doing some EOY catchup and I am not feeling this Steve Gunn at all, threadban me if you must
liked the Solar Motel (2 tracks on Spotify), really liked the new Tashi Dorji EP.
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Saturday, 13 December 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link
am I correct that the Tashi Dorji S/T is older stuff compiled?yeah, pulled from several years' worth of cassette iirc. kind of a "greatest hits," i guess. he really is great, seems to get better every time i play his stuff.
― tylerw, Saturday, 13 December 2014 21:37 (nine years ago) link
sleeve - yeah a ton of orcutt & not to be super cynical but he seems to be getting a lot of praise from ppl I don't get the sense really know Orcutt
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 14 December 2014 03:32 (nine years ago) link
But i do like him
I just think it's a little like how when I finally heard gang of four reissues after growing up a fugazi fan
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 14 December 2014 03:33 (nine years ago) link
Oh hey folks.
Sleeve, that Gunn record definitely is a very specific kind of cool to me, I get why it wouldn't appeal to you. It is mostly very low-key and its charms can be extremely subtle, but I have personally found it to be deep and varied enough that I return to it pretty frequently. Maybe it'll grow on you, but it is definitely a song-based record that doesn't try to push the musicality as far as a lot of records touched on in this thread (and many of Gunn's other records do).
― grandavis, Monday, 15 December 2014 14:57 (nine years ago) link
yeah i was actually wondering recently what I would think of gunn's latest if it was the first record of his I had heard. the context of his gradual development into a more straight-ahead singer-songwriter adds some flavor I think (if that makes sense). love the latest but at the same time, i hope he hasn't left behind his more avant leanings -- those gunn-truscinski records are still my faves out of everything he's done.
― tylerw, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
hey i have a question -- how do you pronounce cian of the name cian nugent?
― vigetable (La Lechera), Monday, 15 December 2014 15:20 (nine years ago) link
rather how does one pronounce cian accurately
i thought it was like cyan but then realized it could be sean or shee-an or idk what and i would like to know
― vigetable (La Lechera), Monday, 15 December 2014 15:21 (nine years ago) link
Kee An
― tylerw, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
i thought it was just pronounced "sean" for years though.
― tylerw, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
Like Ian preceded with a /k/ ?Good to know! I have been meaning to ask this question for months.
― vigetable (La Lechera), Monday, 15 December 2014 15:31 (nine years ago) link
yes, exactly!
― tylerw, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:34 (nine years ago) link
haha apparently lots of blog posters and show hosters feel the need to lay this to rest too:http://i61.tinypic.com/vgmyht.png
― Neal Cassady, Monday, 15 December 2014 15:39 (nine years ago) link
The Gunn/Mike Cooper and Gunn/Gangloff records both came out this year I think, and both contain a good range of playing outside of his "Way Out Weather" mode. It will be interesting to see what side of the divide the upcoming Gunn/Black Twig Pickers record will ride, but my guess is I will dig it. Hope some of it revisits this territory though:
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Twig_Pickers_and_Steve_Gunn/NATCH_1/Salted_Caramel
― grandavis, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:06 (nine years ago) link
Global mentioned notable records from this year, and I wanna bring up Bachman's "Orange Co. Serenade". Really enjoyed it & definitely revisit it pretty frequently. Feel like he is growing and really may be just hitting his stride now, though who knows. New record on Three Lobed apparently out in April or May. Saw him Saturday night and the new songs were great, no reason not to believe that this next record will be anything other than really good.
― grandavis, Monday, 15 December 2014 17:14 (nine years ago) link
dammit I forgot about that in my EOY listening binge this weekend, will check it out!
fwiw my introduction to Gunn was his side of the "Not The Spaces You Know..." comp, which I loved
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Monday, 15 December 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah, shouldn't have forgotten the Daniel Bachman one! I think I've come around on that one, seems like the most cohesive release he's done so far.
