Thanks for the Joost Dijkema - Sacred Revelations recommendation from way back in the thread by the way... that album is just really incredible!Was blasting it this past weekend with my wife up in Kingston NY.
― Evan, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 19:55 (seven years ago) link
new Richard Bishop live recording over yonder (including a Beatles cover!): http://www.nyctaper.com/2017/05/sir-richard-bishop-may-17-2017-park-church-co-op/
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:06 (seven years ago) link
really shoulda gone to that show...
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
new orcutt on the way -- can't wait to hear him tackle "white christmas" With its deep-space beauty, harmonic complexity, and dark dissonance, Bill Orcutt is a stunning landmark in the guitarist's form-destroying trajectory. His pachinko-parlor pacing, marked by unraveling clockspring accelerandos crashing into unexpectedly suspended tones, is still in evidence -- but here, his developing melodicism maps a near-contemplative mental realm, orbiting St. Joan-era Loren Connors more than the cascading treble clatter of his duo LPs with Chris Corsano and others.
http://forcedexposure.com/Catalog/orcutt-bill-bill-orcutt-lp/PAL.048LP.html
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 May 2017 22:06 (seven years ago) link
new mark fosson too! i like this guyhttps://markfosson.bandcamp.com/
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 May 2017 22:12 (seven years ago) link
"Noodlin' On The East Fork"!
nice cover art on that fosson
always loved this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8UugY6nozY
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 25 May 2017 23:37 (seven years ago) link
Listened to Fosson's kY while packing for a trip tonight. Helped make things go smoothly.
― Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow (Sund4r), Thursday, 25 May 2017 23:59 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah---from Drag City newsletter:
MARK FOSSON RETURNS WITH SOLO GUITAR
Mark Fosson's been playing music for nearly 50 years now. Solo Guitar is the 5th album released under his name in all that time, which gives an insight into the nature of his music; when it is time for Mark to commit to something underneath his fingers, regardless of whether that is after two years, ten or twenty, that's what's right.
Sure, it makes for a funny career arc, but as far as the music that falls out of a guitar over the span of a lifetime is concerned, any old curve will serve. Mark's picking career was destined to be weird anyway, based on how it started: in 1976, a demo sent to "American Primitive" label Takoma Records received a personal response from founder (and its primary artist) John Fahey himself, who invited Mark out to the west coast to rerecord the material for forthcoming release. Mark showed up, they recorded, it sounded great...then Takoma went bankrupt, John Fahey sold the whole company and the release of Mark's record was abruptly cancelled. No new destination for the recordings immediately presented itself, so Mark moved on, making music with the Bum Steers and continuing to release albums sporadically in the mid aughts.
Now here's another collection to hear! Solo Guitar continues to use his chops and enthusiasm to wander musically, drawing up pieces of sparkling, nimble fingerstyle with an eclectic vision. As the title implies, this time Mark is focused on the austerity of the guitar, plain and simple, to bring out the music. This is one of Mark's favorites of all that he's written, and it is clear why: the golden, eternal promise of the guitar is ebulliently, transcendentally delivered. Mark Fosson's Solo Guitar is a masterful work, the kind it takes a lifetime to assemble! Out July 28th on LP/CD!
― dow, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 23:48 (seven years ago) link
What happened to the Takoma album?
― dow, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 23:50 (seven years ago) link
Drag City out it out about a decade or so ago? The Lost Takoma Sessions. Then Tompkins Sq. put out the demos a few years later.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 23:57 (seven years ago) link
Shoulda figured, thanks!
― dow, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 00:12 (seven years ago) link
The demos might actually be better, iirc
― tylerw, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 00:35 (seven years ago) link
Glenn gave me the scoop on an exhaustive American Primitivism write up + 2LP set he's writing and compiling. He said he's hoping it'll be out later this year!
I'll ask him if I'm allowed to share more details...
― Evan, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 04:02 (seven years ago) link
I recently got the Fosson lost Takoma Album on Bandcamp, it's wonderful!
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 31 May 2017 11:01 (seven years ago) link
Evan, that sounds amazing
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 31 May 2017 11:02 (seven years ago) link
ooh yeah, that does sound good
― tylerw, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 14:55 (seven years ago) link
He told me all about it unprompted in an email, so hopefully he'll be OK with me sharing more details here.
― Evan, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 15:01 (seven years ago) link
Drag City newsletter again:
Meg Baird Heads Out With Lee Renaldo and Steve Gunn
AH, yes, it's a brand new month and another season on earth! Given today's climate, who knows how many more seasons we've got but that's all the more reason to ACT NOW and join Meg Baird for some upcoming shows! That's right, Meg's got a loaded six string on her back and is headed down the southeast corridor of these fine fifty states stopping in cities like Richmond and Atlanta before looping west towards Texas! Meg's carefully constructed ballads are brimming with vibrancy, taking you down the traditional sandstone that folk is built upon and the simultaneous empathy and entertainment it can provide with pristine musical companionship. Riding alongside Steve Gunn and Lee Ranaldo for all of the dates below, expect nights of pure, spring bliss at each and every show!
