after something like seven straight excellent albums the man deserves a thread. he has a certain je-ne-sais-quois that makes me vastly prefer him to the other drumless east coast grit merchants like roc marci or the griselda crew. part of it is definitely his craggy voice that makes each line sound like ancient wisdom. i think the recently released a martyr's reward is at least as good as last year's descendants of cain, even if it doesn't have a highlight as obvious as "i love."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN4zwnowazE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5d8RF7dndM
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
i liked both honor killed the samurai and descendents of cain a fair amount. haven't heard the new one yet
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
the album he did as Dr. Yen Lo is great as well
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link
I love this dude.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:14 (two years ago) link
― ciderpress, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:06 AM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
the new one is def of a piece with descendants of cain. still very writerly, but mostly avoids the themed references and metaphors (like the biblical stuff in cain or the greek mythology in his hermit and the recluse album).
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
new album out now on his website. "ascension" is glorious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yspLw1dZzhE
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 September 2022 17:32 (one year ago) link
whoa
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 September 2022 17:39 (one year ago) link
love this. this guy never puts a foot wrong.
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 16 September 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
Peak Ka
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 16 September 2022 18:15 (one year ago) link
two new albums ?!
― Dan S, Saturday, 17 September 2022 00:14 (one year ago) link
a master lyricist and writer, so inspiring to me
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 16:54 (one year ago) link
otm
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 16:55 (one year ago) link
Is it possible he sampled Il Paese dei Balocchi for "Ascension"? Not really something I anticipated pondering while indulging in old Italian prog, but my ears immediately pricked up.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 24 March 2023 06:05 (one year ago) link