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

each style has it's own prized values, but equally there is a lot of grey ineffable 'feeling' which exists beyond/outside of chops. there is def a real sense in which technique can limit you, both in terms of your own playing and how you hear - cf the famous story fahey told about segovia, who upon hearing mississippi john hurt's frankie refused to believe it was being played by one guitarist

The version of the story I've read is that Segovia asked who the second guitarist was on first hearing, not that he refused to believe it was one person after being told. Assuming that the story is true (a big assumption), I'm not sure it shows that Segovia's way of hearing was limited by his technique.

At most, it might suggest a kind of elitism: that he didn't think that an untrained blues guy could do all that fingerpicking by himself. Maybe that's what you meant.

if that's the accurate story then it's barely an anecdote & no wonder I've adorned it. saying technique limits you is kind of misleading, but I think everyone's hearing is shaped by how they engage with music and sometimes the harder you grab on to one sensibility/approach/set of values the harder it is to appreciate another

this sounds good:

Feeding Tube Records presents the debut of the duo of guitarist Tony Pasquarosa and drummer John Moloney, out March 24.

"Tony's acoustic guitar playing makes me think of the work of India's great string master, Brij Bhushan Kabra. Raga-like twirls and filigree emerge like puffs of wet smoke, drifting away lazily in the sharp light of a winter's afternoon. And Moloney, who is best known for throwing down thunder with Sunburned, Chelsea Light Moving, Dino Jr, Caught on Tape, and other Giants of Thud, matches Tony's mood effortlessly. Sweet light rhythm patterns are not something one often associates with Moloney's music, but his playing here with both percussion and wind show a very different side of his chops. At some points the overall sound recalls one of Sandy Bull's "Blends" with Billy Higgins, but the music on My Pharaoh, My King is entirely its own trip."
--Byron Coley, 2017

That does sound cool. Guitar/drum duos bear some great fruit. Gunn/Truschinski (sp?) one we have talked about here more than once, but the Dorji/Damon release that came out recently is pretty great too. Not quite guitar/drums, but the Flower/Corsano duo another great example. Neu! of course. Pasquarosa/Moloney sounds like a good one to add to the mix.

Vampire Belt too. Also countless local bands.

Saw Bill Orcutt last night in a pretty packed room. His amp fell over during the first song and overall the show was insanely piercingly -- not loud, but painful without earplugs (I always have mine so it wasn't a problem but I saw a few ppl holding their ears). His playing was totally bonkers and I can't really say what he was doing but I enjoyed it.

Never seen Vampire Belt, but I am sure I would dig them live. Orcutt too (as I like the Orcutt records plenty). Hope to see him at some point.

Just saw Bachman on Wednesday. New tunes all sounded great, and the guy who played the octotone (an instrument he built) on the record came down from Northern Virginia to play on one of the long "Brightleaf Blues" jams as well. The slide playing in particular was really really nice. He pulled out a 12-string too, which I had never seen live. Just a great set all around, but I love the new record so it is not surprising I was very into it. The octotone ringing out into the room sounded very very cool though.

tony pasquarosa meets sandy bull sounds legit

Hey, our man at Dying For Bad Music just pointed out that you can listen to a whole side of the Pasquarosa/Moloney record here:

http://feedingtuberecords.com/releases/my-pharaoh-my-king/

Nice cover.

Dying for a bad feeding tube records

if feeding tube has a fault its that their site/marketing blurbs for their records make everything sound fucking amazing haha

y'all get that myriam gendron album? one of the best of the last 10 years imo

Coley's greatest skill might be getting you to want records you might not really want...

haha OTM

I stopped buying many things during the early to mid-2000s due to the wave of Coley acolytes. David Keenan (whom I like in many ways) made several crappy CDRs I purchased sound like the most amazing underground finds in existence. They were not.

heh heh yeah, i do respect his boundless ability to make things sound enticing in an underground way

he was right about that Myriam Gendron record though! wonder when she'll have a new one ...

