this is sounding pretty nice - https://tornlightrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bowles-turner-duoThe couple of Nathan Bowles and Ma Turner could not have meshed any better. Field recorded banjos, guitars and an omnipotent praise to the land these pieces were recorded in. Two delicate pieces filtered through the mountain's sounds.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 21:53 (eight years ago) link
oooooh
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 22:50 (eight years ago) link
this is cool stuff
https://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/album/abba-gargando
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 19:39 (eight years ago) link
yesss, sounding killer.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 20:16 (eight years ago) link
This Joan Shelley is gorgeous. Thanks for the heads up.
― Poacher (Chinaski), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 20:36 (eight years ago) link
that abba gargando is a nice little treat
― ogmor, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
man, yeah, really happening.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link
<3 Sahelsounds
― sleeve, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 22:27 (eight years ago) link
yeah it's so good. on my like third listen today
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 22:50 (eight years ago) link
on a sahelsounds note, mdou moctor is in the middle of a uk tour atm http://www.belmontbookings.nl/mdou-moctar-will-tour-europe-this-november/
― ogmor, Thursday, 19 November 2015 09:15 (eight years ago) link
sahelsounds! wow!
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 November 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
Abba Gargando still rockin it in this household
― sleeve, Saturday, 21 November 2015 05:03 (eight years ago) link
hey FYI from chris forsyth:
Continuing the Bandcamp updating and the final LP copies of Solar Motel (2013), Paradise of Bachelors) are now available. This record is technically out of print, sold out at POB, so these are the last copies I have (tho you might find some sitting in stores or online here or there). I've got 17 copies** with your name on them, including DL card. Then, bye, bye, no more copies. Buy direct or cruise over to POB's Bandcamp for CD or digital:
http://chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/album/solar-motel-3
**make that 16 because i just bought one
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 24 November 2015 21:17 (eight years ago) link
killer record still -- though i might actually prefer the Solar Live release (which is up on bandcamp now too!)
― tylerw, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 21:21 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I bought that on vinyl when I was at the show wish the sound was better
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 24 November 2015 22:11 (eight years ago) link
is the sound not good? i might be so used to audience tapes that it seems solid to me. speaking of audience tapes: http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/11/chris-forsyth-the-solar-motel-band-november-12-2015-the-bowery-ballroom-new-show-announcement/
― tylerw, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 22:20 (eight years ago) link
they had a gut-punch sound live that i don't think many bootleg-ish recordings can match.
couple of the new tracks have vocals, that's interesting
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 22:30 (eight years ago) link
I shouldn't have said bad, just I think I bought it at a particularly epic show and it felt small when I heard it at home
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 November 2015 04:09 (eight years ago) link
I would like to upgrade my praise of the abba gargando release on bandcamp, it's fantastic
― ogmor, Thursday, 26 November 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
Nice to see some action here! Looks like Abba Gargando is top of the list.
― grandavis, Monday, 30 November 2015 18:52 (eight years ago) link
glad people dig! very much a fit with the volk guitar spotify playlist that ogmor made, which you should hop on if you haven't already
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 30 November 2015 23:05 (eight years ago) link
A friend recently passed away and as I was tearfully going through his old YouTubes, this one made think of this thread.
Hopefully that link works.
― Austin, Monday, 30 November 2015 23:34 (eight years ago) link
Yay, it did.
that's a great clipsorry your friend passed away austin
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 14:52 (eight years ago) link
yeah that is nice! just came across an old recording by a long-gone friend that i'd never heard and it was pretty heavy.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 15:04 (eight years ago) link
ok, just going to spam a couple of relevant threads with thishttps://40.media.tumblr.com/7fd50f07edb289f65c8cd293e7b8dc4b/tumblr_nyorda4Q2J1qzy30io1_1280.jpgif you can't read my chicken scratch, that's tywilc AT gmail.com
― tylerw, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
NICE! Perhaps you have finally created the pipeline and all the shows will come to you. Enjoy!
― grandavis, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
haha, well, we'll see if anyone shows up...
― tylerw, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 16:24 (eight years ago) link
Who cares? You get to see it!
― grandavis, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link
Maybe we could all Skype in
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 17:02 (eight years ago) link
sounds dangerous ... in other news, chuck johnson has a "band" record coming out early next year -- here's the PR spiel:
“Velvet Arc” finds Johnson returning to territory he explored in bands like Idyll Swords and Spatula, utilizing an expanded lineup of like-minded musicians to augment his captivating guitar stylings including drummer Alex Vittum & bassist Ben Bracken on most tracks.
