Psych-Folk Thread (ambient, psychedelic, rock, single, genre)

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 !

Stephen · 03-01-2012, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

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.

I like what I've heard of previews in iTunes. Might have to spring for the album. Thanks Lisnaholic.

Lisnaholic · 03-02-2012, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fazstp

I like what I've heard of previews in iTunes. Might have to spring for the album. Thanks Lisnaholic.

^ No, thanks to you, fazstp, for digging up one of my very first MB posts ! I`d be very interested to see what you make of Solid Air - I don`t think you`ll be disappointed. John Martyn is a unique artist who is rather overlooked on MB -with the exception of some enthusiastic posts by Jackhammer, who is also a big admirer.

As you seem to be quite an expert on singer/ songwriters, I wonder if you`ve come across this thread that Veganelica started a while ago:-

http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ngwriters.html

11-27-2010, 08:02 AM	#1 (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