(i mean, he's right about a lot of stuff, not just that ... )

Clinging to the wreckage of early 80s suburban Pittsburgh, Broken Len grew out of the scene surrounding the legendary steeltown free jazz squat/warehouse space Urgent Care. Three teen savants, they met in chemistry club and soon launched a campaign of aural terror on the unsuspecting Pittsburgh hardcore scene. Imagine Negative Approach knifing Sun Ra and Half Japanese to death in the back of an abandoned muffler shop, then using their guitars to broadcast their confession in Morse code while drummer Ralph Mordant fell down a flight of stairs. This slab of primal no wave jive will leave stains on your carpet. Limited pressing of 500. $20

*sounds like shitty hardcore band that never rehearsed*

I was at a record label fair recently and I overheard someone describing a cassette release as "Sun Ra with sex and drum machines"
lol

I mean, I like Coley a lot, and I really appreciate that he covers/reviews a lot of stuff across the spectrum in regards to well-known to completely unknown musicians. I just don't buy stuff I can't at least get a quick listen to any more. I assume that Coley actually hears things this way (he has been an early champion of many underappreciated but actually great weirdo musicians out there), and finds these connections to be very real for himself, but it doesn't mean that the stuff is gonna resonate that way with most folks.

I only tease out of love, mad respect to the OG, there ain't 10 ppl that did more for underground music in this country

To bring this convo somewhat full-circle-ish to one earlier, one of my favorite Coley quotes comes from the Half Japanese documentary "The Band That Would Be King" (not an exact quote, just an approximation):

"Jan Wenner would rather die from having spaghetti force fed to him than admit that a band like Half Japanese exists."

ha!
vaguely recall people on ILM complaining about Coley's liners for the Daydream Nation reish because he spent some time complaining (along with SY) about how much sandwiches cost these days in NYC. But I liked that.

Hah hah. I mean, when I lived in NYC I ran into Thurston and Coley hanging out and looking at used books, and they were joking around and talking shit. It is pretty much how they are in real life.

Coley's blurbs are brilliant prose poetry

just got this one -- "Sproings, Rasps & Groons" should be the title of Coley's collected blurbs.

"In the 15 years since Thurston and I released the first Clarinette LP, Haze (Ecstatic Yod), Dan Vallor has continued to produce music unabated. Most of it has been released in very limited editions (on CDRs, cassettes and lathes), but it has been a consistently cool flow of drone accrual and invention from a guy we still sorta think of as pop-oriented. . . . The music is largely based on electric guitar huzz and hum, but there are plenty of sound events that pop up throughout the record, disturbing and enriching the surface with sproings, rasps and groons."
--Byron Coley

Ha, they're as good as Meltzer's shows blurbs for the San Diego reader where he could write whatever he wanted he just had to use the name of who was playing once

Thanks for the Gedron recommendation. Just about perfect right now.

HBD JOHN FAHEY
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5ySzw7XQAIbJ4Q.jpg:large

Happy b day big poppa u enriched my life immeasurably

well this is a pleasant surprise, this guy followed me on Soundcloud and at least appeared to not be bot so I checked him out and I'm really digging this

Anyone heard of Nicholas Vaccari?

https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-vaccari

sounds cool, don't think I've come across him ...
checkin out a new hayden pedigo song over here: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/03/29/521813547/hayden-pedigos-greetings-from-amarillo-is-a-desert-swept-waltz-in-12-strings
also good! this forthcoming Bill MacKay record (he plays w/ Ryley Walker). Kind of an interesting grab-bag of instrumental styles.
https://billmackay.bandcamp.com/album/esker

is mackay in ryley's full band? what did he play in the band? they were killer when i saw global t. open up for rw

bill mcckay was the lead/electric guitarist, super nice guy

amazing you got a soundcloud follower that wasn't a bot, haha. will check out

i know that's why i checked him out!

MacKay also made this (pretty sweet) instrumental record w/ Walker -- free download! https://billmackayryleywalker.bandcamp.com/album/land-of-plenty

yeah that's a great one. nice loose improv feel but you can tell they've got a good read on each other

Vaccari is very pleasant-sounding.