“Velvet Arc” fades into view with the opening track “As I Stand Counting”, it’s desert-dusted guitar raga appearing like a mirage as the rhythm section rises in the mix. Similarly, “Everything at Once”s picks & strums hang in the air buoyed by the steady swells of crashing cymbals & bass. Side A closer “Anamet” may sound familar to fans - the tune is a re-working of “Private Violence” from “Blood Moon Boulder”, with added cello, a long synth outro, and a more psychedelic mix overall. Johnson’s tenacity & constant evolution as a musician is representative in this track alone; he is an artist constantly in flux, refining & reworking like any good craftsman. Side B features more of Johnson’s lauded fingerpicking style on tracks like “Velvet Arc”, “Roadside Auspice” & “The Pace”, while album closer “Middle Water” hums along contentedly with violin by Marielle Jakobsons.
“Velvet Arc” is an album finding Johnson playing at the top of his game, unafraid to re-evaluate & redefine himself any chance he can get.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 17:07 (eight years ago) link
that is exciting
blood moon boulder is such a fantastic record
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 3 December 2015 03:53 (eight years ago) link
Yeah man, Blood Moon Boulder is great. Just listened to it again the other night.
― grandavis, Thursday, 3 December 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
Interested to see what the fuller band action will be like.
― grandavis, Thursday, 3 December 2015 16:19 (eight years ago) link
Three Lobed is having a holiday salehttp://threelobed.com/tlr/holiday2015.html
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Thursday, 3 December 2015 17:06 (eight years ago) link
Dangerous.
― grandavis, Thursday, 3 December 2015 18:46 (eight years ago) link
Are Shelley/Salsburg headed west? I see a Colorado date (plus Tyler's house show) but that's it...
― alpine static, Friday, 4 December 2015 05:20 (eight years ago) link
Many thanks to whoever mentioned Matthew Mullane some time ago in this thread. Hut Variations is gorgeous.
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Friday, 4 December 2015 10:40 (eight years ago) link
You're welcome. I actually still need to pick that record up myself! I've just been jamming to the VDSQ one this whole time.
― Evan, Friday, 4 December 2015 12:56 (eight years ago) link
soundcloud discovery:
Tyler Nicholson, from up in Onatario, never heard of him, I messaged him and said I liked his stuff, he says he doesn't tour or anything but yeah this track is great, with the synth or reed organ line that comes in, real UK feeling and dark
http://soundcloud.com/tylernicholsonmusic/wordandwill
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 14:53 (eight years ago) link
ha the name looked familiar -- i guess i'm facebook friends with him (feels like in a year's time my facebook feed will be entirely random music people i haven't met irl). haven't checked anything out but will do so!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 15:12 (eight years ago) link
feels like in a year's time my facebook feed will be entirely random music people i haven't met irl
i know that feeling... can't tell if it's helpful/cool or annoying. a little of both. that's facebook in general i guess tho.
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 15:38 (eight years ago) link
haha yeah. increasingly when I'm over there I'm thinking "who the hell is this?"
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
You guys just gotta stop being so "like"-able.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 20:40 (eight years ago) link
Any discussion of Stara Rzeka here yet? I nominated it for metal poll but duscussion probably belongs here more than anywhere
― Drugs A. Money, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 20:54 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I'm getting a Six Organs+neofolk+some other stuff vibes more than I do metal here. It's good stuff tho.
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 21:09 (eight years ago) link
Will check that out, think I listened to a track (Stara Rzeka) at some point and liked it OK, but I didn't dive into the whole thing. That description is definitely a good one for getting my attention though.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 14:07 (eight years ago) link
NPR Music is really into the Joan Shelley album, and Stephen Thompson even ranked it as his top album of the year. Which is amazing and awesome!
www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/12/09/458939744/stephen-thompsons-top-10-albums-of-2015
― sacral intercourse conducive to vegetal luxuriance (askance johnson), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link
revisiting this today, think it's a bit underrated/slept-on. nicely eerie originals and takes on fahey classics:
http://delta-slider.blogspot.com/2012/04/rc-johnston-fahey-project.html
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 15:46 (eight years ago) link
yeahhh, i liked that one! i should revisit too. something just in from scott mcdowell's newsletterWord on the street is that Jack Rose's catalog is about to get a major reboot, with reissues of the records Jack made for VHF and Three Lobed Recordings, as well as an expanded version of the final Thrill Jockey album Luck in the Valley, all on the slate for 2016.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 16:42 (eight years ago) link