E.L. Katz: Cheap Thrills
File Video I lack ★★★★
E.L. Katz: Cheap Thrills
17 may 16
A pitch-black comedy made in the USA directed by E.L. Katz. Craig (Pat Healy), the protagonist of the story, has lost his job and is drowning in debt: he has received an eviction notice and needs $4,500 to avoid ending up on the streets with his family. One evening, he goes out for drinks with his old friend Vince, and in a bar, they meet a couple of eccentric millionaires, the quirky Colin and the beautiful, taciturn Violet. What starts as a simple drink quickly transforms into a game of continuous bets (complete with cash prizes paid out by Colin) in which this strange and peculiar millionaire invites the two to perform increasingly extreme actions, culminating in a final prize of $250,000. Balancing between horror and satire, with some grotesque elements, the film nevertheless stays within the typical confines of comedy. Very sharp.
  • hjhhjij
    17 may 16
    Really lovely this.
  • sotomayor
    17 may 16
    Really fun and well-made. Perhaps the ending is predictable at a certain point, but I would say that in the course of the story, it was perhaps the most 'right' one. It couldn't actually have ended any other way. I really enjoyed it.
Eagulls: Ullages
File Audio Not intrested ★
Eagulls: Ullages
19 may 16
Even more pronounced than in their previous work, the references to all that is wave music shine through, both in the arrangements and the atmospheres of the album. The vocals are reminiscent of the best Robert Smith (perhaps even better than Robert Smith himself, let’s be honest). A band that undoubtedly has qualities and an album that is certainly good for fans of an extinct genre that lives on through periodic and continuous revivals. Over and out.
Ed Askew: Ask The Unicorn
File Audio I have it ★★★★★
Ed Askew: Ask the Unicorn
1 may 16
This is a legendary record as much as the first two by Bill Fay and Linda Perhacs' debut album. It took almost thirty years for Ed Askew to release a new studio work (which would happen in the late nineties). The comparison may seem bold, but listen and you’ll believe: the artistic sensitivity of this songwriter is incredible, and what is perhaps most surprising at this point is the fact that even the records recorded afterwards, so many years later, are of exactly the same artistic depth and contain the same emotional and imaginative potential. His voice, and his very particular way of singing, carries an incredible expressive power.
  • sotomayor
    1 may 16
    @[Flo], I wanted to 'dedicate' an excerpt to you, but I couldn’t manage it. Anyway:
  • imasoulman
    1 may 16
    Legendary, yes, but in my opinion the mythical aura surrounding this album makes us consider it a bit more than it deserves. Atmosphere aside, at certain points, the songs are lacking. There has been better, let's be honest, in the psycho-folk genre...
  • imasoulman
    1 may 16
    Legendary and utterly wonderful are certainly the first two of Bill Fay and Parallelograms by Pheracs. Without asking for anything (quoting Peppino de Filippo).
  • sotomayor
    2 may 16
    Maybe you’re right. Let’s say I can only agree with you for one fundamental reason in particular, which is that 'Time of the Last Persecution' is practically my favorite album. Anyway, I mean, Bill Fay and Linda Perhacs, who cares, we’re talking about two giants in fact. 'Ask the Unicorn' isn’t a perfect album, actually, but perhaps its beauty lies precisely in that quirky imperfection, which is further accentuated by his way of singing. I believe that even with the subsequent albums (which we could also not consider inferior to this historic one), Askew has proven that he indeed had and has things to say.
Ed Askew: For the World
File Audio I have it ★★★
Ed Askew: For the World
2 may 16
Released in 2013 by Tin Angels Records, the album adds another chapter to the career of this psych-folk singer-songwriter who began touring only at the age of 70. Recorded in four days, the guest appearances of Marc Ribot ('Paper Horses' and 'Maple Street') and the beautiful and talented - I love her - Sharon Van Etten ('Rodeo Rose', 'So', and 'For the World') stand out.

#edaskew #psychedelia #folk #fortheworld #psychedelicfolk
  • lector
    2 may 16
    Ed Askew "Ask The Unicorn", an overlooked masterpiece............
  • sotomayor
    3 may 16
    I was talking about it yesterday with @[imasoulman], who rightly rebuked me for the comparison to the debut works of Bill Fay and Linda Perhacs. In my opinion, 'Ask the Unicorn' remains an album that, besides being legendary for its various stories, holds its own value precisely in this sense of 'incompleteness' that it conveys through Ed Askew's incredible voice. I also recommend his later works. I should mention that I haven't listened to all of them, but this one is not bad, and I really liked 'Imperfiction' a lot.
Edoardo Bennato: L'uomo occidentale
File Audio I have it ★★
Edoardo Bennato: L'uomo occidentale
16 apr 16
The album primarily focuses on the international situation following the events of September 11 and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, proposing themes that are still relevant today. However, here and there, traces are spattered that have nothing to do with the main concept. 'Si scrive Bagnoli' is a mix of his past successes, featuring a version of ''O sarracino' that is half Carosone and half Bob Marley, along with a tribute to Elvis Presley with a ghost track sung in the style of Guccini. If it had been shorter, it might have felt closer to his 'classics.'
Eli Paperboy Reed: My Way Home
File Audio I have it ★★★
Eli Paperboy Reed: My Way Home
22 jul 16
Eli Paperboy Reed consecrates himself as one of the best retro-soul-blues revivalists with his latest album released via Yep Records on June 10. After parting ways with Warner Brothers due to artistic and promotional disagreements with the label, he returned to an independent one where he has much more room in every possible sense. Possibly also a spiritual experience and a figurative comeback. An album of guitar-driven and bluesy soul in which you can hear echoes of Sam Cooke or Curtis Mayfield. It does include a cover of the traditional masterpiece 'Cut Ya Down.' Reed's voice is powerful and dominates the music, and in some moments, it just explodes! 'The Strangest Thing', the title track, and 'Tomorrow's Not Promised' showcase the incredible vocal quality of this artist who grew up in Mississippi and was immersed in the juke joint culture of the Deep South.
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