Playlist “Psyche van het folk” Radio Centraal, Antwerpen (2005-07-20) : Exp.folk, acoustic guitarists, psychfolk, folkrock, folkpsych,.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Intro : * Strange Attractors Thuja : Pine Cone Temples (1999-2004) (US,2005)**° Tr.2, “(untitled)” 5 min (fragment) A more favourite track of mine with a penetrating drone and sounds produced by instruments,.. Thuja is an improvisational so called “experimental” acoustic group from the Jewelled Antler clan. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview12.html#anchor_216 2. The Curable Interns / Kenneth Johnston : * private The Curable Interns : the music of The curable Interns arranged for solo guitar... (US,1986+2004)***°° Tr.2, “Life cycle of the alien queen” 4 min Tr.3, “Balinese Rhythm” 3 min Tr.11, “Shadow over Innsmouth” 2 min Tr.15, “Bonk-a-Wow” 1 min Tr.18, “Sumerian Starship (alternate take)” 4 min Tr.19, “Daddy’s Reiger’s Breakdown” 3 min Tr.21, “Yog Drood Thor” 4 min Tr.23, “Bonk-a-Wow Wow” 2 min 23 -30 I’m starting with a few more experimental guitar tracks. Some of it is made in the spirit of Captain Beefheart but in a different area, and not hasted but all calmly. “Sumerian Starship” is Middle Eastern. Tr.21 is processed prepared amplified guitar. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_149 * private The Curable Interns guitarist Kenneth Johnston : Instrumental music from the Horsehead Point Community -music from the invisible world of the American South- (US,2003)***°° Tr.6, “Phoenicia” 5 min Tr.7, “Yellow Jacket” 2 min Tr.8, “Beulah Inversion” 3 min Tr.13, “Bond” 2 min Tr.15, “A squid eatin pangolin eatin squid” 3 min Tr.21, “Azathoth” 5 min 20 Very inventive but not over-complicated inspirations on guitar. Track 15 is for Beefheart fans. “Azatoth” has a highly intelligent/perhaps genius interpretation of various styles like classical, flamenco, rock perhaps.. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_149 * private The Curable Interns play... Zenobia Marsh sings... (US,2005)**°° Tr.3, “Signal Child” 5 min Tr.6, “Adolescent Machine” 5 min Tr.10,“Circus intro” 1 min Tr.12,“Medley : The Beetle Children eat glue/ A Christmas Surprise” 2 min 13 Song orientated album. Between Current 93 and an acoustic Pere Ubu mixed with some acidfolk s/sw and singer-songwriting or something, with an expressive literature-in-music voice, especially for the chosen tracks. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_149 * private Kenneth Johnston : Texas Travel Guide (US,2005)***° Tr.2, “Marathon” 2 min Tr.3, “Fredericksburg” 5 min Tr.7, “Marfa” 3 min Solo guitar album. Most tracks are more bluesy. These first two tracks are guitar compositions. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_149 * Roaratorio Jeff Fuccillo : disturbed strings (US,2004)*° Recording done in Fahey studios. I don’t have enough airplay time to give attention to this release as well. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_138 3. Other guitarists : * private Andreas Martin : Live im loft (D,2005)**** Tr.5, “Areal Boundaries” (Michael Hedges) 5 min Tr.6, “Tribes” (Preston Reed) 4 min 9 -83 (Not too perfectly recorded) live recording which shows that this guitarist is truly skilful and has a beautiful picking style on these difficult to play tracks. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_142 * Acoustic Music Axel Schultheiss : Freemind (D,2000)**** Tr.2, “Highway Panic” 5 min -88 New guitarist with skilful and nicely moving and open structural style, slightly influenced by classical jazz guitar podium performances. Another track might be played in another radioshow. This track fit best here. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar6.html#anchor_155 * Acoustic Music Axel Schultheiss : Departure (D,2002)**** I accidentally forgot the CD in another CD player so I need to give attention to the second cd on a next radioshow on guitarists. * Near Mint Rec. V.A. : Imaginational Anthem –a guitar anthology- (1963-2005) (US,comp.2005)****° Tr.1, Max Ochs : “Imaginational Anthem” (2004) 5 min Tr.2, Brad Barr : “Bouba’s Bounce” (2004) 6 min Tr.14,Kaki King : “Night after sidewalk” 4 min 15 Compilation in tribute to the Fahey-esque & similar Takoma kind of solo guitar and acoustic blues-guitar excursions. A good compilation to get an introduction on mostly old known and unknown heroes. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar5.html#anchor_132 4 : psychfolk : * Discmedi. Pep Laguarda & Tapineria : Brossa D’Ahir (SP,1976)**°’ Tr.2, “Cims I Abismes” 6 min 109 Reissue of nice acidfolk-rock/psychfolkpop/… song album with Pau Riba & Daevid Allen. I still need to listen more careful to it. I heard better Spanish albums in this genre that are more important and more successful. Cover : http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/o143786.jpg Info : http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/laguarda.and.tapineria.pep.html & http://www.planetgong.co.uk/octave/cd/brossa_d'ahir_single.shtml * Masiatoh Coll. Forest : Full Circle (UK,1970)****° Tr.2, “Bluebell Dance” 4 min Tr.8, “Graveyard” 6 min A classic psychfolk album reissued a couple of times. I still have the first South-Korean reissue. This is the second, the best or most worked out album of both Forest albums. I couldn’t help it airplaying something of it before introducing the new project of the Weldham’s (see further down). More about Forest : http://www.theunbrokencircle.co.uk/artist_profile_forest.htm * pre-view copy The Story : The Dawn is crowned (UK,2005)***° Tr.1, “Beginning” 2 min Tr.2, “Floating Box” 5 min 7 Tr.5, “English Oak” 5 min 12 Martin Welham and Tom Welham from Forest thirthy years later now have a new group called The Story. The final split album with Whysp and both groups will receive more attention later. The duo didn’t loose anything of their charming style. Recommended ! Will be released on ‘Good Village Recordings’. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview13.html#anchor_218 5. medieval folk & medieval folkrock : * private Sedayne : Zither Songs (UK,2005)***°° Tr.1, “The Collier’s Rant” 9 min -140 Medieval and old troubadour songs like in one of the possibilities of how they are sung like they should be. With a mystic feeling. Simple but perfect. Played on a restored ancient citera. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/sedayne.html * Flowinglass Broceliande : Barley Rigs –songs of the seasons- (US,2004)* Traditional medieval folk, much more light weight in style. * Flowinglass Avalon Rising : Storming Heaven (US,2004)* Medieval folkrock. I preferred their first album. Review of this and of both new releases will be made and will be linked soon. Info : http://www.flowinglass.com 6. folkrock : * Indies Rec. Buduar Staré Dámy : My o Vlku (CZ,2005)**°° Tr.1, “Uneste si Me” 3 min A track with a powerful folkrock arrangement, nice voice, on a more song oriented album. Review at http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/CZECH3.html 7. folkpsych/psych reissue : * Amber Soundroom Ertlif (CH,1972+1971,1973)***°’ Tr.A3, “You’re nothing at all” 3 min Tr.B, “Classical Woman” 10 min (rest of time) Acoustic song that still fits this radioshow. An acoustic psych song from this fine reissue. The group sounds at times like a more acoustic Uriah Heep. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog.html#anchor_68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PS. Airplayed in the Mark & Woolfeman, singer-songwriterprogram : * Backwater Rec. Kris Hacket EP (UK,2005)** Tr.2, “Spaceman” 4 min Folk-rock song track with nice voice. 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