Playlist «Psyche van het Folk», Radio Centraal, Antwerp, Belgium NEW RELEASES OF SINGER-SONGWRITERS AND BEYOND : 2004-11-24 1. COMBINATIONS OF ACOUSTIC WITH ELECTRONICA & S-SW * Plop F.S.Blumm & Friends : sesamsamen (D,2004)**** Tr.1, “Leben Läuft” 4 min Tr.8, “Leben läuft (kammerversion)” 5 min 9 Highly recommend combination of toy sounds, some electronica and Electronic folk and acoustic instruments into clear and fresh instrumentals. This was a project of many musicians who worked out variations around one small theme. Difficult to pick out tracks. Review at the bottom of http://singersong.homestead.com/HaraldSACKZiegler.html * Acuarela V.A. : Acuarela Songs 3 (var.,2004)*°°° CD1, Tr.1, Piano Magic (UK) : “Theory of ghosts” 5 min CD1, Tr.2, Berg San Nipple (F/US) : “10.000 houses singing along your road” 4 min 9 Two examples of somewhat folk-electronica. Short cut review: http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html * Highp.Lowlife N.Ln : Astronomy for Children (US,2003)***° Tr.1, “This Morning” 6 min 6 audio full song : http://www.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs/wma/Nyles_Lannon- This_Morning.wma Very nice & smooth electronica. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/poorminstrels.html * Badman N.Lannon : Chemical Friends (US,2004)*** Tr.1, “The Catch” 5 min audio : http://www.eonline.com/shared/Eonline/Reviews/Music/Audio/n/n.Lannon_1_0804.ram Tr.8, “Spy” 5 min 10 audio : http://www.midheaven.com/fi/audio1/chemicalfriends08.m3u This is a different, song orientated project from N.Lannon. Fine, gentle songs with accompiment. Review: http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/poorminstrels.html http://www.epitonic.com/artists/nln.html review : http://www.almostcool.org/mr/n/n21mu.html 2. ACOUSTIC GUITAR SECTION * Tract Rec. V.A.: Eye of the Beholder IV -demo version- (var.2004)** Tr.2, Viking Moses: “Always the Bridesmaid” 3 min Info Viking Moses : http://www.myspace.com/vikingmoses & http://notownsound.tripod.com/onesheet Tr.5, Everything is Fine: “God Damned Car” 2 min Info on Everything is Fine : http://www.everythingisfine.net/ & http://www.tractrecords.com/eifdisco.htm 2 tracks : http://www.hinah.com/catalog/?t=mp3&id=4 Some MP3’s to give an idea : “ghosts are knocking on walls” : http://www.everythingisfine.net/mp3/ghosts.mp3 and “half hour” : http://www.everythingisfine.net/mp3/halfhour.mp3 Tr.6, Great Lakes Swimmers: “Let’s trade skins” 5 min -10 -this inspired me writing a poem during the show, which will be used to end the poetry concept in a couple of weeks- Info on Great Lakes Swimmers : http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/ & http://www.weewerk.com/greatlakeswimmers.html Great Lake Swimmers will be touring in France, Belgium and the Netherlands upcoming in November/December. Dec. 1 2004 - Hasselt, Belgium @ MOD, opening for Willard Grant Conspiracy Dec. 2 2004 - Assen, NL @ Witte Bal Dec. 3 2004 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ DBs Dec. 4 2004 - Diksmuide, Belgium @ 4AD, with Jean Peaches and Experimental Blues Tropic Band Dec. 8 2004 - Nijmegen, Netherlands (Venue TBA) Dec. 9 2004 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club, opening for Will Johnson, Br. Danielson. Good singer-songwriter compilation. These are my favourite tracks. Review of final eleases will be added soon on http://singersong.homestead.com/newwriters-2.html * Tract Rec. Racingpaperplanes : Self Sleep Service (S,2004)° Indie rock with here and there a country touch with singer- songwriter abilities. This release will get attention in the “Mark & The Woolfeman” singer-songwriters radioshow. Info : http://www.racingpaperplanes.com/ & http://www.tractrecords.com/rppdiscography.htm & http://www.geocities.com/racingpaperplanes/ * Locust Music Sir Richard Bishop : Improvika (US,2004)****’ Tr.6, “Mystic Minor 23” 5 min -49 Very good, pleasant, rich-in-content guitar improvisations. I chose the most “classical” track from it. It still is best to listen to it from beginning to end. Another track is airplayed in next show. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/guitar4.html RIVULETS / (DREKKA) SPECIAL * PRERECORDED STUDIO TRACKS OF RIVULETS IN PVHF, APRIL 2004 md8, “Cutter” 5 min md11, “Keep you from Harm” 3 min md25, “Wind is howling” 6 min 14 -63 * PRERECORDED STUDIO TRACKS OF RIVULETS / DREKKA IN “PVHF” (2004-11-12): “Songs for reunion” Tr. 1, Drekka & Rivulets instrumental : “The Rooftops of Bordeaux” (instr.)