"Op het eerste gehoor klinkt deze cd buitengewoon apart en ongrijpbaar, maar na meerdere luisterbeurten bespeur je inventiviteit en originaliteit op deze cd."
"At first listen this cd sounds very special and impalpable, but after a while one can hear the ingenuity and originality on this cd."- Johan Schoenmakers, altcountryforum.nl
'"Bible Milk" serves up a generous glassful of thoughtfully crafted commentaries on modern US life. Musically, this album refuses to lay down in any one bed; with styles ranging from deep south Dobro to positively Gallic accordian playing, it hits many points of the folk / country compass, but never leaves the listener feeling lost or uncomfortable. The songs themselves offer up questions and criticisms of consumerism, capitalism, and blind faith in religion and corporate America, but self-deprecation and the fact that the tongue is firmly planted in JP's cheek means that at no point does this ever feel like a 'protest' album." - Dave Potter, Brussels Belgium
"John Whipple busts out with the kind of story telling and musical craftsmanship that I tend to think of as long gone in American culture. The gritty realism of the lyrics combined with the truly artful and talented musicianship never cease to floor me. Bible Milk is a one of a kind album, and one NOT TO BE MISSED in a sea of horrific, canned, over produced nonsense. A musicians musician...this is the real stuff." - Tiffany Stoneman
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"John Whipple writes the songs of travelling men; Not the men that sit alone in the attic, scribbling obscure poems in a notebook, but the men who wander the countryside, barefoot and drunken, telling you the story of the women who robbed him. Whipple's emotion comes from a deep cellar inside him, it's not obvious, but it's there and you can feel it like an itch that's just barely out of reach."
-Tobacco Pat
Verily, Whipple's swampy tunes explore the dark days/nights/weekends/fortnights of the soul that come from being poor, aimless and prone to screwing up. His voice carries all the weight and weariness it should. His guitar playing is ragged-a charming negotiation between his fingers and his instrument that only resolves at the end of the song-but effective. The finger-picked chords and the yawn-to-howl slide work conjure exactly the picture he wants, whether it's sad, spooky, plaintive or-in rare moments like “Expectations" just a little sanguine
Randy Harward SLC Weekly
John Whipple's creation is slow, tender and bled out of a single acoustic guitar with plenty of dynamics, breathing and spaces. "I just can't swallow the way I feel," he says in "Real", proving his bad-ass singer/songwriter self. The slide guitar work here is amazing."
Rebecca Vernon SLUG Magazine
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"Robert Johnson meets Tom Waits at the Crossroads of the Strip Mall Republic"
-Bill Frost
John Whipple is a musician , writer, and artist. He has been performing as a musician for over a decade either as a front man to a diverse range of bands or as a soloist. He currently tours with his solo "anachronistic" roots act and a loop - electronica act called "Mystical Spatula!". His album "The Last Cold One" released in 2006 has been well recieved in Americana circuits. The title track and "Cellblock Floor" have been heard on radio stations in at least three continents. He is currently working on his follow up set to be released this summer.
John has also authored several short stories including the satire "The Holy Book of Joel" which was published in the zine Juked and has written an epic poem "The Toilet" which re-imagines Dante's Inferno where God is replaced by Mother Earth who judges the dead based on the harm they had done to the environment.
John Whipple's music could possibly be described as a Post Millennial Depression Era Blues. His songs have a sense of being antique and modern. His songs touch on the love, loss, freedom, and dread of the new century. The spare acoustic arangements and his signature slide guitar lends credence to the often hard hitting honesty of his lyrics. His experiences as a musician well off the pop charts has added fuel to the fire. He is a wanderer... from place to place... dropping auto parts... lousy jobs... lovers... shoes.... and songs along the way.
The Last Cold One
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All the Best in New Year 2010!
Cheers,
ROTR, Jaap