Иллюстрация взята из журнала PRISM . Пару лет назад Yoga Records переиздали потерянный в истории семидесятых альбом Ted Lucas , и к сегодняшнему дню он превратился в настоящую классику. Простая мудрость текстов и лаконичные мелодии выручают каждый раз, когда нужно обратиться к чему-то вечному. « It's so easy when you know what you are doing », « It is so nice to get stoned », « It was so sweet, and how did it get so sour? » —сколько можно повторять себе эти строки? К счастью, даже у такого, некогда неизданного [...]
Download five new covers by Okkervil River, featuring mysterious songwriters (one of whom simply vanished 35 years ago).
Feeling quite mellow today, so it seems apt to present an easygoing six pack for the weekend. Be cool, calm, and collected y'all. "Well I'm easy, hey, I'm simple like a fool ..." Word. Boz Scaggs - I'm Easy Green On Red - Easy Way Out Ted Lucas - It's So Easy (When You Know What You're Doing) Billy Joe Shaver - Ride Me Down Easy Sonny Stitt [...]
such a great scene . Ted Lucas "It Is So Nice To Get Stoned"
A respected figure in Michigan's folk and rock scenes during the 60s and 70s, Ted Lucas released his self-titled solo album of home recorded psych-folk in 1975. With the gentle delivery of an acid-headed Nick Drake or a more-stoned-than-crazy Skip Spence, Lucas puts forth thoughtfully sparse, beautifully subdued folk arrangements, with the occasional room-noise tinged blues jam or fingerpicked ragga for good measure. Never capturing much more than local notoriety, this psych folk obscurity was unearthed and reissued last year. Definitely worth a spin on a hot, stoney summer day. Ted Lucas - [...]
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Yoga Records grabbelt tief im Fundus amerikanischer Folk-Musik und stösst auf ein Album, das auch mit über dreissig Jahren auf dem Buckel eine durchwegs runde Sache ist. Ein unbeschriebenes Blatt ist Ted Lucas keineswegs. In den frühen Sechzigern wird der gebürtige Detroiter von Motown als Studiomusiker engagiert. Als Spezialist im Bereich "Exotic String" spielt er Balalaika, Sitar oder 12-String-Gitarre und verleiht dem Sound von Stevie Wonder oder den Temptations das gewisse Etwas. Selbst in eigenen Bands aktiv (u.a. The Spike Drivers) tüftelt [...]
Grand Hallway ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Like most music writers, I spent much of my December 2010 listening to every album deemed important by other music writers I respected as well as personal favorites in an attempt to make lists of the best releases of 2010. Seeing that you have yet to see a Best [...]
Instead of a traditional Sunday Mix Tape this week, I'm going to highlight more great albums which were released in 2010. The one caveat here is that these are all albums which were reissued this past year. Or last year. Weird…two days ago I was saying "this past year" and now I have to say "last year" to not be considered retarded. There were plenty of great albums reissued in 2010. And a lot of them were more modern re-pressings, which I don't care for at all (really? Another limited-edition Group re-press? Ugh!). I'm [...]
The great, wise, and good-looking Poobah Record Shop staff formed one mind and here spews forth their Best Albums Of 2010 list. In no particular order: Janelle Monae The ArchAndroid (Bad Boy Records) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORi HNtN4 Drake Thank Me Later (Young Money Entertainment) www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lTB1p Ig1y0 1958-2009 [...]
If 2010 is the year of the re-issue, and Yoga Records' re-issue of Ted Lucas' self-titled LP is the best re-issue of 2010, then I guess we've found our record of the year. Fine by me. Ted Lucas originally hailed from Detroit, where he was an under appreciated yet vital part of the folk revival [...]
Ted Lucas got his start playing in a Detroit folk revival band called The Spike-Drivers, eventually leaving to form other groups The Misty Wizards, Horny Toads, and the Boogie Disease. While he was a respected figure in Michigan's folk and rock scene, his self-titled solo album (recorded largely in his attic studio during 1974) failed [...]
Ted Lucas – Ted Lucas Ted Lucas fully embodies the spirit of an artist who was once so vital and yet somehow slipped through the cracks of the history of popular music. Once employed as the "exotic instruments specialist" by Motown, he was an accomplished sitar player (studied with Shankar) but also a great songwriter in his own right. His self-titled 1975 LP is split between styles that touch on Skip Spence/Gary Higgins style loner-folk and the Fahey/Basho axis of raga inspired stringwork; though the later half delves further into Lucas' Eastern [...]
Yoga Records , in collaboration with Riverman, are hitting it out of the park in their first year. It seems a shame I haven't heard this record before, as it's an easy new favorite. Ted Lucas got his start playing in a Detroit folk revival band called The Spike-Drivers, eventually leaving to form other groups The Misty Wizards, Horny Toads, and the Boogie Disease. While he was a respected figure in Michigan's folk and rock scene, his solo album (recorded largely in his attic studio during 1974) failed to break beyond local. The promo sticker nails the sound, [...]
If I'm craving to hear a song, its tune will ricochet repeatedly about my brain until I can make it to a music-playing device and satisfy my longing. If this is not immediately possible, it's usually not long before its tune starts spilling out of my own mouth, as a makeshift measure, until a proper play can be arranged. Today's song from Ted Lucas's single, self-titled record released in 1976, is one that was recently added to my rotating list of 5-10 tracks that I need to hear at least once a day, and that I've often found myself unconsciously [...]
The Hundred-Mile Wilderness is the section of the Appalachian Trail that runs between Monsoon, ME and Abol Bridge, just south of Baxter State Park . It is generally considered the wildest section of the trail, and as you can see from the sign above, has no roads for 100 miles, so stock up on oatmeal and sardines. The AMC is working to protect this land through their Maine Woods Initiative that you can read more about here . [...]
Parece que este año todas las musas del universo cayeron sobre la cabeza de Plies ya que el rapero está por editar su tercer disco en lo que va del 2008. El álbum se llamará The Realist y será lanzado antes que termine el año. La noticia la dio Ted Lucas , el CEO de Slip-N-Slide Records , quien le comentó a MTV que el 16 de diciembre se editará el disco. "Plies es un arduo trabajador. No tengo necesidad de pararlo. [...]
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