Also Charlie Parr doesn't usually fit in this thread but he did a release this year that definitely does. It's called Hollandale- some really nicely recorded exploratory fingerpicked instrumentals. All on a National resonator, which sounds awesome/immense at times. Some cool sounds and textures added... anyway, may have been overlooked in this thread... It's on Spotify
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 15 December 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
Has this been shared yet? HD video of Tashi playing on WFMU, last September.
vimeo.com/wfmu/review/106853495/6f23ec5808
― Neal Cassady, Monday, 15 December 2014 22:28 (nine years ago) link
gamelan for guitar
― Neal Cassady, Monday, 15 December 2014 22:31 (nine years ago) link
awesome
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 15 December 2014 22:33 (nine years ago) link
Whatever he's got there on the neck is partially under certain strings and on top of others. He accidentally bumps into it at one point and it seems very loose. I thought it was a capo at first. Such crazy sounds coming out of that guitar.
― Neal Cassady, Monday, 15 December 2014 22:50 (nine years ago) link
Watching the video as I'm commenting, probably not the best idea. Still don't know what that is, even with the close ups.
― Neal Cassady, Monday, 15 December 2014 22:52 (nine years ago) link
I thought it was a hairclip, it loops round the top string.
― ogmor, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 15:19 (nine years ago) link
Think Ogmor is right, looks like a large barrette, the cheap kind you can get at CVS etc.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 15:38 (nine years ago) link
coupla good tashi things over on the FMA: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tashi_Dorji/
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 16:02 (nine years ago) link
for the record here are my fave ilx-brigade kinda things of 2014. the usuals!
Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band - Intensity GhostNathan Bowles - NansemondSteve Gunn - Way Out WeatherDaniel Bachman - Orange Co. SerenadeWilliam Tyler - Lost ColonyTashi Dorji - s/tDon Bikoff - Hallowed GroundMike & Cara Gangloff - Black Ribbon of Death, Silver Thread of LifeAlvarius B. / Sir Richard Bishop - If You Don’t Like It … Don’t! Bill Orcutt - VDSQSir Richard Bishop - VDSQAnthony Pasquarosa - VDSQRobbie Basho - Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 12 & 6Smoke Dawson - Fiddle
more singer-songwriter-y things, but joan shelley (feat. nathan salsburg on some tracks) and ryley walker LPs are recommended too!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 16:05 (nine years ago) link
shit i forgot about bikoff
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 16:13 (nine years ago) link
also you might say me and global are slightly excited about playing this show
http://first-avenue.com/event/2015/01/americanprimitive
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 16:14 (nine years ago) link
nice! yeah, if you ignore the bikoff cover art, it's a really nice record.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 16:20 (nine years ago) link
that amy in quebec track is so close to wine&roses/red pony/approaching of the disco void its almost a cover
― ogmor, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:07 (nine years ago) link
was watching some fahey live on youtube last night...here's an 81 gig, with apparently Michael Hedges opening (sorry folks no records available didn't get pressed in time)...Fahey is being really smarmy in his banter, the set itself verges from awkward to hypnotic, found his flopping down combover hair kind of distracting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP08Y3DsJvs
this is a 2000 set, he does a lot of dicking around/joking around at the beginning, but about the 7:40 mark on he gets going and it's actually pretty coolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jXrutGt2U
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:11 (nine years ago) link
We going the "https:..." route to skip embeds? Not that I don't love opening this thread to shots of Fahey at his weirdest ....
― grandavis, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
oops sorry
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
A leaner/meaner thread for 2015 I guess. I'll miss the Fahey gut though.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 17:26 (nine years ago) link
Transmissions Fest footage is new to me, awesome. I wish more people openly talked about his later work without full on the talk of "well, I don't know about this, but look at what he used to do." The only thing that I can't fully grasp is the Hitomi material, some of it is played in that Transmissions Fest video. Kinda feel like it goes down easier when you get to watch him play like that, on record is another thing. There is another noodley electric gig on youtube that actually does have a lot of syncopation; and getting to hear old styles on an electric is pretty nice. There aren't many artists that went so far in the other direction, let alone an instance where you get to watch past material with a new technique. Defiantly would rather have had Fahey do all that then not. I dig The Mill Pond lots. It's not too different than some of the stuff that is out there today. Womblife gets so zonked in parts you can't help but grin.
