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James Tweeddale ~ Passage

James Tweeddale ~ Passage

Fredericksburg, Virginia brought up at least two great and well known guitarists, Daniel Bachman and Jack Rose. The first one is pretty much influenced by the latter one, who is dead - unfortunately. But since solo acoustic guitar music got some more …
dfbm #62 ~ Play For The Spring

dfbm #62 ~ Play For The Spring

Today is Walpurgis Nacht in Europe. Means people are getting drunk and fall into bonfires and shit like that. I stayed at home and collected two handful of songs and then put them in order, hoping it makes a good listening experience. Be prep …
Don Bikoff ~ Hallowed Ground

Don Bikoff ~ Hallowed Ground

2012 and 2013 was the year where so called American Primitive got back in the focus of media attention. Sure, Fahey is timeless and every now and then, there was a guitarist extraordinaire, but in said years, the Tompkins Square Label, well known for …
Nick Castell ~ The Water Margin

Nick Castell ~ The Water Margin

Back in 2010 I found Nick Castell's music on bandcamp and was stunned by his variety of styles and his playing skills, because he seemed so very young. But after an interview I made with him, it was clear how he approached music. As an ethnomusic …
Forklong Daruplat ~ s/t

Forklong Daruplat ~ s/t

Forklong Daruplat emerges from a very active psych scene in Belgium. American Primitive or solo acoustic guitar music from there got some attention in the past - I think of the split 7" by Silvester Anfang and Jack Rose, Wouter Vanhaelemeesch ak …
Matt Sowell - The Dead Man's Rag

Matt Sowell
The Dead Man's Rag

I found Matt Sowell's album, a few weeks ago when I researched Jerry Hions album (both are from Philadelphia) and I was kinda deterred by Sowell's excessive self-labeling with the "American Primitive" term in his bandcamp page heade …
Jerry Hionis – Arrakian Circle Dances

Jerry Hionis – Arrakian Circle Dances

Philly based solo guitar player Jerry Hionis has been featured last year with his great debut Graveyard Stomps & Funeral Rags which crossed many paths with Dr. Ragtime aka Jack Rose (RIP). Not only in terms of music and presentation, maybe also t …
Gabriel Slavitt – No Skinny Minnie

Gabriel Slavitt – No Skinny Minnie

Mostly electrified solo guitar tunes by Gabriel Slavitt from Philadelphia who is also working as an artist in the field of mixed media and sculpture. The No Skinny Minnie ep is completely stripped down to a lonely sounding guitar in a room. Nonethele …
J.T. Jamieson – home recordings live & demo

J.T. Jamieson – home recordings live & demo

American Primitivism and no end. Is it a trend right now? I don't think so. Solo guitar music was always around, just the media attention wasn't as big as it seems to be now. Which is fine if it helps artist to make a living from it or just i …

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