MIJ

Musician

Jim Holmberg (MIJ) recorded a cult album for ESP-Disk in January 1969 and performed as a street musician in New York City.

Recorded January 12, 1969 for ESP-Disk (producer Bernhard Stollman). Sound engineer Onno Scholtze worked on the session. The album was recorded live with 12-string guitar and voice in roughly three hours, released in multiple editions and under several titles (MIJ; Color by the Number; Zero the Fool; Tarot; Yodeling Astrologer). Lyrics derive from Holmberg's personal poems and the music blends acoustic psychedelia and cosmic/metaphysical folk.

The available DeBaser review praises MIJ (Jim Holmberg)'s 1969 ESP-Disk album — a lo-fi, acoustic psychedelia / cosmic folk record built around 12-string guitar and voice. Recorded Jan 12, 1969 with producer Bernhard Stollman and engineer Onno Scholtze, the album was captured live in roughly three hours and has become a cult object. Lyrics derive from Holmberg's personal poems and the record exists under several titles across editions.

For:Fans of psychedelic folk, collectors of ESP-Disk releases, listeners of lo-fi/outsider music

 The atmosphere is full of astral echoes, interstellar whistles, whistles, Apache howls, strange effects that seem electronic but are achieved solely by sliding the strings or with the mouth, and with a good dose of noises coming from the studio not erased during the final mix, such as voice commands and jokes between sound engineer and musician.

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