Psych-Folk Thread

digitalrobbie · 06-02-2008, 11:13 AM

I think The Milk-Eyed Mender is a much better cd by Joanna Newsom. I've listened to Ys a good 3 or 4 times and it hasn't really sunk in. Maybe if I give it a few more I'll start to catch on, but for first time Newsom listeners, I highly suggest The Milk-Eyed Mender over Ys, Imo.

~~Civic Depreciator~~ · 06-02-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by digitalrobbie

I think The Milk-Eyed Mender is a much better cd by Joanna Newsom. I've listened to Ys a good 3 or 4 times and it hasn't really sunk in. Maybe if I give it a few more I'll start to catch on, but for first time Newsom listeners, I highly suggest The Milk-Eyed Mender over Ys, Imo.

No way, Ys is incredible, The Milk-Eyed Mender is very good but pales in comparison. I'm pretty sure she's not acid folk anyways.

Sneer · 10-17-2010, 09:12 AM

I like Psych-Folk a lot, but I'm much more of a fan of the early purveyors such as Holy Modal Rounders, Vashti Bunyan, The Fugs, the Godz, Spyrogira, Trees, Fuschia etc. Some of that stuff is seriously strange.

Raust · 10-17-2010, 01:40 PM

Psych-Folk is a pretty sweet genre. One of my favorite Psych-Folk bands out at the moment are the Espers. Anyone listen to them?

ThePhanastasio · 10-17-2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Raust

Psych-Folk is a pretty sweet genre. One of my favorite Psych-Folk bands out at the moment are the Espers. Anyone listen to them?

Yes! I really enjoy Espers. Their song "Black Is the Color" is a current addiction of mine, actually! A couple freak-folk / psych-folk / etc. that I've been enjoying as of late:

CocoRosie

Metallic Falcons

Xiu Xiu

Beirut

Stone Birds · 10-19-2010, 06:32 AM

pysch-folk and freak folk are basically the same thing (well sorta) except freak-folk has a wider array of possibilities, pych-folk has more of a general feel to it, trying to make folk music more psychedelic, while freak folk is just a term meaning "experimental folk".

but again to most people they're pretty much the same

these genres are generally classified as the off-folk genres: Freak Folk, Psych Folk, Neofolk, Anti-folk, and Folktronica

Lisnaholic · 11-27-2010, 08:02 AM

Thanks for opening up a sub-genre that I didn`t know existed!
My candidate for inclusion here would be John Martyn, who died in 2009 after a lifetime of music making.
IMO, he got the recipe just right on his 1973 album, Solid Air; with just a handful of simple ingredients he cooks up an album of great charm. Using deliberately slurred vocals and electrically modifying his accoustic guitar, he created a light, spooky sound that no other singer/songwriter imagined at the time, and yet the songs in themselves retain the simplicity of his early folk roots.

" Won`t be fancy, but I will be free.
You know I love ya,
You can really talk to me
And we can go down easy."
-JM, Go Down Easy

PS I really liked the Cocorosie clip !

s_k · 11-27-2010, 09:40 AM

Beirut, Devendra Banhart. Very nice.
Never knew this was 'psych folk'.
I've always hated coco rosie though, but they seem do be doing something right.
I get really agressive by listening to it, so I won't

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jackhammer · 11-27-2010, 07:50 PM

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thirtiesgirl · 12-02-2010, 09:51 PM

I don't really nitpick over genre names, but I love Joanna Newsom. Ys is still one of the most strangely wonderful albums I've ever heard. Psych-folk? Ok.

06-02-2008, 11:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
digitalrobbie Groupie Join Date: May 2008 Location: southern california Posts: 5	I think The Milk-Eyed Mender is a much better cd by Joanna Newsom. I've listened to Ys a good 3 or 4 times and it hasn't really sunk in. Maybe if I give it a few more I'll start to catch on, but for first time Newsom listeners, I highly suggest The Milk-Eyed Mender over Ys, Imo. __________________ you are what you think

10-17-2010, 09:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,397	I like Psych-Folk a lot, but I'm much more of a fan of the early purveyors such as Holy Modal Rounders, Vashti Bunyan, The Fugs, the Godz, Spyrogira, Trees, Fuschia etc. Some of that stuff is seriously strange. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

10-19-2010, 06:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
Stone Birds myspace.com/stonebirdies Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Conor Oberst Was/is Here Posts: 1,401	pysch-folk and freak folk are basically the same thing (well sorta) except freak-folk has a wider array of possibilities, pych-folk has more of a general feel to it, trying to make folk music more psychedelic, while freak folk is just a term meaning "experimental folk". but again to most people they're pretty much the same these genres are generally classified as the off-folk genres: Freak Folk, Psych Folk, Neofolk, Anti-folk, and Folktronica __________________ Silk & Tree Records //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V soundcloud.com/stonebirds [Link removed by mod, no advertising] ... Damn those mods are always gettin ya :)

11-27-2010, 08:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks for opening up a sub-genre that I didn`t know existed! My candidate for inclusion here would be John Martyn, who died in 2009 after a lifetime of music making. IMO, he got the recipe just right on his 1973 album, Solid Air; with just a handful of simple ingredients he cooks up an album of great charm. Using deliberately slurred vocals and electrically modifying his accoustic guitar, he created a light, spooky sound that no other singer/songwriter imagined at the time, and yet the songs in themselves retain the simplicity of his early folk roots. " Won`t be fancy, but I will be free. You know I love ya, You can really talk to me And we can go down easy." -JM, Go Down Easy PS I really liked the Cocorosie clip ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

11-27-2010, 09:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Beirut, Devendra Banhart. Very nice. Never knew this was 'psych folk'. I've always hated coco rosie though, but they seem do be doing something right. I get really agressive by listening to it, so I won't . __________________ Click here to see my collection

10-17-2010, 01:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Psych-Folk is a pretty sweet genre. One of my favorite Psych-Folk bands out at the moment are the Espers. Anyone listen to them?

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12-02-2010, 09:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
thirtiesgirl Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Loss Angeles Posts: 93	I don't really nitpick over genre names, but I love Joanna Newsom. Ys is still one of the most strangely wonderful albums I've ever heard. Psych-folk? Ok. __________________ *Even in my darkest recollection, there was someone singing my life back to me. ~Neko Case*