ILX Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday (new post-Fahey folk for ppl posting in Takoma/Tompkins Square threads Pt II)

The more I listen to the latest Chuck Johnson album, the more I think it might be the instrumental guitar album to beat this year. That first piece is a stunner - I've heard it enough now that I'm beyond mere appreciation and I'm trying to figure out how he's doing some of that stuff. His slide playing on this is so uniquely melodic in a way I don't hear much these days. I also love that full minute towards the end of "Silver Teeth In The Sun" where he kinda just quits playing this rolling melody to listen to the strings ringing out, and then returns to the fast picking, as if he's saying "check out this resonance, dudes! Aren't acoustic guitars awesome?" And Marielle Jakobson's violin on "The Deer And The Snake" is just the sweetest subtle touch, but I'm a soft touch there because I love Date Palms, and this tune also reminds me, for obvious reasons, of Gastr Del Sol's cover of Fahey's "Dry Bones In The Valley," which, surely we can all agree, is clearly one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded. Anyway, been playing this album a lot.

agree, I think Chuck is a guy that, I don't know, doesn't have a compelling narrative about him, compared to like William Tyler or Daniel Bachman or Riley Walker, he's older and been around but not necessarily the "keeper of the torch" like Glenn Jones or a famous eccentric like Sir Richard Bishop or Orcutt...his strengths are in a very understated mastery of his own style and not something that grabs you by the collar and says "listen to this!"....I think he's great

Yeah, I am excited to see Chuck on Thursday. Gonna grab the new record too (thanks for that write-up Wimmels, good run down).

"Inversion Layer" is an instant classic in that accessible, jaunt-y kind of way. At this point I sometimes enjoy tracks like that over the dark sounding ones. At least upon first listen.

Yeah man, that is a good tune. Gonna buy this record tonight, psyched!

If anyone is looking for some really nice, minimal acoustic guitar moves, I am completely enjoying this Jon Collin "Early Music" album.

Released on his own label, Wine Box Press, which has a really beautiful/cool aesthetic. But yeah, this is sounding super good to me today:

https://wineboxpress.bandcamp.com/album/jon-collin-early-music

Very sparse through most of it, with very nice phrasing/slide moves.

is it inspired by early music or ?

Hah hah, I think maybe it is just referring to it being early recordings, but who knows? There is not much info on the bandcamp page.

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that that was a funny question! Just was funny because there is almost no info at all for the album on the page. Could be intentionally vague?

i was just wondering if it sounded like early music musically or if it was clear that he was referring to his own early music
it's always confusing when people talk about early music

Yeah, I can see that. It doesn't sound particularly indebted to early music to me, but certainly that is not my specialty so perhaps there is some similarity I wouldn't pick up on.

Also, David Daniell has come up before, and I know folks through out some recommendations. I am really into this song "Housewarming" from the Three Lobed comp "Eight Trails, One Path":

https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/track/housewarming

Can someone point me to stuff of his that hits territory similar to this?

xp Been digging Jon Collin's stuff for a while now (though haven't heard the one linked above), his label is really pretty incredible, when you can manage to get copies of this stuff! His recent LP High Peak Selections was really good, some of it was like post-LMC kinda stuff iirc...

Yeah, Loren M. Connors occurred to me too while listening to that Jon Collins record. I need to dig into it more, I really like his playing style from the small sampling I have heard, and yeah the label stuff is top notch based on the photos (I imagine the physical copies are A+).

And by "it", I mean his discography. Definitely my kind of shit.

don't know collins, but this sounds good!
been enjoying this c joynes live thing - a band recording, a little fairport-y maybe? https://cjoynes.bandcamp.com/album/liv-at-the-dentist

also, this is great (gabbed about it on twitter): https://brianjohnmcbrearty.bandcamp.com/releases
some good fingerpicking, mixed with droney/feedback action, with some majestic popol vuh moves thrown in for good measure. you know, the good stuff.

Yeah, checked that McBrearty thing when you posted it. It was definitely good.

Jimmywine, "High Peak Selections" sounding really nice right now, thanks!

jon collin is from my neck of the woods, always liked but never loved his stuff, same with loren connors. it is very pleasant in the best sense though

Yeah, Connors and Collin are definitely in outlier territory. I can see this as being boring as hell for some folks, but this hits my particular sweet spots full on. Collin kinda sounds like Tashi Dorji playing at Loren Connors tempos (some of the time at least), which for me is prime time.

Pickathon Livestream just starting, with Sam Amidon & friends---Ryly Walker and Hiss Golden Messenger play tonight, Mandolin Orange tomorrow, goes through Sunday (all times Pacific, so goes fairly late for me). Not all of it's relevant to this thread, but...
http://blog.kexp.org/pickathon-2015-video-webcast/

*Ryley*, that is (sorry, Ry).

(not too thrilled w Amidon)

I know Nathan Bowles is playing that festival, and at least a few other good folks (besides Ryley). Joan Shelley I think too?

william tyler too. seems like a fun fest. looks hot though.

man, the forthcoming joan shelley record is amazing.

