Monday, December 31, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/26/07 - 12/31/07

My List Of Personal Shame - Part Two:

Presented below is the second installment of several releases that I liked and have added to my library in 2007, but for which I have failed to publish a review. As time passes and, due to embarrassing good fortune in life, the new releases pile up (I currently have over 30 items that I haven't even listened to yet, let alone reviewed!), older items tend to lose the focus of my attention. So, knowing that I'll, regrettably, never get around to publishing any proper reviews for these items, and wishing to wrap up '07 in order to start '08 with a clean slate, I do wish to, at least, publicly acknowledge them in order to give them some of the kudos they deserve.

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ANGELS OF LIGHT: We Are Him DLP (Young God) - One of the year’s 10 best and one of Gira’s best (and most rockin’) efforts in years!



AI ASO: Chamomile Pool CD (Pedal) - “Chamomile Pool” is the third full-length release from ethereal pop chanteuse Ai Aso. Aided on this album by some of the Japanese underground’s most prominent figures, including her husband, legendary guitarist Michio Kurihara (Ghost, Stars, White Heaven, etc.) and You Ishihara (Stars, White Heaven, Pedal “mogul”, etc.), the ten tracks of beautiful, lysergic, dream pop and psych on “Chamomile Pool” clearly represent a more fully developed and highly-polished sound from Ai Aso.

CASTANETS: In The Vines CD (Asthmatic Kitty) - Another solid and enjoyable album of indie-leaning folk and lysergic-tinged pop sounds from Ray Raposa's Castanets.


FURSAXA: Alone In The Dark Wood LP (Eclipse) - Philadelphia resident Tara Burke has been intriguing us for years now with her solo project Fursaxa. On her sixth full-length release, “Alone In The Dark Wood”, Burke continues her acid folk explorations, making only minor modifications in her established sound.


GRAILS: Burning Off Impurities DLP (Temporary Residence Limited) - On their latest release “Burning Off Impurities”, Grails continue to build upon the sonic evolution they first displayed on their great “Black Tar Prophecies Vol’s. 1, 2, & 3”. Grails deliver the straight dope with this incredible blend of indiginous folk music, communal jamming psych, and, even, hints of the influences of dub and experimental jazz minimalism. Another of my 10 best for ‘07!


GROUP INERANE: Guitars From Agadez (Music of Niger) LP (Sublime Frequencies) - The Sublime Frequencies’ crew returns with their second vinyl only release documenting the authentic sounds of modern African music, this amazing LP by Niger’s Group Inerane. Led by guitarist Bibi Ahmed, Group Inerane has been active for several years now and these ten incredible tracks are a combination of amplified roots rock, blues, and folk in the local Tuareg style that, at times, borders on full-blown psychedelia with its mesmerizing, wild, electric guitar solos.



MV + EE WITH THE GOLDEN ROAD: Gettin' Gone DLP (Ecstatic Peace) - Another of my top 10 for ‘07, MV, EE, and their crew deliver their most cohesive and rockin’ effort to date!


ALAN PASQUA: The Antisocial Club CD (Cryptogramophone) - Pasqua, a big-time studio cat, recruits some of the finest players in the current LA improvised music scene (Cline, Amendola, and so on) to create this album of amazing contemporary fusion. Yes, I used the F-word, so often rightfully disparaged by the music cognisenti - fusion - but this disc is great, containing both cool jazz rulers and slammin', funky winners.


S. T. MIKAEL: Mind Of Fire LP (Subliminal Sounds) - After 11-years of silence, the mysterious and legendary Swedish psychedelic multi-instrumentalist. S.T. Mikael returns with this LP containing 5 lengthy tracks of surreal lyrics, detached, reverbed vocals, cool keyboards, heavy fuzz riffs, eastern influences and progish moves. A little too contrived sounding at times, perhaps, but still, an enjoyable dose of contemporary home-made psych.


