Radioshow “PVHF”, radio Centraal, Antwerp, 106.7 FM, live on air with stream : http://streaming.radiocentraal.org/ 2010-09-25 : from 8-10 PM European Time. New acoustic song-related albums and more new acid folk related releases... From S/SWs to Acid folk to Medieval inspiration over symphonic folk/rock towards acoustic indie big bands. Intro 3 min * The Machat Company Tony Palmer : Leonard Cohen : Bird On A Wire (CAN,1972,pub.2010)****' I will mention this DVD release. 3 min Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/LeonardCohen.html#anchor_304 * Rough Trade Antony and the Johnsons : Thank you for your love -EP- (US,2010)***° Tr.5, “Imagine” 5 min 11 Very good version of this famous John Lennon song. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/AntonyTheJohnsons.html#anchor_231 * Philosophy Silken Ladders : Our Lost Songs (UK,2010)***° Tr.2, “Treecreeper” 4 min Tr.6, “God” 3 min 7 -18 Lost people and situations songs.. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/SilkenLadders.html#anchor_300 * Strange Attractors Yair Yona : Remember (IS,2009,re.2010)**°° Tr.8, “Brave Walls” 4 min 4 -22 (Tr.10, “Skinniy Fists” 7 min 11 -29) Referring back to the Takoma years, Yair Yona starts to delve his own ways.. These are the for me most outstanding tracks. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/yairyona.html#anchor_486 * Private Cloaks and Feathers : The Mandala Trilogy (B,2010)***' Tr.1, “Bird on the road” 5 min Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/CloaksandFeathers.html#anchor_260 * Guerssen The Tree People : Human Voices (US,2010)**** Tr.1, “It's my story” 5 min Tr.4, “X times Y” 6 min 11-33 Come-back of this 70s psych-folk band, having collected some great songs in the meanwhile... Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/treepeople.html#anchor_335 * Lion Prod Peter Howell & John Ferdinando : Tomorrow Come Someday (UK,1969,re.2010)**°° Tr.5, “Setting the Sun” 4 min -37 One of the Ithaca/Agincourt related psych-folk albums of Peter Howell and John Ferdinando. The film for which it was made is included as a DVD. Reissued on CD and DVD for the first time. Musically the other albums I think are better, but this still has its charm. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/peterhowell.html#anchor_59 * Miller Sounds Prod. The Rowan Amber Mill : Heartwood (UK,2010)***° Tr.1, “English Shire” 6 min Tr.13,“The hunter” 7 min 13 -50 Promising new acid folk-rock band. Labelled as “woodland folkadelica” Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/TheRowanAmberMill.html#anchor_1244 * Guerssen Sourdeline : La Reine Blanche (F,1974,re.2010)***° Tr.3, “La belle est au jardin d'amour” 5 min Tr.7, “La Reine Blanche” 3 min 8 -58 Acid-folk/ medieval folk reisue. Notice a small Pentangle influence on the title track. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/Sourdeline.html#anchor_282 * Guerssen Sourdeline : Jeanne d'Aymé (F,1976,re.2010)***°' Tr.2, “La Fontaine” 5 min Tr.3, “La belle abandonnée” 4 min Tr.4, “Ronde de Mai” 3 min Tr.5, “Jeanne D'Aymé” 3 min 15 -73 A few more instruments appeared here, like some sitar on track two. The first tracks are in fact one big track in different parts (on the LP the original B-side). It's the band at their most ambitious. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/Sourdeline.html#anchor_278 * Emmuty V.A. : Tribut an Ougenweide (D,2010)***° Tr.6, Van Langen : “Der Rivale” 5 min Tr.7, Skandor : “Der Fuchs und der Rabe” 4 min 9 -82 Good hanging together tribute album covering Ougenweide's songs. Ougenweide was the most gifted folk-rock band with medieval inspirations and interpretations from the 70s in Germany. My favourite interpretations. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/Ougenweide.html#anchor_309 * Emmuty Merseburger Zauberspruche : Eine Huldigung an Ougenweide (D,2010)*** Tr.1, Zauberspruche” 2 min Tr.2, “Lichtgesang” 3 min Tr.3, “Flammenrede” -046 1 min 6-88 Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/Ougenweide.html#anchor_316 * Akarma The Wooden O : A Handful of pleasant Delites (UK,1969,re.2005)*°° Tr.6, “Walking Tune” 4 min 92 Medieval folk mixed with light jazz a la Bach finds jazz interpretations. Odd flute-dominated item which is somewhat dated. No review yet. * Ahnstern Moon Far Away : Minnesang (RU,2010)*° New Russian dark underground neo-folk band. Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/moonfaraway.html#anchor_260 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Blueprint Anthony Philips : Private Parts & Pieces II "Back to the pavilion" (UK,1980)**°' Tr.17, “Tremulous” 2 min 94 Post-Genesis interpretations by early Genesis members with some help of Genesis members. Review : http://www.psychemusic.org/prog6.html#anchor_68 * Lizar Hábitat : Tarando de respirar en la furia (ARG,2010)*** Review : http://psychemusic.org/arg_reviews.html#anchor_39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * MusicOfTheSpheres Out Like Lambs : Not So Winter Waltz -LP/CD- (US,2010)****' Tr.1, “Bred to Bug” 7 min Tr.2, “Downstream” 7 min 14 -108 Big band song music. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/outlikelambs.html#anchor_405 * Autobus The Weird Weeds : Help me name meody (US,2010)***° Tr.1, “More than a Bit” 1 min Tr.2, 3 min 4 112 Tr.3, “I ain't got no family” 3 min 115 Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/TheWeirdWeeds.html#anchor_565 * Subliminal Sounds Dungen : Skit I Allt (S,2010)**** Tr.1, “Vara Snabb” 4 min Tr.4, “Boda” 4 min New progressive music with lots of acoustic elements. I didn't manage to airplay them the last time I promised. So here a second listing. Review : http://psychemusic.org/sweden.html#anchor_156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Homepage radioshow : http://psychefolk.com/ Playlists : http://psychefolk.com/2010.html Newsletter with new reviews and playlists with some audio links : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychevanhetfolk/ Subscribe: psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com