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ARTiST....: oakley hall
TiTLE.....: gypsum strings
LABEL.....: brah records
GENRE.....: rock
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 60,2 MB
REL.DATE..: 05-13-2006
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01] confidence man 04:15
02] having fun again 05:50
03] lazy susan 06:37
04] living in sin in the usa 04:25
05] house carpenter 05:51
06] bury your burden 03:22
07] if i was in el dorado 07:27
08] nite lights, dark days 03:05
09] spanish fandango 03:12
TOTAL TiME : 44:04 min
Long regarded as one of the best live acts in New
York, Oakley Hall has finally delivered on the
promise of its collective talent and the energy of
its live shows with the masterpiece Gypsum
Strings, their second full-length record of 2006
(!) and their first on BrahRecords. While the
first, Second Guessing, established Oakley Hall as
one of the premier roots rock bands in the land,
Gypsum Strings turns the volume way up and the
traditions on their heads.
Springing from 60's west coast legends like the
Byrds, the Flying Burrito Bros., the Charlatans
and Moby Grape, adding elementsof X, Neu, the
Feelies, Mercury Rev and Fairport Convention,
Gypsum Strings finds Oakley Hall refusing the
dictates of stale No-Depression-era norms.
Guitarists Fred Wallace and Pat Sullivan and
amplified fiddler Claudia Mogel trade leads with
abandon on"Confidence Man" and "Lazy Susan" and
shred together like the illest of string bands on
"If I Was In El Dorado" and "HouseCarpenter".
Cutting through the dense arrangements are
powerhouse harmonies. Rachel Cox emerges as the
Blue Ridge amalgam of Sandy Denny and Linda
Ronstadt while Pat Sullivan's gravelly baritone
anchors it all in Johnny Cash and John Doe
territory.The sextet's trademark killer
songwriting chops are in evidence as Gypsum
Strings boasts some beautiful ballads that temper
theheaviness like "Living in Sin in the USA",
"Nite Lights, Dark Days" and "Bury Your Burden".
Yeah Yeah Yeah Brian Chase makes his recording
tabla debut on the latter. All told Gypsum Strings
cements Oakley Hall's rep as luminaries of the new
psych-roots move-ment. They look to the past to
make modern music striking in its
originality.Gypsum Strings was recorded by Barry
London (Oneida, Broke Revue) in two three or four
day sessions at the Sunset Grill in Brooklyn in
late 2005.
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