microphones in the trees: azriel
Showing posts with label azriel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label azriel. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

rafi bookstaber


"slow, sun-dazed feel to this beautiful set of rural rags, with strings set to maximum F/X dislocation, with the kind of underwater delay of a Scorces married to stoned folk stylings ala Pat Kilroy, Skip Spence, Dino Valente et al via Takehisa Kosugi." volcanic tongue

"omnipresent, patient meditations that are tethered to the breath permeate the head and heart with ease. earthly tones echo in the vastness as the sun-stroked body revels in gently flowing streams of loving kindness. for me, the art of Rafi Bookstaber is among the most prominent in contemporary folk/psych music. Still Way is analogous to watching heavenly light pass through a filament. the hues and textures comparable to Rafi's undulating tranquil stringed vibrations that caress the head. over both sides sparse passages slowly unfold before refracting in copious directions, circumscribing the body in benevolent energy. a member of Death Chants, the Wolfpack, Mendocino, and Aswara, Rafi's solo recordings on Azriel and Humito are some of the most trichome-covered in the honest bag healing kit. when one has to temporarily retreat from the moment, these vibrations provide a convalescent setting. Still Way will spin on repeat in the decks of those who enjoy Sandy Bull, Willie Lane and other like-minded travelers." honest bag

por fin...demasiado tiempo esperando esta cinta que tenía casi idealizada. pura belleza pastoril susurrada y suspendida en los mismos acordes de guitarra que Willie Lane. tan sólo dos mini canciones, 'sun stream' y 'stellar sky', pero sobre todo 'sun stream'. notas espectrales muy del universo Child of Microtones...aparecen, flotan, desaparecen. Rafi no decepciona nunca

sold out ~ download (gracias)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

rafi bookstaber


"Rafi Bookstaber's solo creations include a cassette of delicate acoustic guitar meditations, entitled "A Gossamer Veil. bedtime hymns, starlight ragas and bent blues for wood and wire and tape hiss."


Wednesday, July 11, 2012

hoot owl


"treetop moon hollers and american primitive star gobbling, bedroom gagaku and cold hardy foole-jazz techniques. folk music for wherever arthur doyle or little howlin wolf were the ‘new’ pete seeger. bongos, voice, wood flute, triangle. screen printed nightime covers with hand lettered text, numbered edition of 112… new solo project from rafi bookstaber of death chantsaswara." time~ lag

"beautifully zonked collection of contemporary primitive folk song with a stoned cultic aspect that would realign the kinda communal ugh of the original Amon Duul collective with the kosmische Americana of Tower Recordings and the lucid Wildman-isms of Sir Arthur Doyle." volcanic tongue

foto: kelli eileen

Sunday, March 04, 2012

rafi bookstaber


"cassette private press solo release from rafi of death chants and aswara. more excellent smoked out late night sounds, muted bedroom folk-forms,  pure space folk. two side long tracks. lovely hand water colored heavy art paper covers, with hand written text. numbered edition of only 76 copies." time~lag records

(thanks davide aka polvere for the rip)