DIY / Outsider

Recordings made by non-professionals, usually on their own dime. Also know as “real people music” this stuff can range from charming & naive, to downright twisted.

  • Kenneth Higney - Attic Demonstration Kenneth Higney - Attic Demonstration

    A tough one to write about because so much has already been said about it. First, though, I will say that if you have even the slightest interest in “outsider music” BUY THE CD REISSUE! Cause it is definitely all that.

  • Larry T & the Family - I'm Moving On Larry T & the Family - I’m Moving On

    I like this record more every time I listen to it - and I listen to it a lot… and I really, really liked it the first time I heard it! Bay area soul/funk with a “real people” edge that really takes it one step beyond.

  • Dane Sturgeon - Wild 'n' Tender Dane Sturgeon - Wild ‘n’ Tender

    Another private press favorite from my fair state of California. And yet another record that Will Louviere’s Show And Tell site put me up on. This is a hard one to classify. It’s definitely raw enough to appeal to garage rock enthusiasts, yet it lacks the naive quality of most records of that genre.

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