crap, sorry. when i searched i didn't include posts, just thread titles. you can delete or close this
― ∞, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 23:09 (nine years ago) link
well, i don't see the need for that! maybe people will enjoy him having a thread of his own. don't worry.
― ian, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 23:14 (nine years ago) link
Awesome. I just read that he was touring with Cloud Nothings? Why do a lot of different bands and musicians I like end up playing with each other somehow even though they have different tastes. It happens a lot to me.
― ∞, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 23:18 (nine years ago) link
Different sounds*
― ∞, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 23:19 (nine years ago) link
he's good! easy to point out the influences, but i don't know, he does the style really well. and he's a hell of a guitarist. i like that there's a less wispy approach to this genre, which is what most of the Nick Drake acolytes from the last decade or so have latched on to.
― tylerw, Thursday, 1 May 2014 01:56 (nine years ago) link
the Tim Buckley influence here is enormous.
― charlie h, Thursday, 7 May 2015 11:55 (eight years ago) link
specifically, i'm referring to what i've heard of Primrose Green.
― charlie h, Thursday, 7 May 2015 11:56 (eight years ago) link
Kinda surprised more people aren't talking about this album. It's great. Definitely check him out live. His band is fantastic. Closest I can imagine to seeing Tim Buckley circa Happy Sad.
― john. a resident of chicago., Thursday, 7 May 2015 12:36 (eight years ago) link
The 1968 Buckleyisms were what put me off this record: it seemed so derivative it was almost pastiche.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Thursday, 7 May 2015 13:37 (eight years ago) link
I guess not being super familiar with Buckley helps, as that doesn't bother me at all. I absolutely love this record. More than anything else, I was picking up a John Martyn vibe.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 7 May 2015 15:15 (eight years ago) link
yeah i get more of a Martyn thing from the vocals (though Buckley is certainly in the mix). pastiche complaints are valid, but i just enjoy it regardless.
― tylerw, Thursday, 7 May 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
this record rules
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 May 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link
Agreed about this, I think it's a great record and that the backing band is hot shit. The Buckley vibe doesn't bother me in the least. I also hear a bit of Nick Drake in parts. I'm seeing him at Solid Sound this year. I sincerely hope he has his band with him, but I doubt it.
― kwhitehead, Thursday, 7 May 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
the hot shit drummer is my teacher!! he's awesome. apparently they only had one rehearsal the day before they recorded the album? i had no idea he was on it until for some reason i looked him up to see what he was up to and saw he was playing with RW and then i read this
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ryley-walker-primrose-green-guitar-dead-oceans-bachman/Content?oid=16985488
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Thursday, 7 May 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, May 7, 2015 5:49 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― adam, Thursday, 7 May 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link
I've already said it in two other threads but yeah I fucking love this album
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Thursday, 7 May 2015 18:21 (eight years ago) link
Yeah really like it, need to get a physical copy.Do like the mix of influences.Incidentally just noticed earlier this week that Terry Reid's River is in his Original Album series 5cd set. Think that lp would fit in with the Buckley, Martyn and Drake already mentioned. As would Van Morrison around Moondance/Veedon Fleece.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 7 May 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
overall, i'm really warming to this album. some of the arrangements are terrific, and i actually think that the spectrum of artists he is choosing to draw influence from is quite refreshing. in addition to the loose, windy Buckley-isms, i'm hearing Bert Jansch in the vocal delivery, which is appealing. and yeah, plenty of John Martyn, definitely.
― charlie h, Friday, 8 May 2015 05:08 (eight years ago) link
in fact, the first thing that the album title reminded me of -- before i'd heard a note of the music -- was Jansch's Rosemary Lane.
― charlie h, Friday, 8 May 2015 05:19 (eight years ago) link
also just realised that there's a p4k review for this album that completely misses the point.
― charlie h, Friday, 8 May 2015 05:22 (eight years ago) link
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, May 7, 2015 12:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
:) this makes me happy i think i've always hoped either tyler or ryley could break out of the ilx brigade post fahey ghetto
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 8 May 2015 14:01 (eight years ago) link
Can't get out without a y in yr name
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Friday, 8 May 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
stevey gunn too
― tylerw, Friday, 8 May 2015 14:12 (eight years ago) link
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, May 8, 2015 3:01 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
for a moment i thought you meant they were ilx'ers
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Friday, 8 May 2015 19:04 (eight years ago) link
No, probably just that they're not quite as unsung as they were. Not sure how well known they would be still. Do know that there is a Riley Walker track on the Paul Weller chosen tracklisting for the current Mojo cd Beyond Saturn.I'm still not sure how well known anything would be. I don't frequent coffee shops or anything so not sure how likely they would be to be onplaylists for things like that if taht would actually be widespread in itself. Also don't listen to radio.
