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 [...]
Along with the early Fahey stuff, the first few Basho lp’s are probably pretty much ground zero for the “modern” sound of the solo acoustic steel string guitar music that would become popular on through the 70′s. This is Basho’s first record, and one of the first non-Fahey releases on Fahey’s Takoma label. Much more [...]
Before becoming a mystery thriller author, Daniel Hecht put out a handful of records. This one is in the same vein as Fahey/Basho’s recordings. His lp on windham hill called “willow” is one of my favorite dollar bin records. Definitely worth seeking out imo.
Nice mellow private issue folk lp on Burntoothbrush records circa 1987. The music sounds more like it came out in the early to mid seventies. My favorite track on here is “purple martin”. Brian looks like Charles Manson’s twin brother on the back cover, freaky.
Aside from one vocal track, the rest of this record is an excellent instrumental guitar lp that would fit in nicely on the Takoma label. Killer slide guitar and fingerpicking stuff here. You gotta love the homemade art thats taped on the cover of this private pressing.
Hands down the best femme folk/psych lp out there. But you already knew that right?
Classic downer folk/psych masterpiece from 1973. This was recorded shortly before Gary’s two year jail stint after a drug bust. The whole lp is haunting and beautiful from front to back. Recently reissued by Drag City too.
I love this record! From 1973 on Thistle records this record is comparable to John Fahey. Thirteen acoustic finger pickin instrumentals and one vocal cut at the end called “little children” that reminds me of a heartfelt Nick Drake tune. Great stuff.
While it seems every piece of crap is is being called “psych/folk”, this truly is psychedelic folk music. This German folk duo who recorded a few lp’s on the German OHR label started out playing normal European folk music, until, from what I’ve read, were given a psych makeover by Kolf-Ulrich Kaiser. What really makes [...]