A friend of mine just released his solo debut: https://jonasmeersmans.bandcamp.com. I think it's lovely (but I am obv not 'objective'). Would love to know what you think about it.

just listening to this for the first, time but 2 songs in this is quite nice thanks for sharing

the last song on this the 8 minute one is really amazing

yeah this is great

Enjoyed it.

ANother vote here - particularly the closing track.

From Drag City News (adjust your shades):

SIX ORGANS ON TOUR, BEN CHASNY BREAKS TO SCORE PLAY

Fresh from conquering the West Coast, Six Organs of Admittance are about to embark on a massive tour of the middle and Eastern USA! In trio format with Elisa Ambrogio and Donovan Quinn (killer band alert!) flanking, Ben Chasny will surely have some tricks up his wizard sleeves beyond the normal six string madness that accompanies each and every Six Organs show. Get that finger out of your nose and make sure you get there, chappy, or forever miss out on a potentially life-affirming experience!

Speaking of wizards and illusion: just beyond this tour, an ace is truly hidden up the 6OOA sleeve - Master Chasny has been commissioned to score music and perform it for Things As They Are, a play written by David Todd which premieres in Cleveland, OH, at Reinberger Auditorium! Running from the 12th through the 28th of May, Things As They Are is a dramatic exploration into the life and work of poet Wallace Stevens, including licensed works written by Stevens himself. Combining multimedia projections, commedia dell'arte, and movement into an incredible portrait of Stevens' life and work, it should make any thinking person with even partial lobe intact all set to drive, fly or run for the city of Cleveland! Remember, Wallace Stevens has always been a source of inspiration for Ben, and on the new Six Organs of Admittance album, Burning The Threshold, the influence is tangible: the opening track is also called "Things As They Are," and it's naturally about Wallace Stevens!

But that's not all! The tour's set and so is the play, but Six Organs of Admittance have also just announced two freebies for the record consuming public. On Monday, March 27th, Six Organs play a free instore at Grimey's in Nashville. Then on Thursday, April 13th, another free in-store at Reverberation Records in Bloomington! Pick your flower, this spring is blooming Six Organs of Admittance at an all time high!

600A ON TOUR!

03/25/17 Sat in Knoxville, TN at Big Ears Festival
03/27/17 Mon in Nashville, TN at Grimey's
03/28/17 Tue in Atlanta, GA at The Earl
03/29/17 Wed in Asheville, NC at Mothlight
03/30/17 Thu in Raleigh, NC at Kings
03/31/17 Fri in Washington, DC at DC9
04/01/17 Sat in Brooklyn, NY at Union Pool
04/02/17 Sun in Boston, MA at Great Scott
04/03/17 Mon in Portland, ME at Space Gallery
04/05/17 Wed in Philadelphia, PA at Johnny Brenda's
04/06/17 Thu in Pittsburgh, PA at Club Cafe
04/07/17 Fri in Cleveland, OH at Beachland Tavern
04/08/17 Sat in Detroit, MI at Third Man Records
04/09/17 Sun in Chicago, IL at Empty Bottle
04/10/17 Mon in Minneapolis, MN at 7th St. Entry
04/12/17 Wed in Milwaukee, WI at Collectivo Coffee
04/13/17 Thurs in Bloomington, IN at Reverberation Vinyl
04/14/17 Fri in St. Louis, MO at Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
04/15/17 Sat in Louisville, KY at Zanzabar

just saw that Suni McGrath passed away -- his Cornflower Suite is a great early guitar soli LP:
http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2017/04/06/harold-j-suni-mcgrath-in-memory/

dangit i'm leaving town the day before 6OA

not familiar w/McGrath will check out, always bummed when i learn of people as they pass away which seems to have happened too much lately

I might become a Suni McGrath truther and suggest that it's another pseudonym for The Representative from Corwood Industries

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3307077516_10.jpg

this is great btw