I still don't really know how recognised pretty much anything would be. Like is Jeff Buckley really widely known by the general public, not just people who actually seek out music. or how well known somebody like Nick Cave would be, or Paul Weller since its his mix on that cd I mentioned. I guess the Jam would be pretty well known but is that only by people of a certain age who still care about music and is that itself marginalised?
Anyway do like taht record.
― Stevolende, Monday, 11 May 2015 12:34 (eight years ago) link
THe first live set I've come across by him has just appeared on Dimehttp://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=529845
it's a bit quiet but is at least a live recording. Think it is at least listenable.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 4 June 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
Oh man you gotta head here: http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/03/ryley-walker-march-15-2015-babys-all-right-flacmp3alacstreaming-set/
― grandavis, Thursday, 4 June 2015 15:46 (eight years ago) link
Also here http://www.nyctaper.com/2014/10/ryley-walker-september-6-2014-hopscotch-music-festival-fletcher-opera-theater-raleigh-nc-flacmp3full-set-streaming/
And here http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/02/ryley-walker-january-13-2015-babys-all-right-flacmp3streaming/
Haven't listened to all of them, but NYCTaper almost always has high-quality recordings sound-wise.
― grandavis, Thursday, 4 June 2015 15:47 (eight years ago) link
yeah nyc taper has all the walker live stuff you need.
― tylerw, Thursday, 4 June 2015 16:13 (eight years ago) link
Cool, been wondering why there hasn't been more appearing on Dime etc
― Stevolende, Thursday, 4 June 2015 16:59 (eight years ago) link
Here you go Stevolende, another new full-band set put up:
http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/06/ryley-walker-june-26-2015-le-poisson-rouge-flacalacmp3streaming/
Have at it.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 15:16 (eight years ago) link
I saw him with this band at Solid Sound this weekend. It was an amazing, soulful set. I just wish it wasn't at noon. It was more of a late night set. The band is quite something.
― kwhitehead, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 17:13 (eight years ago) link
nyc taper set is pretty great!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 17:21 (eight years ago) link
thanks for posting. LPR show was fantastic. perfect opener for jessica pratt
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 19:12 (eight years ago) link
http://ryleywalkerbootlegs.blogspot.com/more live stuff from the man himself ... new album coming sometime later this summer i think?
― tylerw, Thursday, 12 May 2016 14:42 (seven years ago) link
saw him two weeks ago and he had the best feedback coming out of his guitar
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 13 May 2016 10:30 (seven years ago) link
Looking forward to this.
http://cdn.folkradio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Golden-Sings-That-Have-Been-Sung-min-1170x650.jpg
― Duke, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
https://youtu.be/55I8CvHH1U4
― Duke, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 17:08 (seven years ago) link
has he been touring with the same band this year? heard that the primrose green players are busy with their own thing (health & beauty)
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 18 August 2016 15:54 (seven years ago) link
I've been in the 'definitely hugely talented but needs to get some stuff out of his system' camp for a while. Good to hear him try some different things on the new album, but while Bert Jansch's lawyers can stand down, big Jim O'Rourke's lawyers' might be taking notice...
― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Thursday, 18 August 2016 16:11 (seven years ago) link
how is it possible to be original in the year 2016 tho
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 18 August 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
i get the o'rourke/gastr del sol comparisons w/ this one, but walker's vocals are almost the opposite of o'rourke's. his lyrics too.
― tylerw, Thursday, 18 August 2016 16:22 (seven years ago) link
Digging these new Ryley tracks. Not hearing enough O'Rourke biting to be bothered by it, and anyway I like Ryley's new tracks better than O'Rourke's last album hah hah.
