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Dreamy psychedelic folk pop from The Folklords -- an obscure Canadian group with delicate male & female harmonies, but a catchy and less arch and wispy vibe than many of the more famous acts of the time! The secret might the harder hitting drums underneath the tunes that make the album all the
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haunting "real people" folk-psych from 67-68 Canada
Feb 21 2007
By W. Shute
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
First of all, the actual title of this album is "Release the Sunshine,"
not "S.T." The Folklords were a Canadian trio who recorded this, their only album, in 1967-68--an autoharp/guitar/bass lineup, with a session drummer who is not 100% attuned to the band's vibe, and haunting male-female duo vocals. Listeners will either love or hate this record. It would be easy to seize on individual elements and criticize them--
but the whole package is, to me, haunting and magical. The sound is trippy
and quite modern--the liner notes state that this could have been recorded for Creation Records in the 80's or 90's, and I'd agree.
It also has a nice echo to the recording which gives a "deep" sound to the proceedings, and the autoharp gives the band an other-worldly feel.
There's also a mellow spiritual undercurrent to the whole album.
This is not as complex on the surface as the UK acid-folk albums--
in fact, in a way it reminds me of a male-female psychedelic version
of PJ Orion & The Magnates (their version of What Have They Done to the Rain, especially). I'll try to avoid any Velvet Underground comparison,
but those who loved the THIRD Velvets album, might find much to like here.
Nice legal reissue also, tastefully presented. Give it a try if you like
obscure "real people" folk-psych.
not "S.T." The Folklords were a Canadian trio who recorded this, their only album, in 1967-68--an autoharp/guitar/bass lineup, with a session drummer who is not 100% attuned to the band's vibe, and haunting male-female duo vocals. Listeners will either love or hate this record. It would be easy to seize on individual elements and criticize them--
but the whole package is, to me, haunting and magical. The sound is trippy
and quite modern--the liner notes state that this could have been recorded for Creation Records in the 80's or 90's, and I'd agree.
It also has a nice echo to the recording which gives a "deep" sound to the proceedings, and the autoharp gives the band an other-worldly feel.
There's also a mellow spiritual undercurrent to the whole album.
This is not as complex on the surface as the UK acid-folk albums--
in fact, in a way it reminds me of a male-female psychedelic version
of PJ Orion & The Magnates (their version of What Have They Done to the Rain, especially). I'll try to avoid any Velvet Underground comparison,
but those who loved the THIRD Velvets album, might find much to like here.
Nice legal reissue also, tastefully presented. Give it a try if you like
obscure "real people" folk-psych.
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Folklords - 'Release The Sunshine' (Lion Productions)
Dec 10 2011
By Mike Reed
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Seems these days, that I'm listening to a lot of CD's on the Lion Productions label. I'm guessing this is likely a previously unreleased opus from the obscure Canadian folk / sunshine pop ensemble that existed for a brief spell in 1968 - when this material was recorded. Actually, not a bad effort - as I thoroughly enjoyed songs this CD pressing has to offer like "Child", the well-written "Unspoken Love", "Thank You For Your Kindness", the smooth sounding "Suzanne Marie" and "Forty Second River". Line-up: Tom Martin (Inner City Blues Band) - bass & vocals, Martha Johnson (Martha And The Muffins) - autoharp & vocals and Craig Boswell - drums. Might (possibly) draw in fans of Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Erik and Arthur Lee Harper.
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