-md2- 6 min Tr.2, Drekka : “Greatest of all liars” (Damien Jurado) –md10- 5 min Tr.3, Drekka : instr. –md12- 2 min (Recorded but not played on air : Tr.4, Drekka : “Autumn’s Child” (Recorded but not played on air : Tr.5, Rivulets : “To Be home” - Tr.6, Rivulets : “Bordeaux” md30 6 min 19 -82 Rivulets and Drekka will come back to Europe in April 2004. * Acuarela Rivulets : You’ve got your own EP (US,2004)****° Tr.2, “Shadow of a ghost” 4 min Tr.4, “Let it go” 6 min 10 -92 Higly recommended new EP, well produced. I like the emotionally driven percussion a lot too. Review on http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/poor.html * Acuarela V.A. : Acuarela Songs 3 (var.,2004)*°°° CD1, Tr.10, Rivulets : “Waiting for you” 4 min CD1, Tr.5, Julie Doiron : “Short song for a short mind” 3 min 7 -99 From ok to very good compilation of aquarelle theme related songs, often to the somewhat quiet mode. Info on Piano Magic : http://www.piano-magic.co.uk/ Info on Berg San Nipple : http://www.prohibitedrecords.com/html2/bergf.html Short cut review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html * Jagjaguwar Julie Doiron: will you still love me ? EP (CAN,2002)***°’ Tr.1, “He will forget” 5 min 104 Like a slice out of someone’s personal experiences and reflections in simple and beautiful music. Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-3.html 3. DOCUMENTARY-LIKE / FIELD STUDY SECTION * Vagabond Rec. Jaia Suri: Fire in the Archives (US,2003)****° Tr.1, “So Sober” (CA) 5 min Tr.5, “Train Weck Harmony” (NV) 6 min Tr.6, “The Jersey Shake-off” (NJ) 3 min Tr.8, “Grow you a Mango Tree” (NY) 4 min Tr.13, “Farmer Man” (CA) 5 min 23 Integer compilation of song inspirations made on the road while travelling. Was difficult to leave out tracks. Highly recommended! Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html * Asthmatic Kitty Rec. Sufjan Stevens : Greetings from Michigan, the great Lake State (US,2004)****’ Tr.1, “Flint (for the unemployed and underpaid) 4 min Tr.2, “All good Naysayers, speak up! Or forever hold your peace!” 5 min Tr.7, “Holland” 4 min 13 -140 Very good and varied conceptual singer-songwriter work with great arrangements, around some thoughts around what is in Michigan, almost documentary if you check these songs on his website ! Review : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-3.html More detailed insight on songs (with audio) : http://www.sufjan.com/michigan/ * Festival dis. Veda Hille: Field Study (CAN,2001)***° Part 1 : Tr.2, “Plants” 3 min This release will still need repeated listens for me. It can be considered as a field study in two parts: nature and science and a trip to the high North of Canada. Short reviews of some Veda Hill works and links : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html * Page Music Veda Hille : Here is a Picture (Songs for E Carr) (CAN,1997)****° Tr.1, “Entrance” 2 min Tr.2, “Small” 2 min Tr.4, “Pause” 3 min Tr.6, “Boat Ride to Skidegate” 2 min 9 This still is my favourite documentary like concept that I know from Veda Hille. Emily Carr was a Canadian painter and writer. Very good partly chamber music like, band accompanied and new music on piano & tenor guitar, all especially written for singer-songwriter purposes. Highly recommended. My favourite album of hers for me still might be “Spine” : * Page Music Veda Hille : Spine (CAN,1996)****° Tr.1, “Slumber Queen” 4 min Very good singer-songwriter album. Powerful, inventive, perfect rich voice, band, musical sounds of instruments and arrangements, etc etc.. Short reviews of some Veda Hill works and links : http://singersong.homestead.com/newsingers-4.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other playlists : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/2004.html General overview index page : www.radiocentraal.be/psychevanhetfolk More detailed index page : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/index.html Newsletter of this radioshow and related WebPages : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychevanhetfolk/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS. SOME WAY TO VIEW THE LINKS : SAVE THIS AS TEXT-FILE, OPEN AS WORD FILE, AND THEN YOU CAN EASILY ACTIVATE ALL LINKS ! 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