― grandavis, Thursday, 18 August 2016 20:56 (seven years ago) link
loving this, it's a very autumn record to the last one's summer
― ciderpress, Monday, 29 August 2016 11:46 (seven years ago) link
Have to admit that this is really growing on me. Hearing the long versions of the songs on an NYCTaper set really gave a sense of space, space which now feels enfolded in the shorter versions,
― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Monday, 29 August 2016 19:37 (seven years ago) link
Listening to "Golden Sings" now and I'm not familiar with any of the artist he's been compared to (aside from Nick Drake). I really like this new album, how it combines the feel of the folk singer-songwriter with some different sounds like the zither. It starts with a bang with "The Halfwit In Me" and grabs me by the collar with "The Roundabout", but the ending "Age Old Tale" has this Fairport Convention-meets-American Music Club vibe that's a total winner.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
seeing walker tonight tape a radio show in boulder -- wish it was a full set, but I'll take what i can get ... new one is definitely growing on me overall. fairport-meets-american music club is a good description ...
― tylerw, Thursday, 1 September 2016 15:11 (seven years ago) link
Yes I'm enjoying this too - been on repeat for the last week or so.
I bought the double disc edition, with the 40 minute live version of Sullen Mind, which I've yet to listen to.
I must pick up his first album.
― Duke, Thursday, 1 September 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
YOU CAN FIND ME AT THE ROUNDABOUT
― alpine static, Friday, 13 January 2017 04:27 (seven years ago) link
I love Jansch's vocals!
But I also get that they aren't traditionally what you'd consider great esp when contrasted with his playing
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:01 (three years ago) link
I don't dislike either Jansch or Walker's vox, they do the job just fine for me, I just wouldn't ever say wow these guys are great singers
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link
Walter's singing can be annoying because of the si-hi-hinging style. I don't understand why we need to compare him to Jansch.
― Duke, Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:25 (three years ago) link
If anything Jansch can be oddly annoying because he breathes loudly through his nose while playing
― Duke, Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link
― Duke, Friday, 19 February 2021 00:25
I mean *Walker's* of course. Autocorrect
― Duke, Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:28 (three years ago) link
singing on ‘rang dizzy’ is lovely imho
― flopson, Thursday, 18 February 2021 23:48 (three years ago) link
New one is great — maybe his best? Very gastr del sol
― tylerw, Sunday, 14 February 2021 17:26 (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink
Apparently he's been playing with David Grubbs for a while now and they have a duo recording coming out soon
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 19 February 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
Little Common Twist with Charles Rumback is fantastic
― trip maker, Friday, 19 February 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
The Kikagaku Moyo collab reminds me of La Novia, minus throatsinging. At least until it turns into Gottsching territory.
― trip maker, Saturday, 20 February 2021 00:55 (three years ago) link
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgiAimKoHMM
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 4 March 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link
The Walker & Grubbs duo recording (a 24 minute live thing from 2019) is out now on Cafe OTO’s digital label:https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/david-grubbs-ryley-walker-fight-or-flight-simulato/
― Jeff W, Monday, 8 March 2021 16:18 (three years ago) link
the soul patch in the reaction video really brings it home
― adam, Monday, 8 March 2021 16:21 (three years ago) link
I don't mind Ryley leaning into comedy now that he's sober. Also thought it was funny that I pre-ordered his new one on CD Thursday and got a shipping notification within an hour.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 March 2021 16:35 (three years ago) link
same thing with the Kikagaku Moyo record I bought - he's on top of things!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 March 2021 17:10 (three years ago) link
I mean, I'm assuming in this case the shipping notification is just the label being printed/created, just never seen it move that quickly. And it's already out for delivery today!
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 March 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
He's always been great at playing characters (has great instincts). Wonder if he's ever done improve or considered it.
― Evan, Monday, 8 March 2021 17:23 (three years ago) link
half the times i've seen him there have practically been ten minutes of standup material during the set
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 8 March 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
lol i love that he keeps trying to get his mind around 4/4
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 8 March 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
just found out he plays psych guitar on the Spiral Galaxy record with Plastic Crimewave folks etc.