― Neal Cassady, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Loving this Glenn Jones tune, "The Teething Necklace (For John Fahey)"xxx.youtube.com/watch?v=6qd7pWITPQQ
― Neal Cassady, Tuesday, 16 December 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
Couple things I put together,
John Fahey's Adelphi Sessions, the Dance of Death outtakes. Uploaded as MP3's, posted on my blog:http://broadcastsfrompoorfarm.tumblr.com/post/105403178308/john-fahey-adelphi-sessions-the-dance-of-death
Scanned my copy of the mail order catalog from Fonotone Records, interesting curio. Includes the numerous early Fahey comps Joe Bussard curated for Fonotone.http://broadcastsfrompoorfarm.tumblr.com/post/105401770173/fonotone-records-mail-order-catalog-pdf-booklet
I finally put together some new lapstyle material and wanted to share it here. "Blue For al-Watawit of Yashkur" sits as is, in a sorta demo state. I didn't want to forget all the new ideas I've been having, yet also told myself I wouldn't record again until I bought a nice microphone. Of course, I got impatient, so here we are. Before they find a home somewhere, I do want to properly record them.http://raglore.com/album/blue-for-al-watawit-of-yashkur
Link for the MP3's are posted here,http://broadcastsfrompoorfarm.tumblr.com/post/105403934713/rag-lore-blue-for-al-watawit-of
― Neal Cassady, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 02:51 (nine years ago) link
Look forward to checking this stuff out
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 03:28 (nine years ago) link
Cool, thanks Neal! Actually already listened to your "Blue For al-Watawit of Yashkur" tracks (Mr. Avant Ghetto threw them up on twitter yesterday), really enjoyed them. First track sucked me right in, so yeah make a recording you are happy with and I am on board!
― grandavis, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
neal - or others - what microphones/mic pres do you guys use? this coming year i need to get serious about recording an album
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
like your new stuff neal
the only Tashi Dorji song on Spotify is a cool little curio, electronic remix featuring his guitar of a song by some psychey dude name Al Lover
http://open.spotify.com/track/2HxzI5VuTvgdbTGolZ7x7G
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 21:00 (nine years ago) link
Thanks dudes, I have always just been using a portable digital Tascam recorder from B&H Photo that I bought a while back. It fits in your pocket so I've used it while out and walking around, but it's not a good choice for recording guitar at this point, I loved it at first bc of how much of an improvement it was over using the internal MacBook mic. I sold my two amps (+all other musical electronics) years ago during collage, which I regret now. As I would like to record traditionally with a mic and amp set up. Either using the sound hole or install a pick up. How about USB mics? Been talked about here before I think. Decent clarity from the models available now?
― Neal Cassady, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
I think the solution is to just meet someone in town with a set up :) - that way I can avoid all of this.
― Neal Cassady, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 21:36 (nine years ago) link
I've posted things upthread recorded with the Blue Yeti (120 new but you can def find a ton of these used on ebay, got mine for 80 on craigslist)http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=857749&gclid=Cj0KEQiA8MSkBRCP5LaRlcOAusMBEiQAiqldkgFeoLzZuCr_Hg1GQ03TBk1qSggFdqEqo5fQpNn1jLgaAgF98P8HAQ&is=REG&Q=&A=details
you can hear the stuff i've done, which is minimally processed, a bit EQd and maybe compressed slighty with some audicity plugin reverb on it, but overall I'd say USB mics have come a long way
of course, I'm just plotting about how I want to get a USB DAC/Mic pre unit and a better XLR mic so I suppose one is always unsatisfied.