SCORCH TRIO: Luggumt DLP (Rune Grammofon) - Guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim’s Scorch Trio may be one of the most aptly-named groups on the scene today. Over the course of this album’s 10 tracks, the trio (completed by the all-world rhythm section of Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on double-bass, electric bass, and electronics, and Paal Nilssen-Love on percussion) combines the searing energy of a rock power trio with the broadest freedom and exploration that jazz has to offer to devastating effect.


SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE: Shelter From The Ash LP (Drag City) - Shelter From The Ash LP (Drag City) - I honestly haven’t had the opportunity to drop the needle more than once on this new one from Ben Chasny’s Six Organs Of Admittance, but I know I liked what I heard. On this outing, Chasny is backed by Tim Green, Matt Sweeney, fellow Comets On Fire member Noel Harmonson, and the Magik Marker’s Elisa Ambrogio. Despite the unusual amount of support, however, the material on “Shelter From The Ash”, in general, covers similar territory to that of his earlier work. No big surprises, not a watershed album, just more cool acid folk and psych sounds from Six Organs Of Admittance.


SMITH, STEVEN R.: Owl CD (Digitalis Arts And Crafts Editions) - “Owl” is the latest solo release from overlooked and underappreciated multi-instrumentalist Steven R. Smith, who delivers another excellent set of soundscapes of fractured, distorted beauty.


TERRITORY BAND - 6 WITH FRED ANDERSON: Collide CD (Okka Disk) - The Territory Band is an international collection of musicians that was first organized by Ken Vandermark in 2000 after being awarded a grant from the prestigious Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program. “Collide” is a suite in five parts that was recorded by the MK VI version of the ensemble live in Chicago on August 24, 2006, as part of the “Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz” concert series. Continuing in the tradition of such boundary pushing large ensembles as those led by Coltrane and Mingus in the ‘60’s, the material on this release features modern, large form composition and improvisation of a high order, highlighted by experimental electronics, incredible group freedom chases, and incendiary solos.


(VxPxC): Porchmass CD (Digitalis) - After many limited edition CDR and cassette releases in their brief two years of existence, the free psych improvisations of LA-based trio (VxPxC) will, hopefully, reach a larger audience of welcoming ears and minds with their first “proper” full-length release “Porchmass”.


VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS: The Journey CD-EP (No Label, Self-Released) - Another self-released CD-EP of material from Rick Tomlinson's Voice Of The Seven Woods project. Like most Voice Of The Seven Woods' efforts to date, "The Journey" focuses on a specific (and different) facet of the group's multi-dimensional sound. This time around, the six tracks on this release use sparse instrumentation to explore a fairly minimalist form of folk and pop sounds.


WEAVER, JANE: Cherlokalate CD (B-Music) - Talented vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jane Weaver has been a figure in the vibrant Mancunian underground music scene since the ‘90’s. Her latest release “Cherlokalate” contains 12 excellent tracks, ranging from beautiful acoustic-based pop and to lush, flowing psychedelia that reminded this listener of Cyann And Ben, for example. Another truly overlooked and underappreciated artist that is deserving of your attention and money.


MICHAEL YONKERS WITH THE BLIND SHAKE: Carbohydrates Hydrocarbons LP (Nero’s Neptune) - After years of doggedly pursuing his muse in relative obscurity, suddenly Michael Yonkers is seemingly everywhere. Recently there were a couple of new CDs and LPs in the shops and, if the many CDRs of material that my man Karl at Anopheles Records (you are encouraged to check out his cool label and distribution service via the link on the right side of this blog!) has played for me are any indication, there’s also a motherlode of additional potential releases for the future. This album, made with the support of Minneapolis’ heavies, the Blind Shake, features 14 tracks of driving, distorted, and, at times, experimental rock sounds. A mind-blowing revelation, to be sure!


V/A: Lipa Kodi Ya City Council LP (Mississippi) - The fine folks at Mississippi Records return with another collection of archival recordings (made between 1967 and 1972) of pan-African music. 12 tracks from countries such as Mali, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Somalia, Uganda and Rwanda featuring styles ranging from R&B (Moussa Doumbi) and pop (Kabushi & Mwenya) to highlife (Marehamu George Mukabi), Juju (Sami Kamar & The Black Diamonds) and beyond! Despite the raw nature of some of these recordings (and/or, to be fair and accurate, their transcriptions), this is, overall, a pretty solid collection of rare and real "world music".



