Indie Folk and Lo Fi

[John]

The indie folk scene that encompasses say the Anti folk and the Weird folk scene I am finding very interesting. I am also finding Lo Fi interesting. I am a big fan of Chris Knox and I find Daniel Johnson very interesting. I am keen to talk about these genres. Anyone keen?

 

[blackcat]

Got a Tall Dwarfs cd somewhere in the collection...

 

[John]

Got a Tall Dwarfs cd somewhere in the collection...

I have the very good Hello Cruel World and spotty Weeville. I prefer Knox's solo stuff that I do strongly recommend.

 

[blackcat]

I find some similarities in Daniel Johnson and Jonathan Richman. Tenuous, but if you listen they are there. (some)

 

[John]

I find some similarities in Daniel Johnson and Jonathan Richman. Tenuous, but if you listen they are there. (some)

I don't know enough of Jonathan Richman to comment. Of Daniel Johnson I have a very interesting compilation called The late Great Daniel Johnson Discovered Covered. It comprises of 2 disks. The first is Danial's originals from his various cassettes etc and the 2nd disc is all those songs in the same order covered by a variety of artists. Teenage Fanclub. The Eels, Beck, Sparklehorse and The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev and Tom Waits to name a few. The 2 disc's compliment each other in that we can see the off tune lo fi of the originals but then the covers show that the songs, when given full production in the style of the artist concerned, were worthy of a wider audience.