The Modern Folk ~ American Mountain

The Modern Folk ~ American Mountain

2014 # folk, americana
Fellow music blogger Josh Moss aka The Modern Folk of America is also a musician with several projects ranging from garage rock to folk. His new effort is inspired by american folk music where most of the songs are traditionals. Josh is playing every …
Magnus Dewi ~ Earth Plates

Magnus Dewi ~ Earth Plates

Superb American Primitive guitar compositions from France. David Durand aka Magnus Dewi recently opened for Daniel Bachman in Paris, FR* and in July he released his solo debut album, after playing for years in bands! He walks confidently through …
Neden ~ s/t

Neden ~ s/t

I get all sorts of submissions. Mostly Hip Hop, Dance, Hard Rock. I guess my e-mail landed in some promo-submission-power-tool. These submissions get a powerful spamfilter treatment in my mailbox. Usually, the "Kosmische" or "Berl …
Justin Pigott, Peter Bonneman, Crystalline Roses - Split

Justin Pigott, Peter Bonneman, Crystalline Roses
Split

This release is mind-blowing for several reasons and I don't know where to begin, laying out some of the facts that I found. Maybe it's enough to mention Fahey as the Godfather of solo acoustic guitar to make you interested in this. It would be en …
William Tyler ~ Blue Ash Montgomery

William Tyler ~ Blue Ash Montgomery

Funded by a Kickstarter campaign, Lightning Records out of the "desert" of Los Angeles recently releasend the first batch of a quarterly tape edition and fanzine. Their goal is to bring Rock 'n Roll back in peoples life (what ever this …
Least Carpet ~ Back Alley

Least Carpet ~ Back Alley

2014 # psych folk
When I released the first Least Carpet EP digitally in 2010 I was pretty sure that a real physical release and more international attention will follow soon. His Eastern Europe inspired Psych Folk was masterfully executed and it wasn't presumptuo …
Nick Schillace ~ Landscape and People / Box Canyon

Nick Schillace ~ Landscape and People / Box Canyon

With all the press about american primitivism and John Fahey I miss one name the most. It's Nick Schillace. I don't know why he remain unmentioned I can only assume that he was a bit too early releasing his solo guitar work. Also his John Fah …
Sean Proper ~ We are Wounds

Sean Proper ~ We are Wounds

Sunshine State Florida is probably one of the least places that comes to mind when you spin some Basho or Fahey records. Proper proved that when he stated in an interview I did with him a year ago: I felt very disconnected from the music …
Daniel Bachman ~ Orange Co. Serenade

Daniel Bachman ~ Orange Co. Serenade

The busiest guitar slinger in business right now is Daniel Bachman and after he got picked up by Tompkin Square Records he shot himself into your dad's favorite radio station (yes, WFMU, but I mean NPR) and several times around the world (if worl …

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