The SW&D Music Appreciation Thread

[Superb0bo]

^^ thumbs for unexpected :Of the wand... track. "The lone decent" is great in the genre.

 

[Fuuma]

^^ thumbs for unexpected :Of the wand... track. "The lone decent" is great in the genre.

I know he's from a metal band (and has the looks) and doing neofolk but the stuff I heard sorta works in that Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave dark crooner style. I really like Tear it apart from The Lone Descent but I wanna give the whole album a full listen. I'm not into most neofolk stuff that @Nyarlathotep and you like (Current 93, Death in June etc) but then I'm not sure I've given the genre a chance as the neonazi stuff is sort of a turnoff (I only have enough energy for one nazi in my music collection and Varg has taken the spot). :Of the wand and the moon: is more mystical and poetic and it works for me.

Feel free to post some good neofolk btw.

Here's some folk(se) stuff I like:

 

[Superb0bo]

I fully understand your neofolk genre apprehension, there is a lot of right-wing trash produced under that umbrella.

As for recommendations,

In Gowan Ring - nazi free, forest /hippie/psych-folk
The first couple of albums are especially great (not too far away from a more psychedelic Nick Drake)

Current 93 - nazi free, incredibly poetic, weird, gnostic revelations, mostly profound. There are 5-10 entire albums that I love. The vocal style is definitely less croony and melodic than some others though, borderline spoken word. Might take some getting used to, but perfect to me.

Some classic 10/10 albums in the folk style

Beautiful, intimate piano-based album

Last album

 

[cb200]

 

[Superb0bo]

 

[Nyarlathotep]

 

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[cb200]

One of the greatest music videos.

 

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Friday disco strings. Bongo breaks. Salsoul. The 12" of this sounds really good.

 

[cb200]

I like my headphones but some tracks might need a little more presentation.

 

[cb200]

Friday disco stings.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

 

[RedVelvetWounds]

I know I'm late as shit but just wanted to comment on this because I love this record. I find that the Children of God song in isolation doesn't work for me much but as a finisher to the album it works very well.

The live album Feel Good Now is amazing and is basically just Children of God live, but the songs are way different. I prefer the Children of God track on that one over the album version.

 

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