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ARTIST
MAGIC TUBER STRINGBAND
TITLE
Needlefall (Purple Vinyl)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
THRILL JOCKEY
CATALOG #
THRILL 613X-LP
THRILL 613X-LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/22/2024
Purple color vinyl version. "Much like the North Carolina wilds it reflects,
Needlefall
waxes and wanes from mysterious and unsettling to ecstatic and awe-inspiring, capturing the sacred dimensions of the natural world.
Magic Tuber Stringband
draw on a host of fellow travelers to realize
Needlefall
's intricate arrangements, exemplifying the diversity of contemporary folk movements, placing their work in the tradition of modern innovators like
Moondog
,
Harry Partch
,
Pauline Oliveros
, and labelmate
Sally Anne Morgan
. The vast forests and mountains that inspire the band as a metaphor for living music traditions -- ever-changing and yet still standing, shaped over time by human hands while equally shaping the human experience. Magic Tuber Stringband, from North Carolina, are
Courtney Werner
and
Evan Morgan
, accompanied by their regular bassist
Mike DeVito
. Morgan is an organizer within the local music community, and Werner is a dedicated naturalist involved in local land stewardship.
Needlefall
answers the question 'what does a modern string band sound like?' with powerful new arrangements of traditional songs and transcendent originals. The album is teeming with life, translating abundant ecosystems into arcing melodies and shimmering, mystic drones. The band explains: 'If you spend enough time out in the woods you inevitably see or hear things that are hard to explain. I've been in caves where it's total darkness and you're enveloped by the disorienting sound of dripping water. The natural sights and sounds in these places are often repetitive, percussive, expressive, sometimes unsettling -- the way that water carves patterns into rock or tree trunks appear in endless rows.'"
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