Out on Woodsist, which gives you an idea of the sound/feel (of this tune at least):

http://www.stereogum.com/1841491/cian-nugent-things-dont-change-that-fast-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

yeahhh i like this!

Yeah, it's nice. Interested to hear what the rest of the record is like.

almost all of the new one has vocals, so it's obviously moving a little bit out of this thread's territory, but I think Cian's done a good job of slipping into a more traditional singer-songwriter role. (and the new album has plenty of great guitar playing too)

don't know what other thread to put this in. this be worth seeing? a little expensive for me but he's a legend

http://first-avenue.com/event/2015/12/richardthompson

― global tetrahedron, Monday, November 2, 2015 10:04 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah dude it's mandatory

he's pretty mindblowing.
was just listening to a live disc from the 80s and it's insane the avant things he's doing on guitar, while still having an accordion dude pumping away behind him.

this one: http://www.theconnextion.com/richardthompson/richardthompson_product.cfm?CatID=178&ProdAutoID=1572
[on spotify]

my first experience seeing Richard Thompson live was at a small club i was working. I had somehow never heard of him (I know, I know) and just wandered into the space ten minutes into a solo acoustic performance and it was like a hammer. I ran backstage afterward and cornered him with "WOW, you're really good man!" and he was very friendly and cool about it. Best conceivable way to discover him imo.

love it. buying a ticket now

you gonna go, ums?

me trying to explain thompson to my gf after that show "it's like he's playing TWO GUITARS somehow"

- global - yeah it's been a long time i hope to go

actually was sort of underwhelmed by the recent Acoustic Classics album ("unplugged" renditions of concert faves) -- his vocals are a little overbearing on it. guitar playing is of course excellent.

man cian nugent born with the caul is one of the all time great jam albums, so gorgeous

yeah so good.

love this thread

okay normally i'm a bit bashful about sharing my stuff in here but i truly feel good about this set... takes a bit to get really cooking but i think it works. excited to have found a live 'sound' that works for me. using two amps and splitting my signal between various effects rather than just blasting all this noise into one amp with a sorta limited dynamic range

https://stevepalmer.bandcamp.com/album/live-november-2015

Sounds great!! I need to get back into recording, too. Thanks for sharing.

yeah, gonna check this out! when's yr next album coming out?

Yeah Global, that sound is great! Always nice to hit on stuff that opens things up sonically. Nice trajectory to the set too, great job.

Also, for anyone not aware, the Tashi Dorji/Marisa Anderson split is up for streaming:

http://www.spin.com/2015/11/tashi-dorji-marisa-anderson-split-lp-stream/

Haven't listened yet, but this is very much "my kinda thing" so I am psyched (but I already ordered the record so I mean I am gonna have plenty of time to lay into this one).

yeah, gonna check this out! when's yr next album coming out?
― tylerw, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 10:37 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

working on some more 'band' material... pretty out-there stuff. touchpoints are like harmonia and alice coltrane 'journey' but doesn't really sound like any of those, more along their loose-limbed vibe/texture. not rushing into anything though, definitely waiting for the good stuff to reveal itself

guessing at least one year out for a release?

harmonia and alice coltrane? eh, doesn't sound like it'll be good at all.

ya it'll suck

working less on 'songwriting' and more getting into a specific feeling/moment. doesn't hurt that my roommate is schooled in jazz!

Nice man, look forward to seeing where this winds up!

awesome I guess Tom Carter is playing Minneapolis at an art space during a record swap in November :):):):):):)

I'm going to see Vampire Belt on Sunday!

nace + corsano, right? i've never heard them actually -- what are they like? good i assume.

yup -- i don't know much about what they sound like either but i am interested in guitar-drums duos who mix composed with improvised so i'm looking forward to it
some quotes here to sum it up http://www.cor-sano.com/vampirebelt/

corsano is always worth seeing

yup
they've got a new record too