-------------Start now on that farthest western way,
which does not pause at the Mississippi
or the Pacific, nor conduct toward a
worn-out China or Japan, but leads on
direct a tangent to this sphere, summer
and winter, day and night, sun down,
moon down. and at last earth down too.
Influences
Syd Barrett, Sons of the Pioneers, Pink Floyd, Eno, all the Mpls Brethen, Erkin Koray, Bert Jansch, Davey Graham, Robbie Basho, Cocteau Twins, VU, Bucky Fuller, Pebbles and Nuggets, Tolkien, Roy Harper, The Carter Family, Henry Flynt,Byrds, 13th floor Elevators, Roscoe Holcomb, The Birdmen of Alkatraz (Maurizio Curadi: gtr,)David Tibet, friends in the Mpls and Japanese psych/space scene. early goth (echobauhauscurechurch) H Williams. Appalachian Folk, Pow-Wows,La Monte Young, and Medieval Music. ..Wide open spaces.
Sounds Like
13 stars, The Sorrows of Young Werther, the Satyr and his Switch. The languageof lost Buffalo .
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Satyrswitch is an all acoustic project started by Jason Kesselring who is perhaps best known as guitarist and vocalist for Minneapolis spacerockers Skye Klad. Initially started as a project to pursue Jason's interest in both the primitive folk music of America and his love for guitarists like Davey Graham and Bert Jansch. Though the Satyrswitch is primarily a solo acoustic project it does feature a few guest appearances by other stalwarts of the Minneapolis psychedelic underground like Erik Wivinus (Salamander, Skye Klad, Gentle Tasaday) Dave Onnen (Salamander, Ousia, Skye Klad) and his wife Christine.
An eclectic cross between Folk Baroque and Cowboy Raga, the "High Lonesome Sound" of the Satyrswitch is traditional material approached with a more updated approach to the guitar. The Satyrswitch departs from Jason's former effect laden excursions and features a more stripped down approach which has brought into light Kesselring's versatility and virtuosity. The debut Satyrswitch CD "The High Lonesome Sounds of Satyrswitch" is now out on Camera Obscura.
Foxy Digitalis Review:
"The High Lonesome Sound of Satyrswitch" combines a familiar cow-folk base with dazzling ragas and old style Americana. It's a modern dash of traditionalism, resulting in the off-beat weirdness of "Boys of Bedlam" as well as the Syd Barrett inspired folk psych sprawl of "Angels of Wolves". "Second Air" on the other hand is 49 seconds of precise, ornamental finger-picking in the Bert Jansch mold, more of which can be found on the mind-blowing "Israfel". "Ed Dorado" sounds sort of like Lee Hazlewood doing a worthy attempt at psych-folk. That comparison is largely due to Kesselring's baritone vocal, possibly the one obstacle to overcome here. But at the same time his voice and persona is a big part of what makes this so charming and unique in a Sergio Leone kind of way. If you're digging on this whole "folk revival" thing, and looking for something further off the beaten path, give the mighty Satyrswitch a lash. 7/10
The Satyrswitch is the acoustic-oriented project of Minneapolis musician Jason Kesselring, who has also been in the groups Skye Klad and Blitzen. Although occasionally other musicians are used on the Satyrswitch's first album, 2004's The High Lonesome Sound of the Satyrswitch, much of the material features Kesselring alone on acoustic guitar and vocals. The record is haunting folk with an occasional acid folk bent, enhanced by the use of some chord organ and keyboard sitar. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
The second part of the trilogy "The
Empty
Circle" by The Joy of Nature, entitled «Rastos de Sangue e fragmentos da
Tradição», has been now released by Ahnstern and it is available at The Joy of Nature's store.
In this second part a lot more instruments were used and more
musicians collaborated, like R. Coutinho, B. Ardo (Sangre Cavallum), Rui
Almeida (Massa Última), Triarca, Mara Neves and M.J.
Not only a reaction against the modern world, but
an alternative to this post-modern world.
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Mythical satyr may be preserved in salt Updated 1d 15h ago | Comments 16 | Recommend 10 E-mail | Save | Print |
Enlarge Courtesy The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS)
Satyr? A man's body, naturally mummified within an ancient salt mine, was found in a salt mine outside the Iranian city of Zanjan.
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National Geographic: 'Ancient 'Salt Cured' Man Found in Iranian Mine'
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Dugong, sea cow
Otzi
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Enlarge Courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Museum, image # MS4861
An image of a satyr. The satyr was a goat-man in Greek legend who danced and frolicked, playing pipes and chasing nymphs.
Unicorns, giants and fairies — the UFOs of antiquity — have yet to turn up in any archaeologist's shovel. Aside from their frequent appearances on ancient frescoes, statuary and artwork, such fanciful creatures of mythology don't have a clear origin, although some have linked the mermaid to lonely sailors who glimpsed dugongs (also known as sea cows) in the distance and made a giant leap.
But a recent discovery in an Iranian salt mine, one scholar suggests, may shed light on the origins of a famous satyr of antiquity, one so well known that it merited a visit from the emperor himself. The satyr is a goat-man in Greek legend who dances and frolics, playing pipes and chasing nymphs all day, living in a woodsy version of the Playboy Mansion.
In June, a man's body, naturally mummified within an ancient salt mine, was found outside the Iranian city of Zanjan. Six such discoveries have been made since 1993, according to the Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies foundation based in London. Earlier salt man finds go back as far as 540 B.C., around the time of the ancient Achaemenid dynasty.
Archaeologists treasure natural mummy discoveries — such as "Otzi," the ice-entombed man preser
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