Browse archive 2014

Andrew Bowsher ~ Porthcawl Primitive

2011 # american primitive, psych folk, lofi

Andrew Bowsher from the UK is another steel string wizard with a more experimental approach. In Porthcawl Primitive he mixes field recordings into his tunes to create a geographic reference point (or just to let you trippin' a bit harder) and tap …

James Tweeddale ~ Passage

2013 # american primitive, solo guitar, blues

Fredericksburg, Virginia brought up at least two great and well known guitarists, Daniel Bachman and Jack Rose. The first one is pretty much influenced by the latter one, who is dead - unfortunately. But since solo acoustic guitar music got some more …

dfbm #63 ~ A.W.C Painting His Room

# garage rock, indie pop, singer-songwriter, folk, post-punk, mixtape

Welcome to another 2 hours program of old and new music. This time with a bit more diversity! Find a few rarities, like William Tyler singing a country song, and an ambient like country piece by Ferlin Husky that I've found over at Aquarium …

dfbm #62 ~ Play For The Spring

# american primitive, solo guitar, psych folk, acoustic guitar, mixtape

Today is Walpurgis Nacht in Europe. Means people are getting drunk and fall into bonfires and shit like that. I stayed at home and collected two handful of songs and then put them in order, hoping it makes a good listening experience. Be prep …

Frank Hurricane
Off tha Chain

# american primitive, psych folk, blues, spoken word, interview

With Quintorian Blues, Frank Hurricane recorded a true American record. Released on Feeding Tube Records (which is both a store and a weirdo-noise label in first place), you’ll find this double album at the intersection of Spoken Word, Ameri …

Victor Florence ~ Blackout

2014 # singer-songwriter

The last thing I posted by Victor Florence was "I'm so happy you found me" - this release vanished from his bandcamp and was replaced with borderline and followed by blackout. If he's not in some confusing love related things, t …

Don Bikoff ~ Hallowed Ground

2014 # american primitive, solo guitar

2012 and 2013 was the year where so called American Primitive got back in the focus of media attention. Sure, Fahey is timeless and every now and then, there was a guitarist extraordinaire, but in said years, the Tompkins Square Label, well known for …

Nick Castell ~ The Water Margin

2014 # solo guitar, psych folk, american primitive

Back in 2010 I found Nick Castell's music on bandcamp and was stunned by his variety of styles and his playing skills, because he seemed so very young. But after an interview I made with him, it was clear how he approached music. As an ethnomusic …

Myriam Gendron ~ Not So Deep As A Well

2014 # singer-songwriter, acoustic, folk

Myriam Gendron is a Singer-Songwriter from Canada and even if the record cover with the black and white photo and the bold yellow stripe on top stayed in my mind since weeks, I never got too much into her music. Reason number one is, there was and is …