Playlist : http://www.psychefolk.com/playlists/pvhf_2009_psych2.txt Radioshow “PVHF”, radio Centraal, Antwerp, 106.7 FM, live on air with stream : http://streaming.radiocentraal.be/ or http://streaming.radiocentraal.org/ 2009-4-11 : from 8-10 PM European Time PSYCH : NEW RELEASES (MOSTLY) WITH 2x EXTRA HALF HOUR : 1. S/SW / ACIDFOLK ; 2. EXTRAS (SITAR-SPACEPSYCH/JAZZ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grading in playlists:individual tracks-listen *ok*2g*3vg*4perf*5musthh°+/opinion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -EXTRA HALF HOUR (730-8 PM) A. SINGER-SONGWRITER SECTION : * Fargo Alela Diane : To Be Still (US,2009)****? Tr.2, “White as diamonds” 4 min Most native Indian-flavoured song. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/AlelaDiane.html#anchor_668 * City Zen Mia Doi Todd : Gea (US,2008)***° Tr.2, “Night of a thousand kisses” 5 min Best to listen from start to finish then picking out tracks. But this might be my favourite one to pick out. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/MaiDoiTodd.html#anchor_422 * Pyramid Vuk : The Plains (FIN/US,2009)***° Tr.1, “Flint in the Pines” 4 min Rather theatre-stage like song concept, dramatically arranged. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/psychfolkpopreview7.html#anchor_353 * Private Kentin Jivek : Folklore & Folktales (F,2009)**°°??? Tr.4, “Black Tea For Two” 4 min Tr.8, “Fantasma” 3 min Review will be added later. * Erebus The kaplan Brothers : Nightbird(US,1978)*°’ Almost tasteless singing but then perhaps interesting mix of some mainstream & crooners taste with pseudo-progressive. With lots of mellotron. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/TheKaplanBrothers.html#anchor_246 * Twisted Nerve Sam and the Plants : The Eft (UK,pub.2009)****° Tr.1, “cruckle” 2 min Tr.4, “Spider” 2 min Tr.5, “Andy and the mole” 2 min Tr.6, “Kawai Kry” 1 min Brilliant collage arrangements around ISB/S.Barret-alike songs. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview16.html#anchor_499 * Shells Sons Of Noel & Adrian : The Wreck is not a boat (UK,2008)**** Tr.3, “Ruby” 4 min Limited cdr of one of my favourite acid folk bands. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview26.html#anchor_970 * Camera Obscura United Bible Studies : The Jonah (IR,2008)**** Tr.9, “Mirror in Cherwell” 3 min Psychfolk and other styles. More perhaps later. See review. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview10.html#anchor_221 * Mythical Cake Circulus : Thought Becomes Reality (UK,2009)**** (Tr.1, “Transmuting Power” 5 min) (Tr.3, “Guide our way” 4 min) Original acid-folk-rock with medieval touch. Originally planned I had 45 minutes extra before the show, it turned out to be 30 an hour when I arrived, so I had to skip this item for this show. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/acidfolkreview28.html#anchor_1099 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTUAL PLANNED RADIO SHOW : A. 60s: * Cicadelic The Jujus : You Treat me Bad (US,1965-1967re.2009)**°° Tr.11, “You tread me bad” 3 min 5 Grerat and attractive rather helium pitched voice beat love song. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/sixties4.html#anchor_293 * World In Sound Strawberry Window (US,1967,re.2009)***°' Tr.6, “You’re not the only one” 4 min 17 Strong cynical love ballad. The band has also great jams. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/psych3.html#anchor_295 * Cicadelic Morning Dew : No More 1966-1969 (US,re.2009)***° Tr.7, “Go away” 3 min Tr.17, “Get Together” 5 min 8-13 Great teenage song, and more worked out 60s folk-psych. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/sixties4.html#anchor_285 B.60s-70S-> NEW PSYCH * Finders Keepers V.A. : B-Music : Drive In, Turn On, Freak Out (VAR,'60s/'70s,pub.2009)***° Tr.7, Elpida (GR) : “he will come, he will come” 3 min Tr.19, Los Mismos (SP) : “Pasa El Tren” 3 min 6-23 Really good compilation of B-worlds of World psych when listened from start to finish. There’s something beat-repetitive in most tracks. Review : http://psychemusic.org/70s.html#anchor_305 * Finders Keepers V.A. : The Sound Of wonder (PK,1973-1980,re.2009)****° Tr.1, M.Ashrai : Dam Dam Mast Qalandar/ “Sound Of Wonder” 5 min Tr.3, Tafo : “Karye Pyar” 6 min 11-33 The Pakistani (Punjabi) version of Bollywood iscalled “Lollywood” !! Perhaps a bit more adventurous, and with use of moog and such ! Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/Pakistan.html#anchor_4 * Finders Keepers Jean-Pierre Massiera : Midnight Mass-iera(F,re.2009)****° Tr.5, The Starlight : “Mao Mao” 3 min Tr.6, Basile : “Itube Del Anno” 3 min Tr.7, Chico Magnetic Band : “Pop Or Not” 3 min Tr.11, Human Egg : “Onomatopea” 3 min Tr.18, Afterlife : “Secret de vielle damme” 3 min 15-48 Fits well with the M-Music release. Producer’s own studio projects. Avant-pop of which some of it might be danceable too (???),or at least useful for DJ’s! Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/france.html#anchor_88 * Termo Haakon Ellingsen : The Plum Album (N,2008)***° Tr.1, “Sunshine Girl” 3 min 51 Very good Sunshine pop songwriter album. Perhaps more in next Radioshow. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/HaakonEllingsen.html#anchor_292 * Termo The Opium Cartel : Night Blooms (N,2009)**** Tr.9, “Last rose of summer” 6 min 60 Follow-up project after White Willow, a but softer as in their evolution, and closest to the third album. It includes lots of analogue synths like mellotron, Korg, Optigan, Fender Rhodes,.. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/Norway.html#anchor_116 * World in sound The Living Room : Times Like Lakes (D,1997,pub.2009)***° Tr.1, “Intro” 2 min Tr.5, “Rising Dawn” 5 min 72 Tr.12, “Just a little song” 5 min (shortened) 72 Pseudo-60s band with convincing sound. Only last bonus track is from their a bit acoustic album. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/sixties5.html#anchor_303 * World In Sound Strawberry Window (US,1967,re.2009)*** (Tr.8, “Strawberry Jam” 14 min) One of the jams of the band, which could have got airplay eventually. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/psych3.html#anchor_295 * Gear Fab Leslie's Motel : Dirty Sheets (US,1972,re.2009)***' Good old school bluesy rockers. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/sixties5.html#anchor_302 * Art Safari Dasputnik : Parapsykosis (FIN,2009)***’/**** Tr.2, “Electromanetolithic experiment” 8 min 80 Interesting spacey-psych sound, with sax as well. Convincing for the genre. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/FINLAND_GROUPS.html#anchor_100 * Nasoni Tlön (PER/ARG,2008)***° Tr.1, “La Ciudad despierta” 4 min 84 Rather convincing follow-up band of the legendary Tarkus band. At their best in their combinations of hard rock and acoustic elements and soft singing. Review : http://psychemusic.org/perureview.html#anchor_98 * Alone El Paramo (SP,2008)***° Tr.2, “La Benedicion de Eolo” 7 min 91 Progressive instrumental heavy (doom bass!) rock. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/spain.html#anchor_67 * Trail Vespero : Foam (RU,2008)*** Jam-psych with minor ethnical ements. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/RUSSIA.html#anchor_196 * Trail Siddhartha : Trip To Innerself (rec.2008,pub.2009)*** Meditative psych. Review : http://www.psychefolk.com/Turkprogreview2.html#anchor_97 * private I/D : Midnight Hot (SING,2009)** Chaotic jampsych Review : http://psychemusic.org/newpsych.html#anchor_186 * Trip In Time/WIS iH8 Camera (B,rec.2006/pub.2009)**’ Belgian new rock jam band, with Mauro Pawlowski, Rudy Truvé,...Listens best from start to finish. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/NEWROCK.html#anchor_198 C : AVANT-ROCK * Gazul Jack Dupon : L'Échelle Du Désir (F,2009)**** Tr.2, “le taureau” 8 min 99 Chamber-rock/R.I.O., like theatre. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/chamberrock.html#anchor_301 D : JAZZ: (Ethno-Jazz :) * Pi Amir ElSaffar : Two Rivers (IQ/IR/IND,2007)***°' Tr.5, “Awj Intro” 3 min Tr.6, “Khosh Reng (Maqam Awi)” 8 min 11-110 Arab/American jazz mix. As guest the Indian sax player Rudresh Mahanthappa, which I have given airplay to last radio show. Also best to listen from start to finish. A favourite moment to take out of its context. In an interesting 17/8 rhythm with off-beat bass! Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/AmirElSaffar.html#anchor_200 * Lotus/Prasant Prasant Radhakrishnan : East Facing (IND,2007)**** * Lotus/Prasant Prasant Radhakrishnan : Duality (IND,2004)**** Tr.9, “Thillana” 3 min 113 Indian raga-jazz. Review : http://psychefolk.com/indojazz.html#anchor_168 * Buda Gétatchew Mèkurya : Negus of Ethiopian Sax (ETH,’72)***°° Tr.1, “Yègènèt Muziqa” 5 min Ethiopean jazz in 70s was rather unique and this was one of its highlighting unique and original moments. -BONUS HALF HOUR : * Transubstans Oresund Space Collective : Good Planets Are Hard To Find (S,2009)***° Tr.1, “Good planets are hard to find” 10 min Sitar mixed with spacerock. I almost had place for this after The Living Room or here to end the show, but I think the Ethiopean sax is more interesting to compare. Review : http://psychemusic.org/sweden2.html#anchor_181 * Kning Jerry Johansson Octet (S,2009)**** Tr.3,5, “Circles and Changes, part III,V” 19 min Fine composed jazz with progressive rock ideas in the back of the mind. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/prog12.html#anchor_157 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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