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 21:38 (nine years ago) link
gonna check out yr new thing neal! i've dug the rag lore things i've heard so far. just got hipped to this thing via soft abuse's twitter -- maybe it was mentioned on the old thread? https://moonbros.bandcamp.com/album/frijolillo - kind of low-key/dreamy/fieldrecording-y/acoustic action. i like it!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
Neal there is also a USB model of the Blue Spark which is supposed to be great on acoustics
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 December 2014 00:48 (nine years ago) link
Nice yeah, I remember reading a while back about you UMS using the Blue Yeti for your material. If you search a phrase like 'USB mic acoustic guitar' on youtube the Blue Yeti seems to comes up the most, also something called the Snowball. Though, I think based on the sound samples the Yeti comes out on top. I'll look into that Blue Spark too.
No other time than now to get a project down. Should defiantly put together something. Stick it on a tape and send it to people, flinging around links is nerve racking sometimes though.
I used to work at the main public library of Virginia and was hired at the perfect moment where they were getting rid of all the old analog stereo equipment and vinyl records. It was a dream to hoard of that kind of stuff. I got a working reel to reel, but haven't yet grabbed any tape to use it. Would love to have it up and running.
― Neal Cassady, Thursday, 18 December 2014 03:31 (nine years ago) link
Reel to reel would sound great
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 December 2014 03:41 (nine years ago) link
Grandavis did you end up heading to the hometown Daniel Bachman gig in Fredericksburg? A full video of it was posted a few days ago - includes some of the new material that should be coming up on the Three Lobed Record.
vimeo.com/114599709
― Neal Cassady, Thursday, 18 December 2014 04:34 (nine years ago) link
Nah, I had to skip it as it was early in the day and I had too much to do. Watched the video already though! Wanna reiterate that I really like the new tunes that'll be on the next record. Bachman is chugging along into some sweet territory. The lap stuff is a real joy live too.
― grandavis, Thursday, 18 December 2014 13:03 (nine years ago) link
yeah he's great, all on Bandcamp for reasonable prices as well
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 16:40 (nine months ago) link
That track sounds like Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 19:10 (nine months ago) link
Hope everyone has been holding up well, still check in every now and then to see what has been going on. The new Gunn Truscinski Nace has officially released, though Three Lobed was shipping early as mine came through last month. Have been listening a lot to that one plus the new Pedigo. I think Pedigo's two Mexican Summer releases can really be held up as a nice pair. For older stuff, I must have missed this Gunn one-off project back in 2012 called Central Living, with Manuel Padding, for Blackest Rainbow. Loose and droney, it's been put on archive.org.
Cameron Knowler and I are doing the third run for his book right now. We originally put it out back in late 2021 but did an updated edition earlier this year. I think it's in its final form at this point, as we've kind of obsessed over every detail imaginable. Cameron has since connected (in-person) with Norman Blake after sending him a copy, which has been wild to watch. There'll be a new album sometime in the future, it's good stuff.
― Neal Cassady, Sunday, 30 July 2023 01:41 (eight months ago) link
75 Dollar Bill has reissued their first three tapes via Bandcamp, for anyone interested in owning actual hard copies of those releases. Just grabbed the bundle with all 3. Edition of 400 for each.
― Neal Cassady, Friday, 4 August 2023 04:03 (eight months ago) link
nice to see you neal! thx for the heads up
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 4 August 2023 18:39 (eight months ago) link
By speeding through both threads last night I feel like I gained a decade’s worth of new understanding for my love of instrumental guitar. Thank you all for protecting this hidden cove of the internet. I wish I could remember how I web-surfed here last night.
― toycrossbow, Tuesday, 8 August 2023 15:16 (eight months ago) link
ha, welcome to ILX!
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Tuesday, 8 August 2023 15:24 (eight months ago) link
hey toycrossbow - welcome!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 August 2023 15:30 (eight months ago) link
yah, welcome aboard!
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 9 August 2023 07:59 (eight months ago) link
not sure if fits thread criteria but the Blue Lake album is very goodhttps://bluelake1.bandcamp.com/album/sun-arcs
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 09:11 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEsyojEWFQU
The recent Magic Tuber Stringband record on Feeding Tube is really great if anyone missed it back in Feb. Here's a recent performance at Constellation Chicago.
