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Herwin Chimney [9 total tracks]
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Various "ISB Soundalikes" from Various
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I was gonna post something about Joanna Newsom's record (which is page one in my Book Of Right-On) but the mention of Dr. Strangely Strange (aka the Irish ISB) made me want to think up a couple other of the post-ISB wyrdfolk diaspora. FOR EXAMPLE. The Sun Also Rises, whose lone LP contains all the wizard & elf references you could want, plus the beautiful "Flowers", one of my all-time fave UK acid-folk gems. Likewise there is Bread, Love & Dreams, whose opus "Amaryllis" sports a few ISB-inspired hits, like "My Stair Cupboard at 3 AM". Also check Dando Shaft, who Zeppelin ripped off on their folky bits when they weren't ripping off Jansch. The beautiful "In The Country" is every but as stunning (and about the exact same thing) as "Mercy I Cry City", but like 3 years after. Still a total gem. People always compare the first Mormos record to ISB but I've only heard the jazzier 2nd record which sounds more like the 2nd Famous Jug Band LP mixed with the slightly-unfortunate hokum (i.e. vaudeville jazz) trend in UK 69-71 folk from bands like Tight Like That, Panama Limited Jug Band (who are AWESOME) and that Mormos record. Dulcimer has some ISB influence for sure, plus some retarded poetry-narration which almost mars a their very good record. I just picked up both Jan Dukes de Grey records, the first of which has total ISB moments. The 2nd is kind of a scary prog record. Speaking of which, Comus sounds like if the elves and tree gnomes that are Heron & Williamson turned into Orcs and decided to murder Joe Boyd. Oh and how can I forget Forest, or Tea & Symphony or Tir Na Nog, Oriental Sunshine from Norway, Stone Angel... and then of course the Clive Palmer bands, COB & Famous Jug Band....funny though, I can't really think of any American bands prior to like 1995...anyone?
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| Posted: 03/29/2004 |
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