As they said in New York in the 80's " If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space. !" In the musical sense, this has always been my natural habitat. I tired of rock and roll when it degenerated into heavy metal or became pretentious and masqueraded under the nake of Fusion Jazz etc.
My First real love had been blues and folk music and yes, i must confess, it had to be authentic although i always found the finger in the ear squad a little tiresome. In recent years as the era of classic Reggae and Dub came to an end (Jamaican Folk Music of course) and Blood and Fire Records more or less completed its Jamaican catalogue. I rediscovered folk music but this time under the guise of World Music and in particular i love what they are now calling "Freak Folk" exemplified by a duo of sisters known as CocoRosie.
As it says in Wikipedia, (so it must be right ! Right?) "CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in many years. Their music has been called "freak folk", and incorporates elements of pop, blues, opera, electronica, and hip hop."
I find them eerily wonderful when at their best and discovered them not on Late Junction but whilst wading through a lost world of Ambient dub. They can be haunting and amusing at the same time. Whilst one of the sisters sings with a pure and possibly trained voice whilst accompanying herself on guitar, the other sister sings like a cross between Billy Holiday and Marc Bolam. Although they have toured in some interesting places, the UK does not seem to have been one of them. Which brings me to the good news.
In the Spring they will apparently be appearing at the All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival) amongst a very eclectic and diverse bunch of musicians and performers put together by none other than Mat Groenig. The Line up so far is .....
My First real love had been blues and folk music and yes, i must confess, it had to be authentic although i always found the finger in the ear squad a little tiresome. In recent years as the era of classic Reggae and Dub came to an end (Jamaican Folk Music of course) and Blood and Fire Records more or less completed its Jamaican catalogue. I rediscovered folk music but this time under the guise of World Music and in particular i love what they are now calling "Freak Folk" exemplified by a duo of sisters known as CocoRosie.
As it says in Wikipedia, (so it must be right ! Right?) "CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in many years. Their music has been called "freak folk", and incorporates elements of pop, blues, opera, electronica, and hip hop."
I find them eerily wonderful when at their best and discovered them not on Late Junction but whilst wading through a lost world of Ambient dub. They can be haunting and amusing at the same time. Whilst one of the sisters sings with a pure and possibly trained voice whilst accompanying herself on guitar, the other sister sings like a cross between Billy Holiday and Marc Bolam. Although they have toured in some interesting places, the UK does not seem to have been one of them. Which brings me to the good news.
In the Spring they will apparently be appearing at the All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival) amongst a very eclectic and diverse bunch of musicians and performers put together by none other than Mat Groenig. The Line up so far is .....
Iggy & The Stooges, Joanna Newsom, Spiritualized performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, The xx, CocoRosie, Built To Spill, She & Him, James Chance And The Contortions, Liars, Boredoms performing 9 Drummer Boadrum, The Raincoats, Toumani Diabate, Danielson, Anni Rossi, James Blackshaw, Viv Albertine's Limerence, Panda Bear, Daniel Johnston, The Residents, Deerhunter, Broadcast, Shonen Knife, Ruins (Solo), Amadou & Mariam, Ponytail, Konono No1, Thee Oh Sees, Juana Molina, Lightning Dust, Hope Sandoval, The Tiger Lillies, Hello Saferide, The Soft And Onlys, Cold Cave and Trash Kit.
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