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Post by "BING E BONG" on Jan 16, 2019 14:04:32 GMT
I've a chance to see him tonight in Newcastle but I'm not really familiar with his stuff beyond hearing bits in record shops and on youtube.
Any fans here? Anyone seen him live?
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Jan 16, 2019 14:06:34 GMT
Survey says.....no.
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Post by DarknessFish on Jan 16, 2019 14:16:27 GMT
Never seen him live, though I'd love to. I'm guessing that he wouldn't be your kind of thing. His album Peasant was big in EOY lists in 2017, and was genuinely superb, but quite odd. The other stuff I have by him ranges from odd to borderline unlistenable museum pieces (The Glass Trunk). I don't have you pegged down as a big folkie, and certainly not a when the folkie in question mangles vowels and guitar lines.
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Post by Reasonable good Nick on Jan 16, 2019 14:33:38 GMT
The erstwhile BCB-er Heilan Coo and I saw him on a sunny afternoon a few years ago, at a festival. I liked him, but yeah, I doubt he's your sort of thing John.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 14:39:42 GMT
Where's he playing in Newcastle?
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Post by Admin on Jan 16, 2019 14:49:07 GMT
The Star and Shadow (?)
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Post by driftin on Jan 16, 2019 15:15:30 GMT
I adore Peasant, it's something that's on regular rotation in my house. I think I've only listened to everything else he's made once though.
I had the chance to see him live a few months back but unfortunately I had to cancel at the last minute. However I will be seeing him this summer at the Supersonic Festival. He's a bloke with an acoustic guitar and he's part of a llineup that includes Godflesh, Tim Hecker, and even Merzbow. That ought to tell you exactly how he approaches folk music.
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Post by "BING E BONG" on Jan 16, 2019 15:17:53 GMT
He's playing with a full band.
I'm definitely going. I'm kind of excited. I'll report back later!
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Post by DarknessFish on Jan 16, 2019 15:33:20 GMT
He's playing with a full band. I'm definitely going. I'm kind of excited. I'll report back later! If it's with the Peasant line-up, that's quite impressive. Rhodri Davies is basically the greatest free-improv harpist in the world right now, so you could be in for a real treat.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 15:34:47 GMT
I'd consider scouting for a ticket if it were a better week for me, he's odd but likeable.
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Post by "BING E BONG" on Jan 16, 2019 23:23:43 GMT
I'm back.
Odd but likeable, yeah.
I'm interested in what there is in a person's make-up that leads them to create music like this.
The support act were fun.
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Post by "BING E BONG" on Jan 16, 2023 20:26:16 GMT
in session on Marc Riley tonight. He's really something special.
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Post by "BING E BONG" on Jan 16, 2023 20:28:07 GMT
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Post by DayoRemix on Jan 16, 2023 20:31:52 GMT
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Post by toomanyhatz on Jan 16, 2023 20:37:15 GMT
His new album is a bit...difficult. Complete with four songs, one of which runs 41 minutes.
A lengthy Facebook post by a friend of mine compared him to Robert Wyatt. Can't say I hear it.
I'm intrigued by the new album, but to me it sounds more like Scott Walker's 'arty' stuff than anything by Wyatt. Wouldn't have pegged John as a fan.
"Horse and Rider" is great, though. My favorite song by him so far, probably...
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