V/A: Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Story 3LP (Music Maniac) - V/A: Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Story TLP (Way Back) - Although the internet, laptops, samplers, and a variety of modern noise makers have made it easier than ever for people to create and distribute their own music, the fact is that kids fueled by some combination of youthful energy, booze and/or illegal substances, a love of music, a desire for money and fame, and a lust for sex have flexed the D.I.Y. aesthetic for decades. Case in point, the 61 tracks on this collection which documents the obscure Fenton label. Based in a movie theater in Sparta, Michigan, Fenton (and its various custom imprints), was like hundreds of small, local record labels that operated throughout America during the 60’s, recording and releasing (on a fee basis) material from dozens of Western Michigan garage bands. And what a fertile ground for garage sounds Western Michigan must have been, as this collection is chock full of power pop pleasers and snotty garage punk ravers. One of the best collections of 7” releases by 60’s garage bands in this (or any) year!

For the record, I must admit my personal bias/tangental connection to this fabulous collection. Although I won’t claim to recall ever actually hearing any of these tracks played on local radio when I was a kid, I did grow up in the 60’s in Western Michigan where Fenton and these bands were based. It just blows my mind to think that in redneck, conservative, rural Western Michigan, bands such as the Mussies were shredding speaker cabinets just 15 miles up the road in South Haven! Furthermore, I now know that the writer of the liner notes for this box, Frank Uhle, attended the same college as I did (Kalamazoo College) at the same time I did and made his first discovery of Fenton (that incredible Mussies 7” of all things; no wonder it ignited an obsession for him!) at the radio station (WJMD) where I had my first radio show! Damn, six degrees of separation?!? More like two...


V/A: Songs From Dracula’s Dulcimer CD (B-Music) - A very cool collection of supernaturally themed exploito-psych-pop tracks from around the globe, as compiled by Andy Votel.


V/A: Thai Pop Spectacular (1960's-1980's) CD (Sublime Frequencies) - “Thai Pop Spectacular (1960's-1980's)” is the second (and lesser, in my humble opinion; the other, superior set being the “Molam - Thai Country Groove From Isan, Vol. 2” CD) of two CDs recently issued by Sublime Frequencies featuring authentic archival sounds from Thailand. It focuses on recordings of Thai Pop from the 1960’s-1980’s. As such, it contains 20 respectable, but fairly derivative, tracks of Thai pop, soul, and exploito-psych sounds, complete with killer fuzz/wah leads, blazing organs, tight, funky horn sections, and over the top vocal stylings.


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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/23/07 - 12/25/07


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Archival Additions - My obsession with all things Vandermark related continues with my investigation of these two releases from his School Days project.

SCHOOL DAYS: Crossing Division CD (Okka Disk) - “Crossing Division” was the debut release from Vandermark’s School Days project. Formed in the Spring of 2000, School Days was a quartet (now, when they perform/record, it is as a quintet, with the addition of Swedish vibist Kjell Nordeson) comprised of Vandermark (reeds), his fellow Vandermark 5 member, Jeb Bishop (trombone), and the peerless Norwegian rhythm section of Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). This disc contains six original compositions from Bishop (two) and Vandermark (four), as well as two pieces by the legendary trombonist Roswell Rudd. Continuing in the tradition of the classic free jazz groups since the ‘60’s, the material on this set demonstrates a nice balance between composition, with suavely executed ensemble passages, and spontaneous, high energy improvisation. Personal favorites included the dynamic opening track “Bookworm” and the showcase for Bishop “Broad Daylight”. Overall, “Crossing Division” is a nicely varied and high quality set of contemporary free jazz that's worthy of repeated spins.


ATOMIC / SCHOOL DAYS Nuclear Assembly Hall CD (Okka Disk) - On this release from 2004, Vandermark’s School Days project combines forces with Scandinavian quintet Atomic. Nine tracks stretch out over the two discs, with each member of the octet (both groups feature the all-world rhythm section of Paal Nilssen-Love on drums and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass) contributing one composition, except reedist Fredrik Ljungkvist, who provides two.

