![]() ![]() ![]() 'Fater' is where this blog gets its literal name. Both layer on textures more likely to be seen in post-rock than alt-country, which in Since is partially because the Chicago avant-music brigade (O'Rourke, McEntire, Grubbs) worked on it. To my mind, Devotion + Doubt and Since are two of the finest albums of the 90s.īoth throw conventional song structure out the window and boil the lyrics down to an overwhelming intimacy. Buckner's an interesting cat, part country troubadour and part soul-searing avant-garde wordsmith. ![]() The Fanglord (with Jon Langford, 2005), Meadow (2006), Our Blood (2011). The king of soul jazz.Richard Buckner - Bloomed (1994), Unreleased (1995), Richard Buckner (1996), Devotion + Doubt (1997), Since (1998), Live At Shuba's Tavern (1998), The Hill (2000), Impasse-ette EP (2002), Impasse (2002), Dents and Shells (2004), Sir Dark Invader vs. If art is about affecting your perspective, Guitar Trio is profound art.Richard 'Groove' Holmes - Soul Message (1965). Different tones, different notes played, different tempo, different length. Fascinatingly, each recording is different. This Guitar Trio recording in particular is fascinating, the document of a tour that Chatham undertook in which he enlisted different guitarists in each town. The guitarists are allowed to try different textures and sounds within the confines of the E chord. Guitar Trio basically involves X number of guitarists (I assume this was three originally) who play an E chord for a certain amount of time. Crimson Grail and especially Guitar Trio work in much the same way. Much like the noise experiments of My Bloody Valentine, the mind rejects the drone and imposes order and eventually one can hear a melody emerge from the chaos. Two Gongs has, well, two gongs playing off of each other for a little over an hour. Got it from him.Rex Garvin - 'Emulsified.' Brilliant 1963 rockabilly track that was covered by Yo La Tengo on their Fakebook album.Rhys Chatham - Two Gongs (1971), A Crimson Grail (For 400 Electric Guitars) (2007), Guitar Trio Is My Life! Minimalist downtown composer who was instrumental in the aesthetics of Band of Susans and Sonic Youth. All the covers - Peter, Paul, and Mary, the Grateful Dead, Springsteen, etc. Gary Davis wrote it and recorded it in 1960. ![]() This has the original version of 'Samson and Delilah' on it, I believe.Īlthough it is often listed as a traditional folk song, I believe the Rev. Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer (1960). Good, but it sounds like a side project.Rev. The male members of Low make big rock with a different drummer. Retribution Gospel Choir - Retribution Gospel Choir (2008). ![]()
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