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VHF 167LP
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"Debut LP by the duo of Gangloff and Joynes, finding novel ways to combine their accomplished takes on avant folk, American primitive, and outsider sound into a unique and beautiful jumble. Side A's 'Rapid City' is a brisk fingerpicked jaunt featuring Joynes' unique acoustic/electric hybrid sound, followed by 'West Cavalier' where Gangloff's sawing fiddle and Joynes' guitar take on a straight mountain-style tune. 'Two Bishops' is a languorous and atmospheric Joynes' guitar feature that slips into an extended minor key fingerpicked tremolo. Gangloff's 'The Other Side of Catawba' is a solo fiddle staple from his recent repertoire (and heard on his VHF LP Evening Measures), rendered here in a haunting, reverberant version. The old-time staple 'Sail Away Ladies' closes the side at a tempo made for a country store dance. Side B takes a more expansive and outré attitude, with Joynes' nimble 'An Opening' (and the brief noise interlude 'Eight Sets of Inverted Commas') setting up the lengthy 'Witch Marks,' which closes proceedings with a dark and droning vibe."
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