for lee jackson in space

va ~ for lee jackson in space (not on label, 2012)

"This tribute album came together in love and honor of Lee Jackson, writer, music fan, dear friend, who passed in late March 2012 after a struggle with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This collection of songs, nearly all of which are new or previously unreleased, comes from the many bands and musicians who Lee not only covered and celebrated with such passion, but also in many cases befriended over many years of correspondence, concert and festival attendance and more. 12 hours of music/94 bands (including contributions from Valerio Cosi, Six Organs Of Admittance, Charalambides, Pelt, Roy Montgomery, Helena Espvall, Head of Wantastiquet, Charlatan, Tara Burke, Mike Tamburo, Theo Angell, R Keenan Lawler, etc.)

The album's liner notes contain full information about each song as well as thoughts from Lee himself about the contributing artists, taken from his writing work. All profits will go to the Texas chapter of the ALS Association. Please feel free to join our Facebook discussion group if you'd like to learn more about the remarkable man who we all dearly miss; there is also a direct link to this album in Facebook itself"

On June 5th, Brad Rose from Foxy Digitalis interviewed Travis Johnson, Mats Gustafsson, and Ned Raggett. These guys compiled the monolithic compilation "For Lee Jackson In Space"

fotos: carla fernández andrade

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head of wantastiquet

 head of wantastiquet ~ dead seas (conspiracy 2010)

"Head Of Wantastiquet is the alter ego of Paul Labrecque, an American musician, songwriter now residing in Belgium. He has recorded with Chris Corsano and Valerie Webb, and he plays and records with the bohemian group Sunburned Hand Of the Man. Historically, aesthetically and sonically his new work bears genuinely comparison with merican primitivism', a mix of psychedelic banjo hymns, apocalyptic space folk and incredible drugged out soul-whispers. It layers banjos, guitars and smoke as though they were shimmering veins of black pearls, pulsing against the scarlet dawn." conspiracy

"...we need to learn how to fly. The birds know it. The albatross, as if painting a flawless hyper-realistic seascape, crosses the ocean without rippling the water. Slow-motion. With a wingspan of 340 cm, wider than any other bird in the world, he can float almost without flapping his wings. It is easy to imagine him dying of old age while flying and after some period of decay still having it's skeleton carried along by rising air-streams. Somewhere, over the ocean, there must be a sort of air- suspended bird sanctuary where all the albatrosses gather to die when they know their time has come; a flock of soaring skeletons.."

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head of wantastiquet

head of wantastiquet ~ unrock series (unsound 2010)

"Edition of 120 copies cdr documenting a live performance from Paul Labrecque (Sunburned Hand Of The Man/Trees Chants And Hollers/The Other Method et al). Labrecque’s string work makes reference to the lonesome sound of Sandy Bull and John Fahey while connecting with the experiments in contemporary American Primitive drone of Paul Metzger and Matthew Valentine. Quietly psychedelic and spellbindingly intimate. In full colour gatefold card sleeve." volcanic tongue

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head of wantastiquet

head of wantastiquet - mortagne (ecstatic yod lp 2008)

"head of wantastiquet is the solo project of sunburned hand of the man's paul labrecque. this is the long awaited follow-up to paul's debut cassette release on open mouth. this lp is luscious and layered with psych banjo based pieces spread over 12 tracks. i'd compare it to a cross between daniel higgs and doc boggs with sweet vocals. solo guitar & banjo tapestries, a truly beautiful record which comes in a screenprinted double sided sleeve sleeve in a one time edition of 500." mimaroglu

"head of wantastiquet is paul labrecque, who should be a household name to lovers of transcendental experimental music. labrecque has also released an amazing lp with valerie webb entitled “trees, chants & hollers”, which is constructed from acoustic guitar with vocals, electronics, the sounds of crickets, and the wood-burning stove." subterrarium

paul labrecque, otro disco lleno de tópicos maravillosos: banjos, campos de algodón, árboles y cantos.

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valerie webb & paul labrecque

  valerie webb & paul labrecque - trees, chants and hollers (eclipse, reissue 2006)

las razones que hacen que algo se convierta en mito son, la mayoría de las veces, imprevisibles. y trees, chants and hollers es un mito, una debilidad personal, un clásico del folk, un repaso a las raíces que quita la respiración...tal vez ayude el hecho de que hasta hace poco fuera tan difícil encontrar información de esta enigmática pareja (Labrecque fue, y es, colaborador de Sunburned Hand of the Man y The Other Method) o ver un poquito más grande esa portada verde, inequívoca. árboles, rituales, cantos y voces, banjos, slides, flautas y drones, canciones e imágenes más allá de las palabras, que hablan del reflejo de la luna en tres piscinas profundas, de caballos, de decir adiós al miedo, de acres de piedra, de valles... 'Ramble on, so so', 'Swift River Blues' y como colofón un sobrecogedor homenage a Rachel Corrie de casi ocho minutos. Trees, Chants & Hollers es otro de esos discos que, como dice Rafa, te llevan a una isla desierta, pero también de los que te llevarías a una isla desierta, de los que te calan hasta los huesos y te sumergen en un agradable semisueño. un disco largamente esperado, comestible, congelado en el tiempo, cuya inspiración sigue estando, intacta, en el mismo lugar: Timothy, the Revelator y mm/ee , por encima de todo. pero también Pelt, Charalambides, Loren Mazzacane Connors, The Iditarod o Fursaxa. cada canción es un tesoro, pero 'what we stole from the fire', tan abstracta y danzarina, capaz de transmitir tristeza y felicidad y toda la antología de Harry Smith, es de las que te agarran y ya no te sueltan jamás.

'This is a beautiful, dense album in so many ways; it offers up something new with every listen' Brad Rose

entrevista a Paul Labrecque en Foxy Digitalis

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