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Recommended by us on 4th November 2010
...according to our Phil on Thu 04 Nov, 2010.
I totally got into Fern Knight a few years ago. 'Music For Witches & Alchemists' totally did it for me. I wanted to review the last album that came in and it was one of those that arrived late when we were busy and it got missed. So I grabbed the newie to check out hoping for great things. If you've not heard them before they're basically a massive bunch of hippies making gentle paced psyche folk. It's really lovely as well. Margie Ayre's voice is gorgeous and it drips all buttery-like into your ears over the folky strings and other shenanigans going on. I guess if you're fan of early Espers then you'll like this. They have a much cleaner, less fuzzy sound though which I reckon has something to do with Jesse Sparhawk's magic harp fingering in the background. It's very delicate music which has a magical quality to it and it should appeal to all you folky botherers out there. Excellent!
Castings is the third VHF release of lovely psych/folk byEast Coast quartet Fern Knight, written, arranged and performedwith their trademark quality and verve.Somewhat less fastidious than 2008 s exquisitely arrangedFern Knight CD, Castings has a warm, analog feel,with looser and louder performances. Led as always byMargaret Ayre s voice, guitar and cello, the group stretchesout on rockier fare like The Poisoner, growling withfuzz, while leaving plenty of room for softer moments ofbeautiful clarity. There are jammy moments here, but everythingis expertly sized and placed, with not a momentwasted on doodles.The centerpiece of Castings is Fern Knight s treatmentof the epic King Crimson doom classic Epitaph. Tradingtheir own cello and violin for the original signaturemellotron, the group channels the vibe of the original whilemaking it their own. Ayre s cool and understated vocalplays it straight where less assured players and performerswould make a bombastic mess. As on the self-titled CD,Jesse Sparhawk s harp and James Wolf s violin providethe heart of the sound, allowing the band to mold classicgenre forms into a unique, singular style. Latest full-length from Washington, DC /Philadelphia psych / folk quartet Strong third album ushers in a new, lessfussy, warmer, proggy sound Includes King Crimson cover
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