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

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.

that is exciting

blood moon boulder is such a fantastic record

Yeah man, Blood Moon Boulder is great. Just listened to it again the other night.

Interested to see what the fuller band action will be like.

Three Lobed is having a holiday sale
http://threelobed.com/tlr/holiday2015.html

Dangerous.

Are Shelley/Salsburg headed west? I see a Colorado date (plus Tyler's house show) but that's it...

Many thanks to whoever mentioned Matthew Mullane some time ago in this thread. Hut Variations is gorgeous.

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.

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

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!

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.

haha yeah. increasingly when I'm over there I'm thinking "who the hell is this?"

You guys just gotta stop being so "like"-able.

Any discussion of Stara Rzeka here yet? I nominated it for metal poll but duscussion probably belongs here more than anywhere

Yeah, I'm getting a Six Organs+neofolk+some other stuff vibes more than I do metal here. It's good stuff tho.

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.

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

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

yeahhh, i liked that one! i should revisit too.
something just in from scott mcdowell's newsletter
Word 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.

Yeah, saw this too! Would love to upgrade a few of those records, really hope that this is true.

Just got the Fahey Christmas record pretty cheap, psyched. I actually enjoy Christmas tunes when done well generally, and had been waiting for a copy of this one to cross my path for some time.

Well, "a" Fahey Christmas album, i.e., the "New Possibility" one.

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, December 8, 2015 3:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalin

i like some stuff that's "neofolk" but man don't dig too deep down that google/spotify well as i did one day, there are some unsavory elements to that whole scene

like ... the Lumineers? or something eve more unsavory?

*even*

no like...um....dudes that are really into the idea of "pagan europe" and really like "reappropriating" facist/nazi/martial imagery and "provacative" ideas, like the whole death in june descended stuff, it's a whole wormhole that intersects w/the early industrial scene way more than anything we would perceive as folk or american primitive

then they are always like "jeez guys why does everyone get the wrong idea about us" i wonder why?

http://www.spittingatpigeons.com/images/dijzagreb17112012/dijzgrb3.jpg

http://www.homeboyphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/death-in-june-0512.jpg

Yup that's what I thought you meant.

blecch

free folk > fisherfolk > freak folk > neofolk

Volk

Going to post this big Jack Rose radio tribute by Scott McDowell's WFMU show here. Haven't listened yet, but sure plan on it. RIP:

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/64033

Has some live stuff and Peel Sessions and other non-b-g-album tracks, looks great overall.

Also, as Chris Corsano came up here (I think?) and Tom Carter is just the best, I am also posting this trio set with Carter Thornton here:

http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/12/tom-carter-chris-corsano-carter-thornton-december-5-2015-trans-pecos-solo-and-trio-sets/

All three have solo sets posted as well, and then a full trio improv that, to my ears, rules. This is pretty out stuff though, so keep that in mind. Very little "guitar as guitar" action.

yeah just checked that carter/thornton/corsano gig out, totally killer. need to dig into more of carter thornton stuff -- some dorji-like moves, but some more straightahead sounds too.

Trying to set up a show for him here, but he wanted to do Dec. 27 or 28, which is a tough time for a small town. Hoping to get him here in the Summer though, he is great.

But yeah, that trio set is like 100% in my wheelhouse. I AM the demographic for that shit hah hah.

on twitter, carter helpfully pointed out the "Killer sneeze solo about halfway into the trio set"

incoming! new glenn jones! http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/12/10/459072516/vikings-choice-glenn-jones-flower-turned-inside-out

Hah hah, was just about to post that, such good news!

if anyone happens by amoeba in hollywood and needs Glenn Jones' "My Garden State" LP on vinyl, there's a relatively cheap used one filed in the soul section with the other Glenn Jones

I have listened to "My Garden State" more than any other record that has come out this decade. You should buy it and give it as a gift to someone, it is a real deal soul stirrer, no doubt.

new track is unsurprisingly lovely
also lol that gotrich's column is called "Viking's Choice"

Oh man, the tune was already working for me to say the least, and then the outro came along and took it to a whole other level. He is a master.

Beautiful!

Hah hah, I have listened to this like 5 times in a row.

has glenn ever written a bad song?

btw i got a loop pedal that works with microphones so you can do loops of acoustic guitar

i can't use it for shit, so i was trying something and everything didn't quite match up and was a touch off beat but then i started to like, and then did a couple effected solo improvs over it. anyway kinda more "out there" for me i guess

http://soundcloud.com/matthew-lee-helgeson/lost-in-queensbridge

Sounds cool UMS, I particularly like the soloing. Nice work, the out-of-sync-ness didn't bother me at all.

!
a new glenn jones is always a treat but this is just gorgeous

there's always a beautiful calm about his playing but this slack-keyish sound suits him so well and the coda just sends it over the top into pure oceanic bliss

Yep, exactly. The outro/coda is just an amazing touch. REALLY hope I get to see him live next year (and that tune in particular I would love to see in person). Maybe I will campaign with him directly!