― Neal Cassady, Saturday, 26 August 2023 00:52 (seven months ago) link
Man, this is good:https://austincash.bandcamp.com/album/hello-franklin
― alpine static, Thursday, 31 August 2023 09:45 (seven months ago) link
(he opened for Magic Tuber at the show in the video just above)
― alpine static, Thursday, 31 August 2023 09:46 (seven months ago) link
both of these are great
austin cash...c'mon buddy help me out here
Limited edition of 20 hi-fi lathe-cut recordsCut by Audio Geography Studios
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 31 August 2023 15:39 (seven months ago) link
Gwenifer Raymond did a last minute scheduled dc gig last night that I missed ( I was elsewhere watching a Sublime Frequencies doc from 2005 of Morocco street musicians, mostly oud players)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 22:20 (six months ago) link
I know it's not strictly the right thread for it (even if it feels spiritually correct) but damn the Prariewolf album is killer. Also love how RYM insists on labelling it as 'jazz'.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Friday, 24 November 2023 16:15 (five months ago) link
missed this — thanks for checking prairiewolf out! getting going on the second album very soon. might even do some very light touring next year, haha.
has anyone mentioned the new Isasa record? I think everyone here would love it. https://repetidor-shop.bandcamp.com/album/canciones-de-amor
― tylerw, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:26 (four months ago) link
also lol at "jazz band from Colorado" ... could anything be better?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:45 (four months ago) link
I saw him play at the 1000 Incarnations of the Rose festival, was really great
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:59 (four months ago) link
Hey all, dipping in to share this compilation that Daniel Bachman and WarHen Records put together to help raise funds for the legal defense of folks opposing the MVP Pipeline. A ton of people that pop up in this thread, or might, are on it (Magic Tuber Stringband, Sally Ann Morgan, Nathan Bowles, Edsel Axel/Rosali Middleman, Jordan Perry, Daniel himself), along with a lot of other people from the area. I think it is pretty great and of course for a good cause:
https://warhenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/stop-mvp-artists-from-wv-va-nc-against-the-mountain-valley-pipeline
Full disclosure: my band Grand Banks is on it too. I think we did a good job trying to find a way to make a 4 minute track, which is hard for a band that tends to go long hah hah.
― grandavis, Friday, 1 December 2023 14:24 (four months ago) link
Also, great job on that Prairiewolf album Tyler, it is great. Was happy to see that pop up in quite a few places when it came out and have enjoyed listening to it quite a bit. Also Isasa is wonderful, I am glad I have gotten to see him play a couple of times.
― grandavis, Friday, 1 December 2023 14:26 (four months ago) link
thanks, davis!
yeah, that comp is stellar ... a good chaser (with some artist crossover) is this one, too: https://spinstersounds.bandcamp.com/album/measure-pour-mixtape-music-for-cooking
― tylerw, Friday, 1 December 2023 15:45 (four months ago) link
Oh yeah, that looks great too! Always enjoy what Spinster gets up to, and some great people on that comp.
― grandavis, Friday, 1 December 2023 16:55 (four months ago) link
hey grandavis!!
bachman got some nice real estate on pitchfork the other day
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/daniel-bachman-when-the-roses-come-again/
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 1 December 2023 16:59 (four months ago) link
Yeah, I hope everyone listens to that Bachman record, I think it is pretty great. Gets better every time I listen too, nice to see that review and hopefully there will be more to come.
My buddy Tyler who is the other half of Grand Banks actually plays some harmonium and bells on that record. Really cool to me that he and Daniel collaborate here and there.
― grandavis, Friday, 1 December 2023 17:14 (four months ago) link
oh that new Bachman is lovely, thanks!
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Friday, 1 December 2023 22:39 (four months ago) link
This is a mate's new album. Broadly belongs in here, I think. At a conceptual level, it makes me think of Eddie Hazel; sonically, it's more Dean McPhee or Dylan Carlson. Great stuff.
https://suborno.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-eyes-of-eternity
It was all improvised on the day, with this setup.
https://i.imgur.com/7Ev1Y07.jpg
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Friday, 8 December 2023 19:19 (four months ago) link
i really dig that!
bachman and now elkington getting prominently reviewed in pitchfork
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/james-elkington-me-neither/
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 8 December 2023 19:35 (four months ago) link
excited to hear what jim elkington is up to!
