The Perlich Post

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Midweek Mixdown: Danny Fitzgerald's Calypso Cruise 10

Check out a swingin' mix of rare gems by Young Growler, Lord Invader, Duke of Iron, etc from Danny's own stash right here.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Heidi Happy shares summery video for "Eis, ohne Zucker"

You don't need to be Swiss or fluent in German to enjoy Heidi Happy's kooky new video, but it might help.

LINKS

Heidi Happy site: https://www.heidihappy.ch

Frank Steijns & Jiste Zonneveld vs. Motörhead

Frank Steijns and guitarist pal Jiste Zonneveld demonstrate that "Ace of Spades" was really meant to be played on church bells.

Guitar picker Rick Deitrick's 70s recordings dug up for Coyote Canyon

The majority of material on Coyote Canyon was taken from Rick Deitrick's solo acoustic home recordings circa 1972-75.

Here's the scoop from Tompkins Square...

Rick Deitrick's forthcoming Coyote Canyon album (out August 27 via Tompkins Square) is the eighth in a series of reissues spawned from Imaginational Anthem Volume 8: The Private Press, following Conklin/Blum - Jackdaw, Tom Armstrong - The Sky Is An Empty Eye, Rick Deitrick - Gentle Wilderness, Homegrown and River Sun River Moon, Russell Potter - A Stone’s Throw and Neither Here Nor There.

Rick Deitrick discusses the songs:

"Coyote Canyon is a wilderness area behind my daughter's house where coyotes gather and howl before taking off for their nightly foraging. 'Little Tujunga' (pronounced "Tuhunga") is a river running through the Angeles Forest near a house I lived in five decades ago. Half my ideas for this piece came from onshore guitar ruminating. The rest was improvised in studio.

"'Emma' was my close and sweet companion during this period, a lifelong deep friend. I composed her song one evening at the kitchen table of our place while she was cooking. 'Tumbleweedin'' describes a desert tumbleweed storm. I menaced every inch of the Yamaha, recreating the effect of these windblown monsters screeching along boulders, smacking into cactus and anything else in their way at often impossible speeds, following the whims of the heavy winds. This song was completely improvised at the moment in studio and forgotten.

"'Roy's Rain' is a tribute to my great good friend and musician killed in a car accident in 1973. I found 'For Marsha' (Version 2) on a well-worn studio tape. It's a variant of the same composition on the Gentle Wilderness album. I like this loose and flowy version. 'Movin' On' has one thing on its mind – getting away fast and now. 'Going Home' is my improvised take on an American root song. The above seven were recorded between 1972-1975. 'Three Sisters' was recorded on a 20-minute studio break in 1999 describing three barren red hills somewhere in the Arizona desert, a cherished location."

You can pre-order a copy of Rick Deitrick's Coyote Canyon album right here.

Listen to Rick play "Jon's Song" off Gentle Wilderness below.

Monday, August 9, 2021

Happy Birthday Mighty Hannibal

Remembering Atlanta's James T. Shaw aka Mighty Hannibal with a couple of his gems.

Nico's Drama of Exile reissued with bonus alternate mixes

Modern Harmonic's update of Nico's post-Velvets return to rock, 1981's Drama of Exile, includes eight remixes.

Here's the scoop...

As one critic memorably put it, when Nico spoke it was like coffin-lids creaking. When she sang it was like listening to ravens taking off 13 at a time. Nico was like nothing rock music had ever seen or heard before or since. Features originals along with stoic takes on Bowie and The Velvet Underground. Includes the complete original album plus alternate versions!

Get a copy of Nico's Drama of Exile via Bandcamp right here. Check out the track listing following a version of the original album, an unsettling 1982 performance of David Bowie's "Heroes" and a haunting rendition of "Genghis Khan" from 1978 which is actually creepier than the studio version. Nick Cave recalls a chance encounter with Nico in the links below.