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Monday, 8 March 2021 23:32 (three years ago) link
Oh wow, I didn't know that either! I've been meaning to check that one out, I'll bump that higher on my list. Thanks.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 March 2021 23:34 (three years ago) link
Yeah, this new is fantastic.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 15 March 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
"new one", that should have been. Really great and probably my favorite thing he's done yet.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 15 March 2021 22:01 (three years ago) link
It's wonderful in every way except for the songs themselves, which haven't reeled me in at all, save for the closer, 'Shiva with Dustpan', which finally rises to the level of 'memorable'. It's probably just me, though.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 00:51 (three years ago) link
Great album, very Jim O’Rouke
― akm, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 04:48 (three years ago) link
where are yall hearing this? my bandcamp library still says "pre-order"
the kikagaku moyo collab is a burner and it's like the heaviest vinyl record i own, 1800g lp
― adam, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:57 (three years ago) link
xxpost i haven't heard the new one, but your experience lines up w/ mine, generally speaking ... for years now. i love everything about Ryley but i've just never been able to really latch on to his vocal melodies.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
just from the singles this sounds pretty damn good
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 17:48 (three years ago) link
his vocal melodies
Yeah, that's the main sticking point for me as well. I assume this is why I loved the (instrumental) Kikagaku Moyo collab so much.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 19:01 (three years ago) link
Yeah I still haven't gotten the digital version, but my CD copy showed up like two days after I placed the pre-order. Was definitely not expecting that to be the case.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 March 2021 20:08 (three years ago) link
This week I’m two years sober off dope, coke, and booze. Still don’t have the key to happiness or all the answers. Just know it’s 100% possible to live without picking up. Nothing comes before sobriety. Couldn’t have done it alone. Asked sober people what they did and listened.— Ryley walker (@ryleywalker) March 21, 2021
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 March 2021 13:04 (three years ago) link
I love Ryley but I get a headache from this record! Really bums me out :(
― black dice live ft. jerry garcia (rizzx), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 10:32 (two years ago) link
first one i've heard and really enjoyed it. the Jim O'Rourke vibes are very strong, but so few people do anything in that style and where Jim doesn't do song records that often, i'm totally fine with it.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 10:45 (two years ago) link
Dude's on a roll. His new record with David Grubbs is exceptional! Started out kinda like I would have expected, but gets really weird and out fairly quickly.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 29 July 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link
I'm really enjoying this new(ish) one. It's grown on me. His vocal has for the most part lost the si-hi-hi-nging style of the last record. Maybe I should give that one another go.
― Duke, Saturday, 11 September 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
Clad With Bunk ends with a guitar riff like Drag Racer by the Doug Wood Band. Known to older UK listners ad the theme to the snooker.
― Duke, Saturday, 11 September 2021 14:49 (two years ago) link
Any ilxors who have ordered the new Post Wook from his bandcamp received theirs yet? According to the bandcamp email I should have had it a few weeks ago, but nothing yet. It still says "ships out within 5 days" and no notices about any delays, so it doesn't seem to indicate any delays.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 14:50 (two years ago) link
I haven't ordered it yet but my previous experience was ordering the Ryley/Kikagaku Moyo album and it shipped out almost immediately so it might be worth emailing just to make sure it didn't fall through the cracks
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 14:54 (two years ago) link
yeah, i'd just email — ryley is pretty responsive, I've found. cool record! he might even have done it a bit of a disservice with the jokey title, haha.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 15:16 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I'll do that. I dunno, I kind of love when he gets all goofy. Kicking myself for missing that Steve Gunn drone tape.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 16:11 (two years ago) link
it's kind of cool to read the thread title: Ryley Walker (Jansch-style vocals, finger-picking folk guitar with double bass and violins grooves)
and realize how much he's changed and evolved, that doesn't even come close to describing him now
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 19:07 (two years ago) link
i guess if you were going to find a good comparison, it'd be john martyn — which means Ryley is about to make his One World?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 22:08 (two years ago) link
I wouldn't hate that.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 January 2022 22:11 (two years ago) link
had the pleasure of seeing Ryley live with his band, absolute beast of a bass player Andrew Scott Young and two(!) drummers
he seems so effortless in his playing
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 13 June 2022 10:16 (one year ago) link
ryley walker is hella good. i had no idea...
― ꙮ (map), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 02:35 (two months ago) link
Post Wook is really great. Have been dipping into his back catalog stuff I haven't heard and it's so diverse. He has a really creative and ambitious musical mind, that takes him in pretty different directions from a lot of his brethren in the post-Faheyverse. Going back to his older stylez search also SpiderBeetleBee w Bill MacKay
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 07:22 (two months ago) link
Dude seems really happy since getting sober, seems to enjoy working at that burger joint.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 14:51 (two months ago) link
He's great fun live - you can tell he's enjoying himself
― Duke, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 17:39 (two months ago) link