On this self-titled collaboration, acid folk luminaries Helena Espvall (Espers) and Masaki Batoh (Ghost) create mysterious and earthy interpretations of traditional Medieval, Swedish, Japanese, and Finnish folk songs, plus a Son House cover, an original, and a handful of free improvisations.
Tag: 2008
Omar Rodriguez Lopez – Old Money
Style: Psych / Prog / Experimental Rock
Vibe: Bombastic, Hallucinogenic, Chaotic, Energetic, Psychedelic
Musical Attributes: Progressive, Dense, Complex, Rhythmic, Riffs, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Technical, Odd Time Signatures
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
Style: Psychedelic Funk, Conscious Hip-Hop, Soul
Vibe: Conscious, Groovy, Retro-Futuristic, Passionate, Philosophical, Political, Psychedelic, Uplifting, Urban, Eclectic
Musical Attributes: Groovy, Rhythmic, Lush, Melodic, Complex, Sampling, Lyrical
Sunburned Hand of the Man – Fire Escape
The free-form psychedelia and tribal “group therapy” of Sunburned Hand of the Man are in great hands with producer Kieran Hebden (Four Tet)—his dubs and cuts transform their usually lo-fi, meandering jams into something much more immediate, without losing any of their exploratory and spontaneous energy. Recommended for fans of polyrhythmic Afro-inspired percussion, dubbed out production, communal sound rituals, and dense psychedelia.
The Mars Volta – The Bedlam in Goliath
Style: Progressive Rock, Psych, Experimental Rock
Vibe: Bombastic, Mystical, Cerebral, Chaotic, Cryptic, Desert, Energetic, Epic, Hallucinogenic, intense, manic, Psychedelic, Complex
Musical Attributes: Dense, Odd Time Signatures, Progressive Structures, Polyrhythmic, Riffs, Technical
The Dead C – Secret Earth
Style: Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Shoegaze
Vibe: heavy, cathartic, lo-fi, noisy, raw, angsty, repetitive, droney, slow
Portishead – Third
Released in 2008 on Mercury Records Format: LPx2, 45rpm
Tobacco – Fucked Up Friends
Released in 2008 on Anticon Records Format: LP
Activities of Dust – Activities of Dust
Released in 2008 on Arduna Records Format: LP
Earth – Radio Live
Released in 2009 on Southern Lord Records Recorded live in 2007 and 2008 Format: LP
The Black Angels – Directions to See a Ghost
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band – 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Released in 2008 on Constellation Records Format: LPx2
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes [+ Sun Giant EP]
Released in 2008 on Sub Pop Records Produces by Phil Ek Format: LP + 12″ EP
True Widow – True Widow
Released in 2008 on End Sounds Format: LPx2, 180g 2014 repress on orange vinyl Limited to 1000
Deerhunter – Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
Released in 2008 on Kranky Format: LPx2