As it turns out, Ljungkvist is well deserving of the additional opportunity, as both of his pieces are among the highlights of the set. The tasty free-bop of “W Meets A” opens the proceedings and, perhaps, the best cut on the album “Kerosene” closes out the first disc. It begins as a smokey, old school showcase for Vandermark’s soulful baritone that gives way to a cool transitional segment of complementary piano and vibes out of which the group emerges with a simple vamp that provides the launching pad for an amazing solo flight on trombone by Bishop, who is joined at the end of the track by Ljungkvist on clarinet for a subdued, poignant duet. The other highlight of the first disc is Broo’s bright and hard swinging “Transparent Taylor”.

The material on the second disc tends to focus on longer compositions that are more expansive in scope. Personal favorites included Wiik’s lush and beautiful “Light Compulsion” and Bishop’s “Conjugations”, in which almost every member of the ensemble gets a solo shot under the spotlight before the track closes with the rhythm and horns laying down a simple, repetitive line that provides the foundation for incredible solos by, first, Bishop on ‘bone and, then, Vandermark on baritone. Overall, I’d have to give the slight edge to the more compact and tuneful compositions on the first disc. That being stated, however, “Nuclear Assembly Hall” is winner from start to finish, holding the listener’s attention for the full 90 minutes with slamming grooves, virtuoso solo performances, and furious group blowouts.


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Monday, December 24, 2007

2007 - My Personal Music Year In Review - Part One

Well, It's that time again, time to recap my personal music year in review! In this first part, I'm listing my favorite jazz releases of 2007 and the best live shows I witnessed this year.


Top Ten New Jazz Releases Of 2007

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BUCHBINDER, DAVID: Odessa/Havana CD (Tzadik)

CLINE, NELS (SINGERS): Draw Breath CD (Cryptogramophone)

EL SAFFAR, AMIR: Two Rivers CD (Pi Recordings)

MEKURIA, GETATCHEW, AND THE EX AND GUESTS: Moa Anbessa CD (Terp Records)

MITCHELL, NICOLE (BLACK EARTH ENSEMBLE): Black Unstoppable CD (Delmark)

MORRIS, JOE/VANDERMARK/GRAY: Rebus CD (Clean Feed)

PARKER, WILLIAM/RAINING ON THE MOON: Corn Meal Dance CD (Aum Fidelity)

PASQUA, ALAN: The Antisocial Club CD (Cryptogramophone)

POWERHOUSE SOUND: Oslo/Chicago: Breaks (Atavistic)

TERRITORY BAND - 6 WITH FRED ANDERSON: Collide CD (Okka Disk)


JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ken Vandermark - Pictured Above In Full Flight On Baritone Sax!!!!!



Top Three Live Shows 2007

(Again, Listed Alphabetically, Not By Ranking)


Nels Cline Singers - 4/25/07 - At Yoshi’s in Oakland, CA (Pictured Above)

The Valerie Project - 11/2/07 - At the Brookdale Lodge, located deep in mountains near Santa Cruz, CA.

The Wooden Shjips / The Nothing People - 3/29/07 - At the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, CA

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/22/07



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V/A: Bearded Ladies, Volume One (Bird) - Talented performer and Bird Records founder Jane Weaver (pictured above) joined forces with the uber-collectors over at Finders Keepers to produce this collection of femme folk and psychedelia. It’s a well balanced collection, too, featuring recordings from the 1960’s up until the present and containing a roster of artists from around the globe. Among the current generation’s entries my favorites included Speck Mountain’s sublime blend of organ drones and cool, repetitive guitar figures “Hey-Moon” and the contribution from the set’s co-curator “All These Rivers”, in which Weaver’s beautiful vocals and acoustic guitar are tastefully augmented by sweet string work. The dark folk of “Refuge” by Heaven and Earth, Brigitte Fontaine’s psych raga “Le Goudron”, Turid Lundqvist’s intoxicating concoction of lazy lounge pop with undercurrents of psychedelic jamming “Lat Mig Se Dig”, and Bonnie Dobson’s (pictured below) incredible dose of acid folk “Milk & Honey” were among the highlights of the nuggets from yesteryear. With its stylistically diverse array of high quality lysergic aural treats, “Bearded Ladies, Volume One” is a welcome addition to any collection.




