folk – Page 19 – The Sound Projector

Lunar Nokturnes

One hour of dank and clammy Swedish drone from Keränen, who spends the entire disc describing the lurid lighting effects

On Edges (+3DB 010), the improvising double-bass player Michael Francis Duch steps up to the manly task of performing compositions

Leaves From Off The Tree (BO’WEAVIL RECORDINGS WEAVIL16CD) is another shining example of contemporary folk music from the very fine

American crusader of loon-boon cut-up mayhem Ros Bobos returns with his release for this year, Mandatory Astral Projections (NO NUMBER

Richard and Linda Thompson, ‘When I Get to the Border’ (1974) From I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Semimuumio, ‘Polygamia’ From Vamos, FINLAND LAL LAL LAL #36 CD (2007) Fricara Pacchu, ‘Winter Ambulance’ From Midnight Pyre, FINLAND LAL

With a tip of the Sound Projector trilby to David Thomas Pickett Virginia Astley, ‘Love’s a Lonely Place to Be’,

The Faded Flower of England: Folk and Folk Rock of Albion Comus, ‘The Herald’ From Gather in the Mushrooms, UK

Avarus, ‘Sataa Nuuskaa’ From ruskeatimantti, USA tUMULt TM319 2 x CD (2005) Jorma Tapio and Terje Isungset, ‘Seita’ From Aihki,

English Murder Ballads, and other songs about Death Sonic Youth with Lydia Lunch, ‘Death Valley 69’ From Death Valley 69,