Pickering Pick

[El_Jeffe]

i never see any chatter about this wonderful folk singer/songwriter, which is a great shame since he's one of my favourites in recent years. last years album was brilliant, this years was a different vibe, but of equal quality. i know some of you are thinking "that's all very well & good, but most of this stuff you talk about is hard to find el jeffe", but he even makes it easy for you guys, by putting up most of his music online for free download or stream. & i know you're now thinking "well that's fine, but online music is usually crap quality", but he takes care of that too, all decent quality. haha no excuses!

now why check it out? cause the music is soo gentle & paints some gorgeous pictures, with the lyrics slowly rolling through your mind, enchanting. it's almost as if you're laying on the shore, with the pacific ocean laying before you, watching the sun extinguish itself on the horizon, into the soft escape of dreamland. his soft hypnotic voice creates such a compelling & trembling emotional feel, singing with a strong poetic virtue. i've always found sam pickering to be a fresh take on a now washed out genre/sound


links to last years pacific ocean (http://static.rateyourmusic.com/listen/?album_id=895215), & this years a twitch upon the thread (http://static.rateyourmusic.com/listen/?album_id=1562759)

any fans, share some love & discussion?

[Jumpoff]

Will check this guy out after I finish listening to the Fat Freddy's Drop album again haha.

What is this guy like? Any other people similiar?

[El_Jeffe]

haha understandable, fat freddy's are pretty bloody awesome

umm that's a tough one, to be very vague, i guess some people could make comparisons to all sorts of mellow folk music out there right now, but a more expansive comparison would be rather tough. great mellow folk singer/songwriter, with a good deal of depth weaved through his usually sparse sound. but it's his inclusion of subtle wordly sounds & almost a feeling that his albums have been recorded outdoors. there's something so natural about them all. you can stream his albums before downloading, might be a good start mate?

[Jumpoff]

Yeah, I'll get on that. By the way, what's the best starter album for Crowded House? And are Tim Finn's self titled or Escapade worth the download?

[IWasaCamera]

I've only heard A Twitch Upon The Thread and it didn't do much for me.

[El_Jeffe]

crowded house never released a bad album, well nothing the finns have been apart of is bad. but woodface & together alone are my favourites & great starting points

tim finn's self titled is soo good. not sure how escapade would sit with you though. but definitely the self titled, even has a reggae number on there haha

I've only heard A Twitch Upon The Thread and it didn't do much for me.

i'm listening to it again now, i like it. but last years pacific ocean is my favourite

[Jumpoff]

crowded house never released a bad album, well nothing the finns have been apart of is bad. but woodface & together alone are my favourites & great starting points

tim finn's self titled is soo good. not sure how escapade would sit with you though. but definitely the self titled, even has a reggae number on there haha


Alright htanks!

I've been also thinking lately that it's impossible to find Beres Hammond's albums online! Haha. All I have is love from a distance. I did have his greatest hits, but I deleted it because.. I dislike greatest hits! Rockaway is my ringtone :-p

[IWasaCamera]

i'm listening to it again now, i like it. but last years pacific ocean is my favourite
I'll give it a go.

[El_Jeffe]

Alright htanks!

I've been also thinking lately that it's impossible to find Beres Hammond's albums online! Haha. All I have is love from a distance. I did have his greatest hits, but I deleted it because.. I dislike greatest hits! Rockaway is my ringtone :-p

no worries. yea i need to sort out my internet & get some people some new music haha. bloody google is such a let down whenever i make a recc haha. but he has two other albums i really really think you'll be keen on (& then a heap others that could be a possibility). i'll see what i can do. man i love beres, i fully rate him up with all the great soul singers of the world

[Jumpoff]

I'm giong to get Puttin up Resistance soon as I clear up some space (only download for it is a flac, like 300mbs, so I need to download and convert it.. only have 200mbs freed up though haha). What are the names of the other albums? I might just buy them!

[StreetSurgery]

i'll give it a listen here in a few minutes. :wave:

[El_Jeffe]

I'm giong to get Puttin up Resistance soon as I clear up some space (only download for it is a flac, like 300mbs, so I need to download and convert it.. only have 200mbs freed up though haha). What are the names of the other albums? I might just buy them!

haha nothing quite like that first ever trip to the cd shop mate. but music is life (the album "rock away" hails from) & in control might be your jam. if everything there really clicks, perhaps sweetness & love has no boundaries too. glad you have love from a distance though, damn fine record

i'll give it a listen here in a few minutes. :wave:

good on ya mate. hope you enjoy it

[El_Jeffe]

it's a free album! i'm really lovin' it. not quite pacific ocean or lost transmissions (also all up for free), but it's a very very nice listen if you're in that vibe

[weeberteeoatser]

I'm in that vibe. I'll check this out tonight.

[El_Jeffe]

nice avatar, great album. let us know what you reckon

[weeberteeoatser]

I'll let you know, you know?


;-)

[El_Jeffe]

oh... it's you! why the third account? been up to no good no doubt

[weeberteeoatser]

Third account? Second. And I had this one first, from '05 haha. I'm getting it prestigious. I'm just bored.