Friday, 21 February 2014

KALACAKRA - CRAWLING TO LHASA






















Self Released 1972

01. Nearby Shiras
02. Jacueline
03. Raga No.11
04. September Full Moon
05. Arapahos Circle Dance
06. Tante Olga


Self financed and released in 1972, this is real dark, ritual style psych kraut folk. Really heavy dark jamming with tons of flute, guitars and bongos. Golden.

'Nearby Shiras' featured on Lammas Night Laments Vol.1.

MR. PINE - REWILDING






















Self Release 2008

01. Ace of Cups I
02. Streets of York
03. Set Piece
04. Blue Onyx
05. Glass Petals
06. Sleep of Ondine
07. The Enclave
08. Cymbeline
09. Robin's Breast
10. Dirge
11. Ace of Cups II


More music on a Lammas tip now. Mr. Pine are a (now defunct) band from Canada who released this gem a few years ago. It's acid folk predominantly and the band are obviously well versed in the Lammas series. Touches of Mellow Candle, Principal Edward's Magic Theatre etc.

Download guilt free with permission from the band!

L.S.D. - A DOCUMENTARY REPORT






















Capitol 1968

01. Initial Statistics-The New Adherents-Evolutionary Notes
02. L.S.D. Missionary - Timothy Leary
03. Availability and Dosage-Experiences
04. Personal Confusion
05. Brian's Boast-Voyage 34 Pt 1  Departure-Voyage 34 Pt 2  Crash Landing
06. Down An UP Staircase-Opponents and Proponents-Style Over Substances
07. Ginsberg
08. The Acid Test
09. Is This Trip Really Necessary?

"This album is not designed to entertain."

From acid folk to acid now. This 'documentary' album was designed to inform the masses about the effects of L.S.D. It ended up being sampled on dozens of psyche records.

"...ask yourself...is this trip really necessary?"

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

FORESTEPPE - NO TIME TO HURRY























Self Release 2013

01. Goodbye Lalaland
02. Little Bird Cherries
03. Radonitsa
04. Pink Shorts
05. Veselka
06. Homewood
07. No Time To Hurry


This is probably my favourite music from last year. Piano, guitar, tape manipulation and found sounds. Strange, esoteric and beautiful. Imagine if Boards of Canada were a folk band from Russia.

From Bandcamp :

"Straddling these two domains - a rural, removed faith and troubled modernity - we find the barely audible music of Foresteppe (Egor Klochikhin). His most recent recordings - "No Time to Hurry" depict the faraway streets of Berdsk with an air of humbling gratitude. These are introspective instrumentals from the edge of a very welcoming Siberian forest." 

Check it out, the download is free, or pay if you wish.


JACK ROSE/SILVESTER ANFANG - SPLIT 7"




















Funeral Folk ff 015 2007

01. Jack Rose - How Green Was My Valley?
02. Jack Rose - Buckdancers Choice
03. Silvester Anfang - Geen Vlaemsch, Geen Senzen


The late, great primitive/raga guitarist shares a slab of limited edition plastic with everybody's favourite Pagan, Belgian art improvisers.

MYTHOS



















Ohr 1972

01. Mythoett
02. Oriental Journey
03. Hero's Death
04. Encyclopedia Terra Part 1
05. Encyclopedia Terra Part 2

Krautrock classic. Nice mix of Folk, Eastern instruments, electronics and expansive German freakery. 'Oriental Journey' featured on 'Lammas Night Laments Vol.5'.

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

ROBBIE BASHO - THE VOICE OF THE EAGLE























Vanguard 1972

01. Voice Of The Eagle
02. Wounded Knee Soliioquy
03. Blue Corn Serenade
04. Joseph
05. Omaha Tribal Prayer
06. Sweet Medicine
07. Roses And Gold
08. Moving Up A Ways

Dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba, and in the spirit of love and respect to the American Indian.