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Friday, December 21, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/18/07 - 12/21/07



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WOODEN SHJIPS: Loose Lips / Start To Dreaming 7” (Sub Pop) - For their latest 7” blast, the Wooden Shjips have moved up to the big time with Sub Pop. The A-Side’s “Loose Lips” is a tasty dose of chugging spacerock that features an outstanding solo by guitarist Erik "Ripley" Johnson. “Start To Dreaming” is an equally killer, but slightly more old school psychedelic jam. While there’s certainly nothing groundbreaking about the simple sounds of the Wooden Shjips, the appeal of their updated interpretation of classic psych jamming forms can’t be denied. This is another crowd pleaser from the Wooden Shjips, for sure!

Note - The picture of the Wooden Shjips above, is from their 3/29/07 show at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, which was one of the best live shows I saw in '07!


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Monday, December 17, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/14/07 - 12/17/07


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HABIBIYYA: If Man But Knew CD (Sunbeam) - This is a reissue of the debut (and only) album from the Habibiya, which was originally released by Island in 1972. The group was formed by three members of the underground outfit Mighty Baby, who made an extensive journey to Morocco in 1970 which profoundly influenced them, both spiritually and musically. After returning to London, they joined forces with two additional, like-minded, multi-instrumentalists from Northern California to complete their group dedicated to creating flowing, organic, Middle-Eastern influenced music.

The set starts a bit slowly, with the first two pieces being fairly minimal and only using spare instrumentation. Beginning with the third and, perhaps, the disc’s best track “The Eye-Witness”, they apply their full sonic arsenal, combining the common instruments of modern, Western music (acoustic guitar, flute, piano, organ, viola, and so on) with more exotic instrumentation (such as bina organ, mandola, nay flute, shakuhachi, zither, and all manner of percussion) and mesmerizing vocal stylings to craft beautiful and hypnotic psychedelic ragas of the highest caliber. This CD also contains five tracks of bonus material which was intended for a second, never released LP. They are similar in nature, although they are, obviously, less fully developed and also tend to lean slightly towards the more modern, Western spectrum of sound. Still, “Another Ode” is another very authentic sounding psych raga and “Bird in God's Garden”, while clearly exemplifying more modern, Western forms, is simply too damn cool, with its droning keyboard washes and primal percussion (which reminded this listener of underground legends the Silver Apples!), to overlook. Although “raga rock” reissues are quite in vogue of late, “If Man But Knew” by the Habibiyya is clearly one of the most authentic sounding and best of the class!


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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/13/07


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FRED ANDERSON / DKV TRIO: S/T CD (Okka Disk) - I picked up this 1997 collaboration between legendary tenor man Fred Anderson and the DKV Trio (Hamid Drake - percussion, Kent Kessler - bass, and Ken Vandermark - reeds) as part of my ongoing exploration of all things Vandermark related. This is a significant document, as it marks the first recorded encounter between Vandermark and Anderson. The six compositions on this set are split evenily between soulful, blues-based numbers and more modern, expressive, free-blowing tracks. Highlights among the former category included “Black Woman” and, perhaps, the album's best piece, the beautifully crafted “Lady’s In Love”. Of the more outre fare, “Aaron’s Tune” and, especially, the high-energy dual freedom chase “Our Theme” were my personal favorites. While I’d certainly be hard-pressed to assert with any conviction that the material on this disc even remotely represents the pinnacle of achievement for any of the artists involved, this release is, nevertheless, an interesting, enjoyable, and worthy addition to any jazz collection.


