Radioshow "PVHF", radio Centraal, Antwerp, 103.9 FM, live on air with stream : http://streaming.radiocentraal.be/ 2008-07-05 : from 8-10 PM European Time. New releases for guitar music, exp.acoustic, acidfolk, neofolk, folk/singer/singer-songwriters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading in playlist done by lifting out tracks. *ok **g ***vg **** perf ***** can't get better than this/a must-have with ° for some tracks better & ' for upgrade for certain reasons --------------------------------------------------------------------------- intro.. 2 min * Digitalis Volcano The Bear : Catonapotato (UK,2005)*' Live recording, of not too perfect sonic dynamic quality, and sounding too free improvised to me, so no tracks are chosen for airplay. ---------------- * Lollipop Shop Nu & Apa Neagra : Omac (RO,rec.2006-2007,pub.2008)*°° Tr.4, "Peste Munte" 5 min -7 Partly acoustic partly electric, this album has often an overload of backwards recordings mixed in delivering some psych-effects. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog14.html#anchor_199 --------------- * private Joy Of Nature : aGkaanta, asRti, Parasamgate -cdr- (PT/Azores,2008)**° Tr.2, "A Theatre Burning in The Night Sky" 6 min - 13 This sound like an astral journey to forgotten past times... Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview14B.html#anchor_370 * Ahnstern Joy Of Nature : The Empty Circle part I (PT/Azores,2008)**' This album sounds best when listening from start to finish, not as much for taking out tracks. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview14B.html#anchor_384 --------------- * Ahnstern Défilé Des Armes : Lust 'n' Stone (GR,2008)**° Tr.1, "Doors to undefeated violence" 4 min Tr.2, "Carnival Desire" 3 min 7-20 2 tracks of neo-folk chamber music. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview22.html#anchor_325 * Heimatfolk Trinithos : 333 (D,2008)**' Tr.10, "Erwachen II" 3 min 3-23 Neo/gothic folkalbum. This more folky track sounds best for taking out. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview14B.html#anchor_382 --------------- * Anticlock Mike Seed : A Boy Mistaken For A Crow (US,2007)***°' Tr.1, "Dear Companion" 4 min Tr.2, "Take Your Rest" 5 min 9 -32 Very strong openers and songs from this s/sw album. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-23.html#anchor_687 * AMG/Créa Son Nara Noïan : Cristal (B/ARM,2008)**°° Tr.2, "Cristal" 3 min Tr.7, "Bouïr" 6 min 9 -41 First solo album of this Belgium residing Armenian pianist/singer and songwriter, looking back to her country with a comfortable position for melancholy. I pretty much like the titletrack, an instrumental led by piano, recalling and adapting something of an Armenian folk/melodic theme. I refers to these themes in a same way some Gurdjiev/De Hartmann piano pieces do. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-23.html#anchor_696 * Drag City Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh (S(US)/JAP,2008)***° Tr.1, "Poleka" 2 min Tr.3, "Uti Vas Hage" 5 min Tr.9, "Neka Nemurenai" 3 min 10-51 Also Helena Espvall (Espers,..) refocuses on her Swedish folk roots, breathing successfully new life in it through an acid folk character. With Masaki Batoh from Ghost fame. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview24.html#anchor_882 * Bo'Weavil Josephine Foster : This Coming Gladness (US,2008)****' Tr.1, "The Garden of Earthly Delights" 6 min -57 Finally a new release by JF. I can still recognise the areas she explored before coming to this new one. A very individualistic approach. Slightly bizarre and sweetly beautiful. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/josephinefoster.html#anchor_89 * preview cdr Prince Rama Of Ayodhya : Threshold Dances (US,2008)***° Tr.3, "Voyage to Corinthia" 6 min -63 Like hippie-paganesque songs. (I wanted to play "Mothlight" as well)... Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview24.html#anchor_890 * Off.of An.and Dig. Gangi : A (US,2008)**** Tr.1, "Commonplace Feathers" 4 min Tr.2, "Waiting on the line" 4 min 8 -71 Review : http://psychemusic.org/sixties3.html#anchor_246 * Drag City Red Krayola : Fingerpointing -mcd- (UK,rec.1999,pub.2008)***' Tr.1, 1111->1440 5 -76 Some instrumental free forms, and mixes with odd electronica on a real RK album by Jim O'Rouke wasn't really appreciated by the band until now. This is one of the instrumental free forms. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog-2.html#anchor_134 --------------- * Archivecd Paul Metzger -Archivecd 46- (US,2008)***** Tr.1, fragment 4 min Tr.2, 19 min 23 -100 Weird guitar and modified banjo raga's and sound explorations with sonic richness and strangeness, during two improvisations. Painstaking brilliant as always! Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar5.html#anchor_156 * private Jeff Eden : Night and Day Songs for Solo Guitar -cdr- (US,2008)***° Tr.1, "By Night" 4 min -104 Talented still unknown new guitarist. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/guitar12.html#anchor_396 --------------- * Le Roseau Gabriel Yacoub : De La Nature des Choses (F,2008)**** Tr.1"Tout est là" 3 min -107 Yacoub,of Malicorne fame is relatively known in Belgium and appeared here many times. This is his new album. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/france.html#anchor_142 * Le Roseau La Bergère : Ouvarosa (F,2003)**** Tr.6, "Ouvarosa" 5 min 113 A cooperation with Yacoub, led by s/sw Sylvie Berger. A classic song. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/france.html#anchor_149 * Le Roseau La Bergère : Fi De L'Eau (F,2006)****' Tr.1, "Fi De L'Eau" 3 min Tr.5, "Saint-Jean" 5 min 8 -120 ->end Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/france.html#anchor_149 * Wild Boar Sois Belle : Delirium (2008)**° (if time left: Tr.1, "Waar jij ook gaat" 4 min) One of the better and more convincing Flemish folk-pop bands. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/belgium2.html#anchor_146 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New domain name for homepage radioshow : http://psychefolk.com/ Playlists : http://psychefolk.com/2008.html Newsletter with new reviews and playlists with some audio links : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychevanhetfolk/ Subscribe: psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com