All reviews by Dan

George Golla - Easy Feelings George Golla - Easy Feelings

Every so often you come across an album that, but for one track, is just another addition to the endless heap of profoundly mediocre music. This baffles me; I don’t understand how a band recording an otherwise crappy LP manages to create the one fantastic track. Maybe, after a long session and a lot of […]

Jan Francoys - Chez Bourgetel Jan Francoys - Chez Bourgetel

I spent fives years searching for marginal Quebecois records and this is one of my favourites from that period. It’s a lounge LP recorded live at “Chez Bourgetel”, the storied Montreal club where in the 70s anybody who was anybody gathered for mirth and mayhem. The record is a mediocre exercise in the day’s lounge […]

Raasche and Alan Mills sing Jewish Folk Songs Raasche and Alan Mills sing Jewish Folk Songs

Sometimes I want to groove out to the sweet sounds of the alter kakers. This LP from Raasche–who, based on the jacket photo, was a real shayner–and Alan Mills works well to this end. If you want to hear songs about the shtetl shicker or a rousing version of “Dayeinu” then I heartily recommend […]

The Folklords - Release the Sunshine The Folklords - Release the Sunshine

Folk-psych mends an aching heart. Granted, too much will make you lactate (or so I’ve been warned), but a little is good medicine. I suppose everybody knows about this record by now, but because I just discovered it and I think the cover art is so very nifty, I’m going to share it anyway. Basically, […]