Radioshow “PVHF”, radio Centraal, Antwerp, 106.7 FM, live on air with stream : http://streaming.radiocentraal.be/ or http://streaming.radiocentraal.org/ 2009-08-01 : from 8-10 PM European Time. From new emotionally strong singer-songwriters over psychfolk/acidfolk/pagan&neofolk & progressive folk up to World Folk Fusions/crossovers… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grading in reviews for gradings of sum of individual tracks… *** vg **** perf ***** must have heard/can’t get better +°some tracks better +‘ possibly better, according to opinion/vision ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro 3 min * Bracken Haruko: Wild Geese -LP- (D,2009)***°’ Tr.3, “Man in the moon” 4 min Tr.4, “Autumn, Golden Trees” 4 min 8-11 Some favourite tracks from this LP with sparsely arranged acoustic songs inspired in nature. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview29.html#anchor_1175 * Midwich Nancy Wallace : Old Stories (UK,2009)**°° Tr.4, “The Woods” 3 min -14 Songs inspired very much by traditional folk. Received lots of press attention. My favourite track. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/folk2.html#anchor_177 * Collectif Efferv. My Name Is Nobody & The Desert Foxes : The Mentor (F,2009)***° Tr.1, “Doom” 4 min -18 If Palace related releases are popular, this band should be noticed more often too.. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/MyNameIsNobody.html#anchor_497 * Midfinger Mimes Of Wine : Apocalypse Sets In (I,2009)***° Tr.1, “Julius” 6 min -24 Very theatrical stories with its own emotionality. Piano and voice fundament. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/MimesOfWime.html#anchor_292 * Odland Ödland : The Caterpillar (F,2009)***° Tr.1, “The Caterpiller” 5 min Tr.4, “Sur les murs de ma chambre” 6 min 11 -35 Different, more acidfolk flavoured theatrical images of stories. This first track puts the singer in the position of Alice In Wonderland before eating mushrooms… Most songs are in French. Very nice discovery. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview29.html#anchor_1163 * Fire Sphyr : A Poem For M (CAN,2003)***°’ Tr.1, “Together Apart” 4 min Tr.4, “Life Too” 5 min 9-44 Beat poetry with beautiful acoustic guitar on the First track. An unusual but very effective combination. The second track has some accordeon too. An idea for the usual primitive and low life hiphop genre how to become a bit more subtle ? Not a new album, but I found this a great discovery/surprise. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview29.html#anchor_1133 * Willkommen V.A. : Willkommen Collective volume 1 (UK,2009)***° Tr.1, Moonshine Moonshine: “Violet” 5 min Tr.5, Kristine McClement: “Planks” 5 min Tr.8, Redwood Red: “In a green World” 5 min Tr.15,The Climbers: Bookshop Folk 021->3 min 18-62 Great label and collective of often psych-folk related Music. My favourite tracks. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview29.html#anchor_1173 * Private release Fernwood : Sangita (US,2009)***° Tr.8, “Cimmarron” 3 min -65 Another beautiful, relaxed multi-coloured string picking,.. album by the duo. Better than picking out tracks it is best to listen from start to finish. If you seek music that sounds like a warm uplifting summer breeze don’t look further. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview30.html#anchor_1187 * Fire Matthew Bayot : Circling Buzzards (US,2005)**’ Not the best songs, but good moody indie with Indian touches. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/psychfolkpopreview7.html#anchor_367 * Hand/Eye Prydwyn (with Quickthorn) : Solitude Owes me a Smile (US,2009)**°° Tr.4, “Grantchester Meadows” 7 min -72 Always has been a favourite voice in the minstrel flavoured acidfolk milieu. This is a great version of an early Pink Floyd song. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview4.html#anchor_130 * Hand/Eye Stone Breath : The Silver Skein Unwound (US,2009)***° Tr.7, “Through the trees again” 4 min -76 A cooperation between Timothy Renner, Prydwyn and Sarada. Listens best from start to finish. Naztural (Green Christ) pagan inspirations & revelations. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview4.html#anchor_143 * Reverb Worship The Hare And The Moon -cdr- (2009)*° Rather neofolk inspired album with links to traditional folk and pagan folk. Even with some nice elements is is rather simple for my radioshow. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview4.html#anchor_123 * Private Dragon Mandole : Esprits du soleil levant (F/LA,rec.2005-2009)**° Tr.1, “Part I : Snowing on the sea” 9 min Tr.4, “Part II: Lan-Na and Lan-Xang”: “interlude” 2 min 11 -87 Partly Asian inspirations of moody descriptive emotions and thoughts. Nice concept. Melancholic. Somewhat neo-folk styled with an Asian touch. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/post-asiatic.html#anchor_489 * Bracken Aritomo : The Flying Garden -LP- (JAP,2009)*°’ The strange alienated & outsider psychfolk World of Aritomo.. Not now.. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview26.html#anchor_976 * Miya Dodu Cold Fairyland : Seeds On The Ground (CN,2007)***°' Tr.3, “Five Travellers” 4 min Tr.4, “Puzzle” 5 min Tr.7, “Reawakening” 5 min 14-101 Chinese crossover/Western Fusion with Chinese folk and a few interesting progressive (rock) elements. The first interesting Chinese crossover album I have heard so far. From Shanghai. Review : http://psychemusic.org/china.html#anchor_315 * Musea Narr : Oxymore dans la chrysalide des ręves (F,2009)**°’ Tr.1, “Zepter Des Narren” 6 min -107 Progressive item with a post-folkrock flavour. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/prog24.html#anchor_316 Outro: * Raks Discos V.A. : Raks Raks Raks (IR,60s,pub.'09)***°° Tr.3, The Flowers : Meekshi Manoo” 2 min Tr.5, Group Takhala Ha : “Dokhtar e Dorya” 3 min Tr.8, Penahi : “Dance Music” 4 min Tr.13,Kourosh : “Hadime Khali” 4 min 120 If time left : Tr.19,Saeed : “Hocheh Asha” 4 min CD edition of this early garage/rock’n roll (Ventures)/60s styled compilation from a forgotten and supressed history of Iran. The second track has a riff that reminds perhaps coincidentally of the “House Of The Rising Sun” song. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/sixties4.html#anchor_295 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DID NOT FIND A PLACE YET FOR : * Beta-Lactam Ring Textile Orchestra : For The Boss (UK,2008)**** Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/free.html#anchor_508 * Futher Out Annabel (Lee) : -demo- (US,pub.2009)****° Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/AnnabelLee.html#anchor_814 (soon) ALSO RECENTLY REVIEWED : * EMI Elly & Rikkert : Maarten en het witte paard (NL,1973,re.2004)****' Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/EllyRikkert.html#anchor_236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Homepage radioshow : http://psychefolk.com/ Playlists : http://psychefolk.com/2009.html Newsletter with new reviews and playlists with some audio links : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychevanhetfolk/ Subscribe: psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com