6/13/17 The Broadberry Richmond VA6/14/17 Arts Center of Carrboro Carrboro NC6/15/17 40 Watt Club Athens GA6/16/17 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta GA6/17/17 Saturn Birmingham AL6/18/17 Gasa Gasa New Orleans LA6/19/17 White Oak Music Hall Houston TX6/20/17 Sons Of Hermann Hall Dallas TX6/23/17 Proud Larry's Oxford MS6/24/17 The Anchor Fellowsh
All dates with Lee Ranaldo and Steve Gunn!(dunno if they're playing back-up for her only or at all, solo sets only or as well etc)
― dow, Saturday, 3 June 2017 04:19 (seven years ago) link
Just saw Joan Shelley & Nathan Salsberg w Jake Xerexes Fussel opening
Great show, taped it on my portable. Tascam, will clean it up and post it but yeah wow you should see this tour if you get a chance
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 3 June 2017 04:56 (seven years ago) link
glenn jones/matthew azevedo LP 'waterworks' is really great... the musique concrete bits work really well
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 17:01 (seven years ago) link
yeah it's great
Also great: new Hayden Pendigo - Greetings from Amarillo
really cool meditative guitarwork, reminds me a bit of Danny Paul Grody's rural new ageism, then more ambient tracks that recall Popul Vuh's more pastoral moments or even Tangerine Dream if they were from TX
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 17:04 (seven years ago) link
gotta get that jones LP! yeah, I like pedigo's new one.re-recommending the Elkhorn LP - the coltrane cover is surprisingly successful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9F-hcrPBrA
really been enjoying that forthcoming Orcutt LP too -- his "Old Man River" is one for the ages!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 17:13 (seven years ago) link
i saw a facebook comment from hayden pendigo on something that roy montgomery posted about daniel fichescher where he posted a vid of himself playing vuh-style. it reminded me that some people have no reservations posting unsolicited videos of themselves playing!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
oops missing an L in Fichelscher but you know what i meant
do you think it's rude or just not something you are accustomed to doing yourself? (also, did you go to horse lords this weekend?!?)
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 18:10 (seven years ago) link
both (though not rude necessarily, just quite forward on Roy Montgomery's facebook page, and definitely not something I would do myself)
i did!!! the place was packed for the second opening act, but all those people spilled out and we went in. i was right directly in the front and it was extremely enjoyable. they didn't play the song i wanted to hear from the mixtape iV, but it was super long and probably edited together. which brings me to this point: they seem CANnier every time I see them. People were going bananas dancing too. made me want a cowbell and rototoms, haha!! looks like they aren't that expensive either...
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 19:08 (seven years ago) link
they're so crazy good, like an ideal band for me in many ways... would love to see them
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 19:14 (seven years ago) link
i think they came thru mpls once and i missed them :(
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 19:16 (seven years ago) link
it was my third time! haven't been disappointed yet
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 19:21 (seven years ago) link
yeah horse lords rule massively live, great nyc set from the other week: http://www.nyctaper.com/2017/06/horse-lords-june-4-2017-sunnyvale/
― adam, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:00 (seven years ago) link
this is a funny thread for a horse lords convo to break out on but the more the merrier i say
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:13 (seven years ago) link
eh i know a lot of folk in thread enjoy em
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:18 (seven years ago) link
yeah chris forsyth has a new jam out today -- he doesn't reallllly fit in w/ the fahey world (for the most part) but what the heck: http://www.npr.org/2017/06/13/532600182/songs-we-love-chris-forsyth-the-solar-motel-band-dreaming-in-the-non-dream
― tylerw, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:23 (seven years ago) link
otm and thanks for the link, adam
― sleeve, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:25 (seven years ago) link
forsyth has always been a thread staple imo
(also his earlier stuff before he went all television fits pretty well)
<3 solar motel band
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:36 (seven years ago) link
yeah if we're just going with 21st Century (Mostly) Instrumental Guitar Stuff he fits in fine. new song is awesome.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:43 (seven years ago) link
horse lords guitarist uses fingerpicks so there
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:44 (seven years ago) link
NO YOU MAY NOT DISCUSS THEM HERE
― tylerw, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:47 (seven years ago) link
William Tyler apparently is on a forthcoming Forsyth live cassette!
― Evan, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:52 (seven years ago) link
xp he also chews a toothpick
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:52 (seven years ago) link
no he has older stuff that is way more in line!! i won't be bullied by early chris forsyth truthers!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLhZanAf2Gk
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:57 (seven years ago) link
horse lords i admit are a perversion of common decency and the social mores of the post fahey thread but i like them
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 20:58 (seven years ago) link
haha, i'm just kidding you guys here -- the more eclectic the better, i says.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:01 (seven years ago) link
"if it does not fit, you must omit"
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― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:08 (seven years ago) link
actually maybe this is of thread interest -- the night before i saw heather leigh and peter brötzmann and they were great. her guitar playing was super interesting to watch (her hands in particular) and sounded really cool. lots of pedals on the pedal steel. brötzmann brötzmanned as he does. they played for an hour!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:09 (seven years ago) link
yeah cbesinger played me a heather leigh pedal steel album, so good
that show sounds amazing
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:11 (seven years ago) link
they set up on the floor! i was like 2 feet from her, maybe 10 from him and i had to move and sit behind them. it was intense!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:12 (seven years ago) link
yeah, i'd like to see them play! all for more adventurous pedal steel stuff
― tylerw, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:15 (seven years ago) link
new forsyth song reminds me a little bit of the longer cavern of antimatter material
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 21:41 (seven years ago) link