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 (three months ago) link
oh wow that looks interesting
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 27 January 2024 14:32 (three 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 (two months ago) link
ohhhhh yeah. chaz is always pretty great — might be a little underrated.
― tylerw, Monday, 26 February 2024 22:25 (two months ago) link
wow that's great, healing
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 09:57 (two months 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 (one month ago) link