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previous artist: dinosaurs with horns		there are 5 titles featuring directing hand in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: dirty churches

$17.01

back in stock as of
may 8th, 2012

first in stock on
february 24th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

bo’weavil (uk) #weavil 34 cd

black flowers “i grew from a stone to a statue” compact disc

calvary cross
hot crosses
polly on the shore
and the words fell like malting blossom
sweet rivers of redeeming love

february 2009 release ; first outing from this alex neilson-led quartet with lavinia blackwell, michael “mick” flower, and alasdair roberts ...

not sure if it’s roberts’ presence that leads things into more “song-based” territories than even directing hand, but the vocals are largely the focus, even when the group step out into less rhythmic arenas (listen to the sound-sample for a lovely section involving the group’s collective choiring & mick’s gained “japan-banjo” ...)

bo’weavil press release...

i grew from a statue to a stone
black flowers

alex neilson's peripatetic travels through the musical landscapes of this isle and beyond seem to have reached some kind of milestone with "i grew from a stone to a statue". a summation to date of his musical praxis and a vertiginous launch pad into a number of possible futures. joining him are a number of fellow travelers who share his love of song and a restless frustration with the limits imposed by that or any other form. it's difficult to avoid hackneyed q magazine vernacular such as "supergroup" when writing about a coming together such as this but given the way talent attracts talent that was always going to be the case.

lavinia blackwall, whose fearless improvised vocals have electrified other of alex's projects, trembling bells and directing hand, also plays harp, psaltery and organ. michael flower plays guitar, never sounding more like the leeds takashi mizutani than he does here. possibly straying furthest from familiar territory is glaswegian singer/songwriter alasdair roberts, who also plays guitar and shares vocals with lavinia on the traditional "polly on the shore".

the music they create frequently wrong foots the listener with folk and rock references before tearing down with iconoclastic fervour all the associations of those song-based, narrative-driven, vocal-centred forms. what is left when that scaffolding is removed is music that is infinitely expansive and joyous in its freedom. the songs do have a narrative but one that moves upwards and backwards as well as forwards, with a use of three-dimensional sonic space that doesn't figure in the rulebooks of those megalithic modes. not only space but time becomes a fluid and malleable concept, as it always has been in the hands of those drummers good enough and free enough in style and mind to break through it.

$8.82

back in stock as of
december 16th, 2010

first in stock on
march 28th, 2007

chocolate monk (uk) #choc.135 cd

directing hand “an old soul at the helm” compact disc recordable

secret cheifs
grandad sings
rosemark lane (trad.)
o’ great star reveal’d

chocolate monk press release...

directing hand – a old soul at the helm (cd-r)

alex neilson is the uks kid thunder, who may be known to you for playing drums in jandeks band or being one half of beating stars with richard youngs, but directing hand is his own free form handshake. all kinds of joyous clatter in this baby. guests players include christina carter.

$27.01

back in stock as of
february 24th, 2009

first in stock on
august 22nd, 2008

threads:
modern-psych
free-improvisation
folk

dancing wayang (uk) #dwr 002 lp

directing hand “what put the blood” long playing record

what put the blood?
the temptation
speed agreement
my son david
two brothers
for p.b.mylaganlove
carbeth

directing hand == scottish free-kit wunderkind alexander neilson & vocalist / multi-instrumentalist lavinia blackwall ... takes here go from traditional british folk (both have the range/tone to do the tightly walled-in harmonies justice) to full-on free-wail, with blackwall’s voice often taking the patty waters path to true obliteration ... really nice stuff, w/o a trace of any kind of forced marriage between the two idioms ...

dancing wayang press release...

directing hand - what put the blood
12" lp - edition of 500

directing hand have recorded an exciting and chilling record of folk and fire tunes. placing equal emphasis on experimental free drum and wordless vocal improvisations and reinterpretations of traditional english folk songs, “what put the blood” is beautiful, ugly, loud and quiet all at once. “and just as the traditional readings are illuminated by the advanced application of vanguard, modernist aesthetics, the improvisations feel intuitively authentic and deeply volk-ish. for a tradition to go on living, sometimes it is necessary to kill it off completely.” (from the liner notes). now consisting of alex neilson on drums and vocals and soprano lavinia blackwall who also plays harp, cello and harmonium, directing hand have truly zoned in on the essence of their craft.

the lp features exclusive liner notes by volcanic tongue’s david keenan and comes housed in a hand screenprinted wrap-around sleeve designed by lavinia blackwall.

$13.44

back in stock as of
april 24th, 2009

first in stock on
june 14th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
free-improvisation
minimalism-drones
concert-recordings

secret eye (usa) #ab-oc-19 cd

directing hand “bells for augustin lesage” compact disc

beamsley beacon (3:42)
tongue of the bell (11:08)
black herman (9:57)
his precious blood (5:38)
hangman (7:57)
lowlands (8:38)

secret eye press release...

[ab-oc-19] directing hand - bells for augustin lesage

the debut from glasgow's directing hand, led by free-drummer alex neilson. alex played drums for jandek's first-ever live performance; and he has also recorded and collaborated with a whole host of folks such as richard youngs, alasdair roberts, vibracthedral orchestra, ashtray navigations, black forest/black sea, lucky luke and mirror, not to mention his own superb band, scatter.

alex created directing hand as his "solo" vehicle, but its no surprise that so many important underground musicians joined in, as well. featured on this cd are current and former members of charalambides, scatter, belle and sebastian, one ensemble of daniel padden and scottish psych-folk darlings lucky luke.

following a few uk-only cdrs, this is the first proper directing hand cd (and the first world-wide release). directing hand is the must-own cd of the season - an impressive collection of musicians creating an entire universe with their hands and throats. this is the stuff.

$10.01

new to stock as of
april 23rd, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
harsh-noise
folk

best of 2007 !!!

singing knives (uk) #sk 001 cd

“singing at the moon” compact disc

tirath singh nirmala - singing at the moon (3:26)
one ensemble of daniel padden - low clowns (3:40)
peril hill - vapours in august (5:42)
chora - live from the inky gazelle gland (6:43)
bridget hayden - untitled (3:04)
nalle - are you beautiful inside? are you here? (2:53)
feather gatherers - leaves (3:41)
big eyes family players - alenky (2:20)
michael flower band - santa flauta (6:04)
tau emerald - the piano key (3:26)
inecto school - mullard's third madrigal (4:25)
james green - ribbon (1:28)
ben reynolds - golden arm (3:38)
directing hand - down in yon forest (6:10)
mcwatt - untitled (7:00)

late 2006 release; the first on singing knives; a young u.k. imprint focusing on subterranean music activities from (mainly) the leeds & glasgow scenes...

standout tracks from tirath singh nirmala (awesome, gained, eastern-tinged voice/violin monolithery - really loving this stuff !!!), the michael (mick) flower band (driving, angus maclise-like tribal thud & tanpura/organ tranceout) alex neilson’s directing hand (big, thumping toms, buzz, & loner vocals), vibracathedral orchestra’s bridget hayden (scraping hurdy-gurdy overdubs), & chora (almost psf-sounding in-the-red psych-haze...)

a very nice set featuring a wise range of sound/styles from quiet, bedroom folk to full on harsh instrumental noise; an admirably effective survey of contemporary psychedelia from “up north ...”

previous artist:
dinosaurs with horns

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dirty churches