Description:	hand no'd edn of 500 7" on Autumn Ferment Records, printed on 75% recycled paper w/veg based ink
	Format:	7" (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Folk/Folk Rock
	Label:	Autumn Ferment
	Price:	£3.39
	Availability:	In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day.

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...according to our Brett on 19 June 2008.

I'm heralding the birth of the environment-folk movement with this 7" from Lisa O Piu, I'm sure the NME'll be latching on to that one before too long. The aforementioned veggie inks certainly add to the pastoral feel of the artwork, it's very.. green. But quite nice! They'll be packaging records in rice paper so you can disintegrate it for the most minimal effect on our itty bitty planet soon, mark my words. I was fully prepared to write that this was just hippy rubbish on principle but I'm actually quite keen on it, she's got a lovely voice and the very minimal acoustic backing serves it well. My brain's usually out of female folk singers after Vashti Bunyan and she's mentioned in the press blurb so I can't be copying my homework, Sharon Krauss is another shout from the office. Limited to 500 and hand numbered!

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What their label says...

Lisa O Piu's 7" vinyl, featuring sleeve art by Lisa herself, heralds the first release for Autumn Ferment Records. 'Whisperers, Wavers, Hunters and Sailors' and 'Equatorial Changes' provide a fantastic introduction to the otherworldly sound that Lisa creates. Lyrically nostalgic and thought provoking, Lisa's hushed vocals combined with stirring harmonies and dreamlike melodies tenderly picked on acoustic guitar warrant comparisons to classic late sixties and early seventies recordings by the likes of Linda Perhacs, Joni Mitchell or Vashti Bunyan. Influences and comparisons aside, Lisa's well structured compositions bring their own unique qualities to the present day blend of alternative folk.

  Taken from Lisa's home recorded lo-fi gem of a cdr, these two tracks capture the original rustic charm of her early sessions and the feel of a one take recording. Now preserved on the holiest of musical formats, these recordings will stand to represent the ascent of a truly talented musician who has a great future ahead of her.