Let's make it clear: Devendra is a crazy folky minstrel and an inveterate traveller (Texas, Caracas, Los Angeles, New York...). We discovered him by chance as a support act, and later it chanced that he sent us a tape together with a marble, wrapped up in an envelop from the French Treasury. Devendra's music is folk for sure, but it leaves free rein to its madness, its rhythm breaks and a Marc-Bolan-like voice. Note that Young God Records will soon release an album from Devendra, with a name that matches its author: "Oh Me Oh My, The Way the Day Goes by, The Sun is Setting, and Dogs and Dogs and Dogs are Dreaming, Love Songs of the Christmas Spirit".
"'The Charles C. Leary' was recorded on three and four tracks, all through a while spent in different places, Europe and the United States of America. My Great Grandfather's Ship was the Charles C. Leary, owned by him, a ship merchant, a Baker."
- Devendra Banhart
Recording info
- Tracks -
1. Bish-Bash Falls
2. Soothe My Soul, Mend My Mind
3. Sarah Sings
4. Mmplushumblehorse
5. Michigan State
6. Rainwater Pigfarmers
7. Aymama-Aymama
8. The Charles C. Leary
9. Whistling
10. The Thumbs Touch Too Much
11. Todo Lod Dolores
12. Catastrophie
13. Me And Andy Singing El Rio
14. The Fish Are Scratched Up Flies
15. Artsandcrafts (Live At 40th St W.)
16. The Animal Map
17. Cada Casa Que Crece
18. Ride Away Like Roy Orbison
19. Red Lagoon Whistling
20. Noah
21. Cosmos And Damien
22. Aperpareplane (Early Recording)
23. I Played Organ While Colter Played Guitar
24. Joe Cain
All songs by Devendra Banhart, except "Joe Cain" lyrics by Sarah Cain and music by Devendra Banhart
- musicians -
Devendra Banhart
Colter Jacobson: guitar on "I Played Organ While Colter Played Guitar"
Sarah Cain: vocals on "Joe Cain"
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discography
- "Cripple Crow" (XL Recordings - 2005)
- "Nino Rojo" (Young God Records - 2004)
- "Rejoicing in the Hands" (Young God Records - 2004)
- "The Black Babies (UK)" (Young God Records - 2003)
- "Oh Me Oh My, The Way the Day Goes by, The Sun is Setting, and Dogs and Dogs and Dogs are Dreaming, Love Songs of the Christmas Spirit" (Young God Records - 2002)
- "The Charles C. Leary" (hinah - 2002)
We discovered Templo Diez thanks to an exchange of records with the French label Intercontinental Records, which had released the band's debut album "Hoboken". Three years later, while hinah was on a sabbatical year, Pascal Hallibert sent us the new cd of Templo Diez, "Winterset", on which we especially loved the beautiful song "Sal". We suggested we could put out an EP if they felt like going for more acoustic tracks and putting the voice of Gloribel Hernandez (who was also singing on "Sal") more upfront. And they agreed!
We discovered Andrew Goldman's music a few years ago, at the time of his folk, melodic project Maestro Echoplex. After playing for a while under the name John Guilt, Andrew started a new project named Fulton Lights, which has just released its second album "The Way We Ride" and its heavier and more distorted atmospheres and tempos. As Andrew was on solo tour in Europe, we invited him over for a session that was meant to be electric but ended up being acoustic after the amp of our friend Éric decided to break down at the last minute. So here is a chance to discover Fulton Lights in its most stripped-down version!
Those who visit our website regularly are bound to have come across the name "Flowers From The Man Who Shot Your Cousin" once in a while in the news section. Indeed, we have been following closely Morgan Caris’s project in the last five years and we would very much like to release something with his name on it... But Morgan is a perfectionist and this something is yet to come. Therefore a hinah session had clearly become necessary and the opportunity of an acoustic evening with Shelley Short and Brittain Ashford to inaugurate our Parisian hinah hq was just the perfect excuse!
This is not the first treat we get from Matt Bauer: a few years ago, he had already contributed to our "Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music by Harry Smith" with an edited cover of "Willie Moore". Shortly afterwards, he had sent us his big EP "Wasps And White Roses", a beautiful folk piece on which the banjo blends with Matt's suave voice. In addition, Matt was surrounded with nice people, as Jolie Holland and Mariee Sioux joined him for this EP! So as Matt was touring Europe as part of Alela Diane's backing band in the spring, we invited him to make a detour via Frankfurt for a live hinah session.
:: Catalogue & mp3 ::
hinah029 - Templo Diez
hinahgift026 - Fulton Lights
hinahgift025 - Flowers From The Man Who Shot Your Cousin
hinahgift024 - Matt Bauer