Ah, 1971. The Vietnam war was still rolling along, Ólafur Jóhannesson formed a government in Iceland, and somewhere on the East Coast of these United States, I was still a decade-plus away from being born. Unfortunately, this mild setback cost me valuable time that could have been spent enjoying the unholy number of stunning records that were released in '71. That's why today, in 2007, if I hear that a a record was released in '71, I always buy it. There must have been something (drugs) in the air (drugs) back then (drugs) that inspired musicians around the world (drugs) [...]
Originally uploaded by Southcoasting. I like the situationists' random walk or "Dérive" when I come to find new music, rather than following the latest fad or the reviewers' hot new thing for this week, day, hour... Although it's not entirely random (my personal psychogeography being far too organised and analyticial), I'm often attracted by an obscure article here, a snippet of sound there, a
Ben Kweller : 2007-03-05, Toronto [mp3,ogg,flac] "Chug-a-Lug (Roger Miller cover)" [mp3] @myspace other music blog posts: @elbo.ws @hype fIREHOSE : 1989-04-25, Rochester [mp3,ogg,flac] "Badges" [mp3] other music blog posts: @elbo.ws @hype fIREHOSE : 1987-04-20, San Francisco [mp3,ogg,flac] "Under the Influence of Meat Puppets" [mp3] [...]
In case you haven't heard it yet, we have to point out that excellent peoples at Light in the Attic are giving away the Karen Dalton track "Katie Cruel." It's beautiful, spooky and strange. Considering all the people who tried to cop the style (back in '52 when Harry Smith and Moe Asch originally released the talismanic Anthology of American Folk Music and since the 90s when it was re-issued on disc), it's the closest thing to the Old Weird America of Clarence Ashley and "Cuckoo Bird" that I've heard. The whole future negative conditional business [...]
year end thoughts, in no particular order: traveling too much for work – with ione turning 2 next month, for every week i'm away, i'm missing out on ~1% of her life. pseudo-science – if we don't let a non-physician treat patients, and a non-engineer build bridges, why would we let non-scientists do science? admittedly, the scientific community desperately needs to get its head out of its ivory tower ass and do a better job of explaining the science to the lay public, but ultimately, this is still about knowing what [...]
Every once in a while I stumble across a song that blows me away. That happened to me yesterday. I had never heard of the late Karen Dalton, but her song "Katie Cruel" struck me. Dalton plays the guitar and long neck banjo and has a voice you can't forget. Haunting blues and folk sounds from the beat generation. Last Month, Light in the Attic Records released some of her work for the first time on CD entitled In My Own Time . [...]
This has been a good year for folk reissues. Not only have some overlooked artists been resurrected but many of the articles have been very seldom or never properly released. Along with the reissues of Sibylle Baier and Linda Perhacs, these gems by Karen Dalton and Susan Christie are unbelievable in their quality especially for not having gotten terribly wide or in Christie's case any release
Are you guys tired of lists yet? Okay cool, I didn't think so. This list isn't really a list of the "top" reissues/comps of the year, because there are way too many that I haven't heard, and probably a bunch I don't even know exist. Namely, this What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977) that the Drunkard talks about today. I'm really doing this because this is some of the most exciting and mindblowing stuff I heard all year, and I'd hate for it go overlooked. Think of this more [...]
Two nearly forgotten artists from the 70s got some reissue love last week, courtesy of Light in the Attic Records . The once obscure works of folk singer Karen Dalton and Ska pioneer Jackie Mittoo have both seen a uptick in their awareness thanks in part to Devendra Banhart and Lily Allen , respectively. Karen Dalton 's In My Own Time (1971) was a collector's item fetching a pretty penny by music collectors. Back in the [...]
In House #1744: Karen Dalton's In My Own Time ; New Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Isobel Campbell **LISTEN LIVE NOW!** [...]
"I'm not the one to tell this world How to get along I only know that peace will come When all the hate is gone I`ve been searching...for the dolphins in the sea Sometimes I wonder do you ever think of me." (Fred Neil - 'Dolphins') Antes de 'Bob Dylan' receber o trono da cena Folk de 'New York' , [...]
Top Five Most Interesting New Releases: Isobel Campbell : Milk White Sheets (V2) â€" The former Belle & Sebastian member is back with her second album of the year. This time around there’s no Mark Lanegan and no country-ish ballads. Stylistically, Milk White Sheets is more in line with her Gentle Waves and Amorino sound. She mixes original material with traditional folk songs. James Iha and Eugene Kelly make guest appearances. Mellow songs, acoustic guitars, cello and her pretty voice. Karen Dalton : In My Own Time (Light in the Attic) â€" [...]
Karen Dalton - In My Own Time (buy it) Beloved by most any songwriter from the 70s and plenty since, this reissue of Dalton's solo album from 1971. Her vocals are a bit of an acquired taste, but oh the grit! Light in the Attic is pimping out the money quote: "My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday's and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed." - Bob
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