What does it sound like?:
I wish that all compilations were curated with the attention to detail that’s clearly gone into this one. Dust on the Nettles takes a trip through the British underground folk scene from 1967-1972, and turns up all sorts of unexpected sounds. Of course there are earnest acoustic guitars, and fiddles, and pipes, but there’s a lot more besides, and what’s really astonishing is how many different sounds the musicians created from this basic palette. Rural idylls, nightmare visions, all are conjured up here…
What does it all *mean*?
God knows, except that it’s made me want to explore this music further. There’s an incredible variety on this collection, which means that while you’re unlikely to rate every track, it would also be near impossible to not find something you’ll like enjoy.
Goes well with…
Long summer afternoons in fields of long grass.
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Might suit people who like…
Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention, Pentangle. Afterworders, in other words.
Beautifully reviewed, it’s lovely comp with loads of unexpected delights.
The Strange Brew podcast, which I’ve mentioned bfore here, has an interview with the compiler and plays a few tracks this month.
There have been a few of these comps lately – did anybody buy Gather in the Mushrooms?
Several copies. I handed them out as Christmas presents. I’ll have to dig out mine for another spin.
Yup, loved it, especially Morning Way by Trader Horne. I didn’t know much about the music so thought it was a great introduction.
The albums very good too, Hawk. Well worth checking out.
Yes. Very good comp and an essential step on my journey into psych folk.
Sounds very interesting.
If, like me, you are interested in a track listing:
http://shop.cherryred.co.uk/grapefruit-exd.asp?id=5079
Looks very interesting. The problem is that I already have quite a lot of the songs included so it’s a bit costly for the ones I don’t have.
`Dust` is a great compilation and as `atcf` says will appeal to a lot of folk around this place. I`m off to investigate this `Mushrooms` thingy…..
You can file these two comps alongside Nettles and Mushrooms