You have to listen to this

jackhammer · 05-05-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gotjuice

You have my word

You know I have piercings, Tattoos and a skinhead? I will kick your arse boy if you lie

gotjuice · 05-05-2009, 06:27 PM

Haha, well I'll be sure to get my review up quickly then to avoid that fate

Kamikazi Kat · 05-05-2009, 09:59 PM

Alexander Tucker
Old Frog

I really had no idea what to expect going into this album. I honestly don't listen to almost any folk, let alone freak folk. Its not that I dislike the genre, from the little I've heard of it, I enjoy it, I just never really got around to getting into it. I really ended up liking this album, it has an odd, earthy feel that for some reason reminds me of backround music for a surreal and trippy movie about hobbits living in a village, don't ask why. The tracks drone on with the lush and beatiful acoustic work that somehow retains an odd, somewhat trippy feel, thanks to the vocals and sometimes dissonant-feeling instrumentation that set the overall mood of the album.

After the first few tracks, the vocals are sparsely used, returning only a few times where they smoothly join the full acoustic sound. Throughout the album, light touches of distortion (Hand of Reign), reverb (phantom ring) and other effects are used occasionally. These elements break up the drone-like nature of the album, which even on its own is done extremely well enough to keep me interested throughout the entire album. Like I said earlier, I never really listen to folk. This album showed me a side of folk I've never heard before and it really makes me want to further explore the genre.

05-05-2009, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
gotjuice Rose City til I die! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 366	Haha, well I'll be sure to get my review up quickly then to avoid that fate

05-05-2009, 09:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kamikazi Kat Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 329	Alexander Tucker Old Frog I really had no idea what to expect going into this album. I honestly don't listen to almost any folk, let alone freak folk. Its not that I dislike the genre, from the little I've heard of it, I enjoy it, I just never really got around to getting into it. I really ended up liking this album, it has an odd, earthy feel that for some reason reminds me of backround music for a surreal and trippy movie about hobbits living in a village, don't ask why. The tracks drone on with the lush and beatiful acoustic work that somehow retains an odd, somewhat trippy feel, thanks to the vocals and sometimes dissonant-feeling instrumentation that set the overall mood of the album. After the first few tracks, the vocals are sparsely used, returning only a few times where they smoothly join the full acoustic sound. Throughout the album, light touches of distortion (Hand of Reign), reverb (phantom ring) and other effects are used occasionally. These elements break up the drone-like nature of the album, which even on its own is done extremely well enough to keep me interested throughout the entire album. Like I said earlier, I never really listen to folk. This album showed me a side of folk I've never heard before and it really makes me want to further explore the genre.