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Sidewalk Songs & City Stories New Urban Folk

TRIKONT US -0360
CD in Digipak with detailed Booklet in german and english
An original Trikont Compilation. Compiled by Martin Büsser

Martin Büsser is the author of the “Testcard – Articles on Pop History” series, music journalist, and author of numerous books. His latest publication is the book: “Anti-folk – From Beck to Adam Green”, Ventil Press, Germany, 2005

Songwriting celebrates a comeback. Terms like “Neofolk”, “Antifolk” or “Weird Folk” made the rounds for quite some time and have recently made a comeback. Whether you like it or not you will have to acknowledge that a new generation has taken over the microphone, whose aim is not to sound like another version of Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell. Their folk is hybrid and unorthodox using elements of free improvisation or the aggressiveness of punk, taking simple means of expression or create contrasts by mixing soothing melodies with drastic lyrics.

“Sidewalk Songs & City Stories” assembles artists, who represent an opposition to US mainstream, their big-city behome beginning differ clearly from any country nostalgia. Martin Buesser presents some forerunners of these new songwriters, who get mentioned again and again by the new generation as a big influence, including Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston. The majority of this compilation belongs to the still recent and partially unknown voices. It ranges from the absurd, neodadaistic collectives like Dufus and Huggabroomstik and the touching melancholy contributions of Kimya Dawson and Jeffrey Lewis up to musicians like The Microphones and Animal Collective, which connect folk with electronics and free improvisation.

This compilation does not want to create a new school or movement, but shows just how versatile the new songwriting generation deals with the American folk heritage and how they oppose without their pieces sounding like your usual protest song.

SIDEWALK SONGS & CITY STORIES FEATURING :
Jad Fair & Daniel Johnston – The Frogs – Eugene Chadbourne – Noise Addict – Kimya Dawson & Jeffrey Lewis – Prewar Yardsale – Double Deuce – Diane Cluck – Jeffrey Lewis – Hiperjinx Tricycle – The Babyskins – Dufus – Kimya Dawson – Ben Haschish – Huggabroomstick – Calvin Johnson – The Microphones – Devendra Bahnart – Animal Collective – André Herman Düne

Tracklist

1. Jad Fair / Daniel Johnston: Frankenstein Conquers The World [ 02:1]
2. The Frogs: Homos [1:54]
3. Eugene Chadbourne: Der Fuehrer’s Face [2:07]
4. Noise Addict: I Wish I was Him [2:20]
5. Kimya Dawson & Jeffrey Lewis: Klutter [3:30]
6. Prewar Yardsale: Bicycle Free New York City [2:07]
7. Double Deuce: Window [1:55]
8. Diane Cluck: Easy To Be Around [3:36]
9. Jeffrey Lewis: Everyone’s Honest [5:57]
10. Hiperjinx Tricycle: Long Lost Love [3:26]
11. The Babyskins: Cycles Of Cycles [1:21]
12. Dufus: Fun Wearing Underwear [7:34]
13. Kimya Dawson: Heroes 2002 / live in Paris [3:17]
14. Ben Haschish: All Over The City [3:05]
15. Huggabroomstick: Pecan Sandy [4:43]
16. Calvin Johnson: When Hearts Turn Blue [3:28]
17. The Microphones: Lanterns [3:00]
18. Devendra Bahnart: Michigan State [3:47]
19. Animal Collective: The Purple Bottle [6:45]
20. André Herman Düne: Berlin Song [2:45]

Songwriting celebrates a comeback! Terms like ‘Neofolk’, ‘Antifolk’ or ‘Weird Folk’ made the rounds for quite some time and have recently made a come back. A new generation have taken over the microphone, whose aim is to not sound like another version of Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. Their Folk is a hybrid – an unorthodox mix of free improvisation and the aggressiveness of Punk, taking simple means of expression to create contrast by mixing soothing melodies with drastic lyrics. This compilation does not want to create a new school or movement, but shows just how versatile the new songwriting generation deals with the American Folk Heritage and how they oppose without their pieces sounding like your usual protest song. Features Jad Fair, Eugene Chadbourne, Devendra Banhart, Dufus and more. You can buy it here at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Iron-Man-Shop