I think Nathan is actually sitting in with Joan for one (or more) of her sets. Not sure if he is just drumming or playing banjo too, but I imagine there will be a lot of sitting in on various sets.

Chuck Johnson show here in Charlottesville was top-notch. He only played about 6 songs/40 minutes, but it was perfectly paced and just expertly played. All straight guitar songs were played on a telecaster, then he switched it up for the end of the set w/ two lap steel songs that were maybe the highlight of the whole show. Definitely recommend seeing him live if you can.

Also, I bought a Zoom recorder and used the show as a trial run. Thing works great, show recording is crsytal clear and was super easy to record. Really psyched I bought one (the H5).

I attended Pickathon. Saw Wm. Tyler perform in a barn Saturday night with about 100 other people. Audience included Nathan Salsburg, Nathan Bowles, M.C. Taylor and Phil Cook. Maybe others I didn't recognize. I couldn't enjoy myself because I spent the whole time worrying about the future of solo/acoustic/whatever music if something bad were to happen inside that barn. :)

(Yes, it was hot. Really hot.)

Pickathon looked pretty stacked, bet it was a good time.

I totally had a middle-of-the-night sit up in bed moment last week and thought 'the post-Fahey thread!' My computer blew up about six months ago, and somehow I totally forgot this place. I've had a fine time catching up. Cheers.

glad you're into it! love the tight-knit feel of this thread but also good to know there's some onlookers. can always use more voices though! we don't bite.

It was a great time. I saw truly mesmerizing sets by Ryley W. and HGM (both on the stage in the woods), plus Bowles in the same barn as Tyler. Those two were more of an interview/performance format ... I could've lived without the interviewing and more music, but it was fine. Saw Alice Gerrard, too, and Tinariwen, and a bunch of rock bands (DIIV, Ex Hex, Meatbodies, Viet Cong, Wand, Happyness, A Giant Dog, etc.) Missed Ernest Ranglin, a bit bummed about that.

aw man I wanna see Wand! not really relevant to thread but...

Wand are stellar. their drummer is amazing

Wand was great. Later, they backed Ty Segall as the "Roling Stons" and did some mangled Stones covers.

Surprise of the fest for me was Meatbodies, another West Coast garage/psych/punk band. I like their record OK but they absolutely destroyed live.

Back to thread topic: Tyler joined HGM for their two scheduled sets...it was so great. And then on Sunday Alice Gerrard canceled her second set and HGM (who had backed her on Saturday) played a surprise-ish set w/ Tyler and Mandolin Orange. A super-jam of sorts.

Forgot I saw Sam Amidon. He did one of the interview-type sets. The only instance where I might've actually enjoyed him talking as much or more as his playing - in part because I think his music's above average but not amazing, and in part because he's clearly a very funny/sharp guy.

Wish I'd caught Joan Shelley.

enjoying this thing - https://itasca.bandcamp.com/album/anns-tradition
very mellow, but very nice.
and omg act now! "Limited to 100 cassettes, 50 of which include a vial of water bathed in the lunar eclipse of October 2014 in California."

I'd go for the non-water version. I can definitely see a USPS-related mishap ruining someone's day.

This is nice - mellow, pensive, out of time, like the best of this stuff. I keep waiting for vocals to come in though, for some reason.

i think she usually has vocals on her stuff...

let's hear it for emma ruth rundle! https://emmaruthrundle.bandcamp.com/album/electric-guitar-one
i really like this, göteborg is my favorite track but it's all super mellow and droney <3

idk if this sort of thing belongs here or on another thread but i feel like you guys might appreciate it. i'd say fans of the dronier side of steven r smith would enjoy.

really into it

yeah this is great

ooh yeah, nice. similar mood to that dean mcphee record from earlier this year, or the noveller album. she really recorded this in the back seat of a van?

idk -- i get the impression she did the primary noodling while she was in the van and then they edited some stuff together at home?
it's a pretty short album, i have no idea
but i like it

loving this chuck johnson NYC set - http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/08/chuck-johnson-august-2-2015-union-pool-flacmp3streaming/
he sounds great on electric!

^ chuck is great... blood moon boulder is probably one of my top guitar releases of the year, familiar-sounding but fresh and doesn't get bogged down with flash.

enjoying this today, particularly the banjo stuff but it's all pretty good:

https://jamestweeddale.bandcamp.com/album/weird-world-rolls-on

new michael chapman on tompkins square sounding great

tourdates w/ ryley walker coming up too:

10/08/15 North Bethesda, MD (USA) AMP
10/09/15 Brooklyn, NY (USA) Rough Trade
10/10/15 Portland, ME (USA) Waking Windows Music And Arts
10/11/15 Providence, RI (USA) Columbus Theater
10/13/15 Albany, NY (USA) The Low Beat
10/14/15 Northampton, MA (USA) Iron Horse Music Hall

here's a track: https://soundcloud.com/tompkinssquare/jack-by-michael-chapman