charlie tweddle!!!!

yeah, famed maker of hats for the rich and famous, but wow friends! is this a scorcher. found a copy of the cd reissue (good luck tracking down an original!) on companion records... actually found two copies in the CLEARANCE rack of amoeba records. don't really see why they were there... cause this belongs right in their showcase of experimental psychedelic country with a classy little write-up so all those hip-stars can glim glam all over it and herlad "lost legend" etc. which trendy music stores are known for. but i digress... get this one. charlie was a guy from kentucky who made his way to the haight with 100,000 others in those starlit days of the first acid boom. he really flipped his lid too, thinking himself a backwoods prophet, flying saucers, jesus, and cowboy hats all intact. this record was his proclomation of sorts. he really thought this was IT. and i love that about these forgotten 70s records. cause the trickledown of that exuberance from the limelight to the backporch was more than evident. the thing that puts this record a good ways beyond most of this oft harped progression, is that the guy had such a unique vision of SOUND. some other internet scribe put forth that his music perfectly captures the stillness of a pond or some other zen allegory and i hink that gets you part way there. the country songs are noisy though, with purposeful silences, odd distortions, nature sounds buzzing and humming, and not some sound effect either, i'm pretty sure this was stuff the guy went out and recorded... the cycle feels perfectly natural... burring and careening about in perfect stillness. it is a feat. the side two sound manipulation woods atmosphere that is entirely ethereal and experimental, but not in the typical post-acid experimental for sake of gimmicky weirdness, or experimental for the sake of being hip which is the trademark of the odd noises on most modern shit that tries to walk this rocky road. this is so confirmed, so signed on arrival. definitely threw it off balance fo any kind of usual listener, or even hippy drug trip record. i like those crafty "this guy meets this guy in a carnival freakshow" type descriptions which are good as tricks to get you to buy a record or get all nerved up to hear it, but ultimately they never quite do a record full justice. suffice it to say, this one doesn't need one of those descriptions. it just works. all on its own. hard to believe it was even made actually. that still. that effortless. that immediately blending with the cosmos, and the natural pattern of light and debris. dig in, it's worth it.

eeegads

hey friends, vagrancy, distrust and dehydration on the west coast. good times. wish i could post goodies but without a REAL internet connection. bummer... so anyhow i scored a ton of dope shit over x-mas so it will all go up eventually. seriously looking for these albums if anybody got a one for cd-r swap:

yays and nays - s/t
christian yoga church - turn on!
robbie the werewolf - live at the waleback
palmer rockey - rockey's style
hellers - creative freakout

almost snagged a copy of Oracle - "nataraja da nada" but lost out... so still hunting that beast down.

terry manning - home sweet home (famed for it's 10 minute long cover version of savoy truffle! pre-big star!)

glad to hear of a reissued charlie tweddle on companion records! who also boast kenneth higney, and peter grudzien on their roster! still haven't heard tweddle or higney so i plan on picking these up soon!

i got my hands on that mayo thompson record i mentioned below and it's a real stunner! eons beyond red krayola, and anticipates so much of indie rock you understand why even in its earliest stages indie rock was just publicized underground rock retreds...

all hail TODD TAMANEND CLARK!!! totally far out shit on that anopholes reish! along with the george brigman reissue they're on a real roll if yers truly is concerned... total mindbending homegrown proto-punk psych meltdowns plus cool 80s shit that moves in uncharted psych-new wave synth busting danciness... unprecedented and again totally dwarfs a ton of indie rock.... my faves are the late 70s todd clark group stuff where the heavy guit rips loose and you get plenty of a psych edge thrown in which puts these burners right up in simply saucer territory, though way more hometown and with totally personal ambitions. femme vocals add eerie edge on some tracks, and lyrics are wicked cool sci-fi mayan astrology wackiness in clark's deadpan pennsylvania hick chargle mode... Eyes album is way cool and had read about this earlier clark unit a few times so it was good to finally confirm its existence. dig this NOW

2nd insect trust record is better than first, wish i could post it! why don't people pay more attention to these groups?

two major scores:

madrigal - s/t
from the archives: "It's two druggies sitting in what sounds like a boiler room equipped with a primitive drum machine and a few "rock" instruments, hotwiring themselves into the absolute flow of the lysergic Now with an atmosphere so thick it alone will make you stoned. May not be for the most, but will be the most for a few." yeeeeeah... really GOOD

stone harbour - emerges
from the acid archives:
"Extraordinary basement psych with two multi-instrumentalists creating a melancholic dreamlike state with songs fading in and out of the speakers, cavemen drums, primitive electronics and murky fuzz lurking in the background. Actually closer to the heart of psychedelia than most other records listed here. The two hard rocking tracks that have been comp'd are not representative of the album as a whole, and add an unwanted "roots" feel that disturb the trip somewhat. Still, one of the Ohio classics, with unparalleled artwork on the sleeve. [PL]" i will echo that sentiment....... NEEDS TO BE HEARD

make it three: concrete rubber band - a risen savior
homemade christian psychosis.... so weird and drugged for christian rock... just GET IT

also enjoyed Homer and Snakegrinder for pure 70s stoner-isms.... passes the test for pure sunny day cruising sounds... with your gourd a little unscrewed of course...

so much good music, when the mp3s come you will be happy! cheers....