Album Reviews: A tiny, tiny batch of American Primitivism – the Fahey school of progressive folk (John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho)

American primi-what now? I am no particular fan of the genre label „American primitivism“ – John Fahey reportedly coined the term … Mehr

Album Reviews: 2010 – year of sci-fi-themed art pop albums (Janelle Monáe, Sufjan Stevens, Gorillaz)

Ah, 2010 – what a year for science fiction-themed art pop albums breaching the mainstream! We all fondly remember it. … Mehr

The first song I’ve heard by Captain Beefheart was “Gimme Dat Harp Boy” on some blues compilation. It didn’t make … Mehr

„You Gotta Move“ is a very well-known blues song, not only because it is a great, extremely slow drag, but … Mehr

What was going on in Southern Californian singer-songwriting in 1971? A big headache? Sobering maturity? Lack of post-1960s ideas? A … Mehr

My dad died last year. These are albums I grew up with as part of his record collection. He didn’t … Mehr

John Mayall and his hat were just made to be buried, forgotten and then joyfully rediscovered in a vinyl collection. … Mehr

Time has dug up Taj Mahal’s self-titled solo debut album on my shelves, Taj Mahal (1968), which I bought in … Mehr

Browsing through my cd-shelf to dig up desperate buys from my teenage years led me to find my first Bessie … Mehr

Ooh, it’s the second entry of macrodosing: It’s about interlinked and side-stepping projects involving at least two out of three … Mehr