Playlist «Psyche van het Folk», Radio Centraal, Antwerp, Belgium -NEW RELEASES OF PSYCH & ACID-FOLK RELATED ARTISTS, SINGERS, GUITARISTS -DAMIEN YOUTH * Drag City White Magic : Through the sun door (EP) (US,2004)***° Tr.1, “One-Note” 4 min Tr.2, “Don’t Need” 5 min 9 Promising Indie art-folk with some indie bluesfolk EP. With Mira Billotte (from Quix*o*tic). Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview6.html * Drag City Faun Fables : Family Album (US, 2004)***°° Tr.1, “Eyes of a bird” 8 min Tr.3, “A Mother and a piano” 5 min Tr.6, “Nop of Time” 3 min Tr.8, “Preview” 5 min 19 -28 One of my favourite albums of the year. All three albums are highly recommended. Artform-like mostly acoustic concept of family-related stories in rich musical expressions music concept. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview6.html * Locust Music Josephine Foster & The Supposed : All the leaves are gone (US,2004)***°° Tr.1, “Well-heeled men” 6 min Tr.3, “All the leaves are gone” 4 min Tr.6, “Silly” 5 min Tr.9, “Who will feel bitter at the days end ?” 4 min Tr.11, “Don’t wait, Mary Jane” 4 min Wonderful 1-out-of-1000 voice, with American psych-folk group accompaniment, always fitting with songs, sometimes playing almost overenthusiastic, somewhat funny at times, or better a bit crazy (like the slide guitar on “All the leaves..”, or like some other guitar passages) but I like it a lot ! First track is a bit Trees like. Highly recommended. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview6.html * Zygote Damien Youth : Phantoms of Fables (US,2004)**°’ Tr.1, “Artemis” 5 min Tr.2, “Hope” 5 min Tr.5, “These days are but molecules” 5 min Tr.12, “Lies we tell” 6 min 21 -60 A couple beautiful songs from Damien’s latest album. Damien’s albums need many many listens but they still don’t enfold everything. They tickle my imagination through catchy moody spheres. Short review : http://progressive.homestead.com/progressive.html * Zygote Damien Youth : Sunfield (US,1999)**°’ Tr.17, “Incident at the woodlocks” 4 min Tr.18, “Morning Cloack (reprise)” 3 min 7 Short review : http://progressive.homestead.com/progressive.html * Zygote Damien Youth : Bride of the asylum (US,1998)**°°’ Tr.1, “Bride of the Asylum” 4 min Tr.2, “Katie called me Lucifer” 4 min Audio : http://www.verycleanteeth.com/damienyouth/katiecalledmelucifer.mp3 Tr.5, “Hermaphrodite Jesus” 7 min 15 -82 Almost literature work, poetic and somewhat semi-philosophic, with several of my personal favourite songs. Texts are written in the twilight zone of things. Reviews : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-3.html * Zygote Damien Youth : Songs from Black Tower (US,1994)**° Tr.14, “The World was never my friend” 4 min Audio : http://www.paasan.net/~goku/mp3/Damien%20Youth%20-%20Songs%20From%20Black%20Tower/14%20-%20the%20world%20was%20never%20my%20friend.mp3 Short remarks http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-3.html * Polydor Mark Hollis (UK,1998)****’ Tr.2, “Watershed” 6 min -88 Moody jazzy orchestra and Mark Hollis on piano, singing his songs with his beautiful somewhat melancholic art-voice. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-3.html * CBS Pavlov’s Dog : Pampered Menial (US,1976)***** Tr.7, “Episode” 5 min Audio : http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/clipserve/B0000277GS001006/402-4906952-2451308 Tr.9, “Of once and future kings” 7 min 12 -100 Audio : http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/clipserve/B0000277GS001009/402-4906952-2451308 I wanted to hear back this old favourite of mine. Very emotional somewhat odd but extraordinary voice, with an orchestrated band sound, including also mellotron, piano, drums,... I always appreciated both first albums, but this surely was the most perfect one. Info on singer : http://www.surkamp.com/ (with links to Pavolv’s Dog fan pages) Other info on band : http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1103 Review : http://members.tripod.com/~pavlovsdogband/pavlov4.html Cover : http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/PavlovsdogPampered.jpg Reunion in 2004 : http://www.pavlovs-dog.de/news07.htm * Secretly Canadian Anthony : The Lake EP (US,2004)***°’ Tr.1, “The Lake” 6 min Tr.3, “The Horror has gone” 4 min 10 EP that comes in advance of the future album, to promote the tour. Tour Dates : http://antonyandthejohnsons.com/upcomingevents/dates.html Holland/ Belgium : 21.11.2004 NL Amsterdam - Paradiso ; 22.11.2004 BEL Brussels - AB Club Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-3.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Weewerk Great Lake Swimmers (CAN,2004)**°° Tr.4, “Merge, a vessel, a harbour” 5 min audio : http://www.cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/greatlake-04.m3u?cdbaby=6b630a32062de2ec88efcbf93ac4a43e Tr.8, «Faithful night, listening» 5 min -120 Intimate singer-songwriter. A few songs have this kind of melancholy we heard a few times with Neil Young but it’s much more intimate. Great texts. He will perform after my show in The Woolfeman’s radioshow. PS. Tour in Belgium / Holland : - Dec. 1 2004 - Hasselt, Belgium at MOD, opening for Willard Grant Conspiracy - Dec. 2 2004 - Assen, NL (to be confirmed) - Dec. 3 2004 - Utrecht, Netherlands at DBs - Dec. 4 2004 - Diksmuide, Belgium at 4AD, with Jean Peaches and Experimental Blues Tropic Band - Dec. 8 2004 - Nijmegen, Netherlands (Venue TBA) - Dec. 9 2004 - Brussels, Belgium at AB Club, opening for Will Johnson, Br. Danielson. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html * Bayard Island Music Joël Fafard : Rocking Horse (CAN,2003)**° Tr.2, “Squirrel” 4 min Tr.9, “Fred Brophy” 4 min Tr.10, “The last waltz of John Kordic” 3 min -11 131 Joël has a nice guitar sound & production & good technique; he plays with violinist & bass player who understand his music. This is no intellectual music, just simple, pleasant integer music with nice sound. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar4.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Clear Spot Julia P. : Sunshine (electric) (NL,2004) 4 min (from split EP with Ford’s Imaginary Inferno) Neo-60’s westcoast flavoured sweet pop track. Info : http://www.popinstituut.nl/bez/bz327.htm * Excalibur Milkwood Tapestry (US,1969)**°° Tr.A2, “Wonderous Fairy Tale” 4 min Tr.A3, “The Windows Sill’s Song” 3 min Tr.A4, “Signs of Invisible Chalk” 6 min Nice LP reissue of this mellow acid folk psych / garage-psychrock album. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreviews2.html Excalibur Ford’s Imaginary Inferno : Summer breeze and magic trees (NL,2003)**** Tr.1, “Colors into Gray” Tr.2, “Planet Song” Tr.3, “Like in your World” Perfect 60’s styled psych album, absolutely the best of both LP’s I heard from the group. 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