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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/12/07



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V/A: Welsh Rare Beat 2 LP (Finders Keepers) - The audio archivists at Finders Keepers return with the second volume in their excellent “Welsh Rare Beat” series. It contains 21 rare recordings which document the diverse Welsh music scene of the 1970’s, with material ranging from folk to pop and, even, some rock. Some of the biggest names in the history of modern Welsh music, like Meic Stevens and Heather Jones return for this volume, sharing the platter with the series debut of more obscure, but equally cool artists, such as Hergest (pictured above) and Galwad Y Mynydd. Personal favorites included two tracks from Heather Jones, the crystalline, lysergic folk of “Can I Janis” and the pop-rock of “Can O Dristwch”, Y Gwenwyn’s beautiful interpretation of the traditional “Hen Benillion”, the popish folk of “Niwi Y Mor” by Galwad Y Mynydd, the slinky funk of Sidan’s “Ar Goll”, the funky rock of “Rosi “ by Edward H. Dafis, and the classic, Mid-70’s rock stylings of “Gwr Bonheddig Hael” from Chwys. While I can’t say that I was quite as impressed with this second edition as I was with the first (and the number of tracks by “returning” artists or that have been, unfortunately, recycled from other collections previously issued by Finders Keepers or one of its “subsidiaries”, like the aforementioned “Gwr Bonheddig Hael” by Chwys, which also appeared on B-Music’s recent, “Cross Continental Record Raid Road Trip”, may hint that the well of high quality material may be nearly running dry), “Welsh Rare Beat 2” is still another solid, entertaining, and welcome overview of the underexposed and under appreciated Welsh music scene of the 1970’s.


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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/3/07 - 12/11/07



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JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER: Valley Of Fire LP (Textile) - One of America’s top free music collectives, Jackie-O Motherfucker, returns with their first studio release since 2005. The three tracks on the A-Side of “Valley Of Fire” represent some of the most tuneful, song-oriented pieces the group has ever produced. The opening cut “Sing Your Own Song” is an outstanding, flowing psych groover, which features the excellent vocal stylings of Eva Salens (Inca Ore) delivering a metaphoric theme of self empowerment. The set’s title track is next, a stunning dose of acid folk, with earnest vocals and acoustic guitar strummage being augmented beautifully by washes of gurgling, alien synths. The side closes with a stark (only acoustic guitar and vocals), but beautiful, interpretation of the Beach Boys’ “A Day In The Life Of A Tree” from 1971’s “Surf’s Up”, listed on this album as simply “The Tree”. The B-Side contains only a single, side-long composition “We Are/Chanel Zero”, a sonic montage of minimal, late-night drones, experimental tones, loops, turntablism and free psych sizzle, that builds until it reaches a satisfyingly noisy, throbbing peak during the last few minutes of the track. It’s a respectable piece that has its moments, but, in my humble opinion, is not particularly noteworthy among the larger lexicon of such sound collages. Overall, however, “Valley Of Fire” is certainly one of Jackie-O’s most “user-friendly” and best efforts to date!


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Sunday, December 02, 2007

Music I Liked And Didn't - 12/1/07 - 12/2/07



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VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS: Seventh Step CD-EP (No Label, Self-Released) - “Seventh Step” is one of two new self-released EPs from Rick Tomlinson’s Voice Of the Seven Woods. It was originally sold only at shows during their 2007 Summer tour and it contains four tracks. After the overloaded drone of the short opening title track, this set really kicks into high gear with “Blizzard Of Two”, a ripping psychedelic jam of the first order, featuring a righteous groove and killer electric leads. Next comes “Broken Hearts”, another brief droner, this time, more atmospheric in nature, which leads nicely into the disc’s lengthy (14+ minutes!) closing track “Eight Red Lights Atop The Hill”. The first half of the piece is consumed by more atmospheric drones and minimal percussive clatter which slowly build until they form a mellow, but still satisfying, segment of lysergic jamming, once again, highlighted by Tomlinson’s work on electric guitar. While “Seventh Step” from Voice Of the Seven Woods is certainly not a major musical statement, it is an enjoyable dose of contemporary psychedelia.


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Saturday, December 01, 2007

Happy 48th, Steven John Hamper!!!!!


AKA, the legendary Billy Childish!!!!!