Radioshow “PVHF”, radio Centraal, Antwerp, 106.7 FM, live on air with stream : http://streaming.radiocentraal.org/ 2010-07-17 : from 8-10 PM European Time. Guitarists’s and other contemporary acoustic releases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 PART 1 : GUITAR ALBUMS ·          Private             Matt Millecchia : Silouhette of a Season (US,2008)**°                                                 Tr.9, “Mist” 6 min 9 Rather predictable guitar picking album. This arrangement with fretless bass and flugelhorn is a favourite moment. Weinigzeggende en voorstelbare sfeerstukjes op gitaar, maar met de arrangementen wordt het wel wat. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/guitar16.html#anchor_565 ·          Thompkins Square    Brad Barr: The Fall Apartment -instrumental guitar- (US,2008)****’                                                 Tr.1, “Sarah through the wall” 3 min                                                 Tr.5, “Was” 6 min                                                 Tr.6, “Heart Shaped Box” 6 min 15 -24 Already a real other and more creative level of songwriting becoming guitar pieces. Al een veel creatiever niveau. Brad Barr lijkt wel songs te maken met zijn gitaarstukjes. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/guitar16.html#anchor_560   ·          Thompkins Square    V.A. : Beyond Berkeley Guitar (US,2010)***°                                                 Tr.1, Aaron Sheppard :                                                 “The transmigration of the old west” 3 min                                                 Tr.4, Chuck Johnson:                                                 “ A struggle, not a thought” 3 min 6 -30 Second volume with guitarists from the same area. My two favourite lift-outs. Deel twee met gitaristen uit de streek van Berkeley. Mijn twee favoriete stukjes. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/guitar16.html#anchor_543   ·          Thompkins Square    V.A.: A  Raga For Peter Walker (US,2006)**°°                                                 Tr.2, Peter Walker : “Hot Fusion” 4 min                                                 Tr.3, James Blackshaw :                                                 “Spiralling Skeleton Memorial” 8 min 12 -42 Tribute to Peter Walker. Two favourite moments. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/guitar16.html#anchor_548 ·          Thompkins Square    Peter Walker : Long Lost Tapes 1970 (US,1970,pub.2009)***°                                                 Tr.2, “Camel Ride” 7 min -50 Lost tape of the last recording of Peter Walker before his disappearing into the void. This sounds like a psychedelic jam. De laatste opname die Peter Walker maakte voor hij in het onbekende verdween voor een heel aantal jaren. Dit klinkt eerder als een psychedelische hippie-jam. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/guitar16.html#anchor_558   ·          Thompkins Square    Peter Walker : Echo of my soul (US,2008)****’                                                 Tr.1, “Canto Gitano” 4 min                                                 Tr.6, “Cueva De Pepe” 4 min 8- 58 Great rather unique fingerpicking style based upon something from flamenco and other comparisons. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/guitar16.html#anchor_559 ·          Thompkins Square      Ben Reynolds : how day earned its night (UK,2009)*** Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/BenReynolds.html#anchor_80  PART 2: ·          Hand/Eye            Stone Breath : The Shepherdess and the Bone-White Bird / The Forest Beggars: Virgo, Mater, Domina -2CD- (US,2010)***°                                                 CD2, Tr.7, “On the still surviving markes                                                  of our saviour’s wounds” 6 min 65 Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/StoneBreath.html#anchor_169 ·          OIB                   Sons Of Noel & Adrian : Rivers EP (UK,2010)*****                                                 (ACDR9) Tr.A1, “This Side Of The River” 6 min                                                 Tr.B1,2: “Big, Bad, Bold” &                                                 Tr.B2, “Leaving Mary’s Hand” 6 min 12  77 Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/SonsofNoelAdrian.html#anchor_983 ·          private              Land : East and Beyond (F,2010)***°’                                                 Tr.4, “East Western Folks” 5 min                                                 Tr.5, “Dead End” 4 min 9 -86 Recommended private release. Just listen to these great songs/voice/acoustic arrangements...Should be re-released officially by some label on LP/CD some day. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/land.html#anchor_293 ·          Mellow              The Use Of Ashes : Firetree -CD- (NL,1996)***°                                                 Tr.6, “The Light Rains” 3 min                                                 Tr.9, “Last tear of the world” 3 min 6 -92 Return of The Use Of Ashes with a not yet perfect album. Terugkeer van deze groep. Ondanks mooi geluid vind ik hun later werk nog beter en meer overtuigend. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.com/theuseofashes.html#anchor_1045   ·          Plast.S.Supply   George and Caplin : Secluded Halls/ Requiem for an encyclopaedia (US,2010)****                                                 CD1,   Tr.1, “Giallo” 1 min                                                 Tr.3, “Four” 4 min                                                 Tr.4, “Brown Blazer” 2 min                                                 Tr.7, “Two” 5 min                                                  Tr.9, “Wanderin’” 4 min 16 -108 Very good atmospheric instrumentals and songs, a fictive soundtrack. A few instrumentals and one song from this album. Notice the comparison with The Use Of Ashes. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/GeorgeandCaplin.html#anchor_292   ·          Demo                Peter Lacey (info ?) (UK,2010)???                                                 Tr.4, “Curios” 3 min                                                  Tr.8, “Peter the Chauter” 7 min 10 -118 Hopefully more info soon on http://singersong.homestead.com/peterlacey.html OUTRO : ·          Flanders Music Centre      V.A. : Contemporary Folk In Flanders -promo only- (B,2010)**°° For time left:                     Tr.15, Aurélia : “Les Janissaires” 5 min Review : http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/ContemporaryFolkinFlanders.html#anchor_88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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