William Eaton ~ Music By William Eaton [1978, EM 2006]

EM 1059CD

'...Beautiful handmade looking sleeve, the design on the cover appears to have been done with a magic marker. If I was asked what the record sounds like I'd have to say it sounds somewhat like a cross between Fahey and Eno. It has a very sparse, mellow and cosmic vibe to it. Acoustic melodies drift in and out as what sounds like a harp or a zither through a delay pedal, echo, the sounds just hang in the air.' ~ waxidermy

gorgeous proto-new age private press folk strains from 1978, featuring 18 untitled tracks played on owl manner of odd guitars created & built by eaton himself. this was re-ished by EM a few years ago to like zero acclaim, which is a shame. some of the vibes are not unlike laraaji's celestial vibration in places, which coincidentally enuff came out the same year. i think optimism must've just been in the air for some cats, blissfully ignorant of how nightmarish the 80's would really become for hippies. the liner notes [thoughtfully incruded] are a thing of beauty in themselves, as billy endearingly traces his trajectory from playing guitar along to CSN & joni mitchell, to living out in the wilderness & finally discovering his passion for the intricacies of wood patterns & instrument building. in fact he is now a legit instrument maker. nice bio just hither

Zerfas [700 West, 1973] @ 320

A1. You Never Win
A2. The Sweetest Part
A3. I Don't Understand
A4. I Need It Higher

B1. Stoney Wellitz
B2. Hope
B3. Fool's Parade
B4. The Piper

* Dave Zerfas : Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
* Herman Zerfas : Keyboards, Background Vocals
* Rotating Cast of Kooks : Bass, Background Vocals
* Mark Tribby : Guitars



old school private press psych joint from indianapolis. every copy of this super fun album i've encountered on the greater interwebs seems to be missing the final track, & that aint bonin! some huge harmonies on this beast, so dope. 320 thanks to the originilluminator. +

Bharat Karki & Party ~ International Music LP [1978] India

1 A Trip To Kathmandu 2:43
2 International Peace 2:41
3 Calcutta Calcutta 3:11
4 Come On Dance With Me 2:40

5 Forget Me Not 2:36
6 Dancing Rope 2:44
7 Arabika 2:52
8 In Loving You 2:51

This wild psych-funk trip is a private pressing from Calutta, India circa late 1970s. Bharat Karki & Party [a bit like Take That, with a wider worldview] commendably attempted a truly international style here, mixing Latin and Arabic themes with Western psyche-funk played on domestic Indian instrumentation like Sitar and various percussion. The result is a heavily intoxicating album featuring five singers and 10 players that feels completely unbound by borders and order, possibly assisted by some good drugs and the talents of a deft bunch of young musicians. If you like your psyche-funk euphoric, exuberant and glorious, this will give you a funny turn. Ace!

if you know more about India's psych scene, not indian classikal which is it's own brand of psych, but this kinda freak-out funkenfuzz type mess, testify! surely there must be more somewhere. 320 vinyl rip

Andrew Wartts & the Gospel Storytellers - There is a God Somewhere LP [Champ, 1982]

Side A
01 there is a god somewhere
02 what is the name
03 rich man, poor man
04 can you say yeah
05 in my father's house

Side B
06 a man called jesus
07 one day in paradise
08 two wings
09 none greater than john
10 peter and john



Andrew Wartts, based in Bloomington, Illinois, recorded his landmark gospel album There Is A God Somewhere in the early 1980s and released it on the small Champ imprint based in Nashville, Tennessee. It took funk archivists years to discover this gem, but it’s a timely resurface. Wartts sound – a mixture of soulful, funky, melancholic yet celebratory exhortations to the Lord – belies the music’s age. In a time when most contemporary-leaning Gospel acts were moving towards the “boogie” sounds of then-pop stars such as Prince and Rick James, Wartts stood firm in his commitment to James Brown style funk. As an example, check out 'Peter And John,' a quirky riff on 'Give It Up, Turn It Loose.' Turning around neatly in 4/4, the rhythm section chooses to skirt, rather than emphasize, “the one.” The result is a slightly off putting, but wholly original entry into the Gospel-Funk archives. last post of the month, hope ya enjoy it. this one's sure to cure even the worst case of the mundaze. seriously superb bible story ear candy