(severely overlooked figure imo — right on that pfork is giving him good marks. they were complete dicks to him in the zincs era)
― she fell asleep with her hand around my throat (Austin), Saturday, 9 December 2023 01:14 (four months ago) link
the daniel bachman record is good
― budo jeru, Saturday, 9 December 2023 01:48 (four months ago) link
it really is, I need to buy/DL it so I can listen without microgaps between the tracks, it's basically all one flowing thing
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Saturday, 9 December 2023 01:49 (four months ago) link
cannot believe it's been over 10 years since I saw him do an instore show for Seven Pines, fuck I'm old/how time flies/etc
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Saturday, 9 December 2023 01:51 (four months ago) link
is it more of the unpleasant noise thing he’s been doing? that last record was just not good listening
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Sunday, 17 December 2023 20:52 (four months ago) link
Well, I liked that last record so maybe I am not the best person to ask, but in my mind the new Bachman is quite a bit more traditionally "listenable" than the last one. It uses similar methods regarding how the tracks are compiled/arranged but with I think a softer edge to the sound overall. I would give it a try if you care about his playing overall but it is certainly not a return to his straightforward guitar stuff. There are melodic passages though, and layers of him "playing" on it.
― grandavis, Sunday, 17 December 2023 21:08 (four months ago) link
I enjoy his newer stuff but I guess I do have some mixed feelings because I felt like he was uniquely talented at fingerstyle stuff and while I think he is doing some creative stuff I don't know if he's as exceptional at that as he was as a playerbut he's gotta do what he wants to do and I can understand how maybe am priv starts to feel repetitive after awhile (I myself am not really playing anymore for similar reasons)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 December 2023 21:16 (four months ago) link
I mean he certainly could return to it at any point, he put this out early last year:
https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/lonesome-weary-blues
In my opinion his latest record succeeds at what it is doing very well, but I mean it is all relative. I just admire his ability to tie "place" and history and topical ideas into instrumental music in deeply personal ways. Maybe some people do one particular side of it better or are more accomplished at the technical aspects, but I find it really impressive how much he puts into this current one.
― grandavis, Sunday, 17 December 2023 21:40 (four months ago) link
I took a little skip through the new one, it seems more my cup of tea— when last year's record came out and I read a description, i was hoping it would feel like the Sacred Harp stuff, but unlike the latter, I couldn't just have it come on in the car and want to enter into it...new one seems more promising.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 18 December 2023 22:26 (four months ago) link
this seems relevant;https://n-t-s.bandcamp.com/album/european-primitive-guitar-1974-1987
― dead precedents (sleeve), Saturday, 27 January 2024 05:22 (two months ago) link
oh wow that looks interesting
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 27 January 2024 14:32 (two months ago) link
crossposting from the ambient thread, this is a 90-minute (!) tape of Arvo Part pieces transcribed for solo guitar, I find it bewitching
https://cosimapitz.bandcamp.com/album/wherever-i-go
― dead precedents (sleeve), Thursday, 1 February 2024 00:30 (two months ago) link
Latest Lake Mary is flat-out gorgeous: https://lakemary.bandcamp.com/album/its-okay-you-can-open-your-eyes-now
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Monday, 26 February 2024 21:36 (one month ago) link
ohhhhh yeah. chaz is always pretty great — might be a little underrated.
― tylerw, Monday, 26 February 2024 22:25 (one month ago) link
wow that's great, healing
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 09:57 (one month ago) link
Seems to be the only thread in which Kayla Cohen has been mentioned before, so I'll throw it here - the new Itasca album is absolutely gorgeous, I love it.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 15 March 2024 17:52 (one month ago) link
yes! one of the best of the year
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 15 March 2024 18:15 (one month ago) link
this Itasca record is beautiful, thanks for the recommendation
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 08:52 (four weeks ago) link