A superclassico della musica folk-psichedelica bursts into the #buzz showcase and among the latest offerings from @ALFAMA that I've noted down and have been revisiting lately.

Magnet & Paul Giovanni - The Wicker Man (soundtrack) (Trunk Records, 1998)

There are certain works of art that are timeless. I must say that I don't consider myself a great connoisseur or expert in any field. If you talk to me about cinema, I might mention Truffaut or Tarkovsky, but I’ll tell you that I once watched “Stalker” and fell asleep. So I didn’t really see it, and anyway, I couldn’t care less. But what about “The Wicker Man” by Robyn Hardy (1973)? This is not just a film; it’s a work whose content has not only been influential in the history of cinema but also has spiritual and psychological, aesthetic content that taps into the roots of human history. Just like the film, the soundtrack by Paul Giovanni with the Magnet (a group put together by the "responsible" Gary Carpenter for the occasion along with Peter Brewis, Michael Cole, Andrew Tompkins, Ian Cutler, Bernard Murray) beautifully surrounds every image, describing them, as the songs intertwine with the scenes, becoming one with them. Ancestral folk, Canterbury scene, arrangements balancing between Gaelic traditions and sophisticated elegance, psychedelic tendencies and obsessive visions. The standout track? Clearly, "Williw's Song." One of the most beautiful things you could ever listen to in your lifetime. Before being burned alive.

#folk #psychedelia #thewickerman

Willow's Song