microphones in the trees: grizzly prospector

Sunday, November 22, 2009

grizzly prospector

"...I don't know much about Parker Yates, the man behind the grizz, but I do know there is something about his short, simple songs that grab me with a fragile, tangible grasp for the few minutes they are on. Recorded with a decided lo-fi approach, Grizzly Prospector wraps his short, sweet tunes, and his fragile yet assuringly confident voice in a thin sheen of tape hiss that sounds like an old 45 you saved from your Grandmothers estate sale. I suppose this is the aesthetic he is going for on Old Mountain Radio, tiny depression-era folk songs about love, mountain men, grizzly bears, and a kindly old narrator who introduces the album with an inexplicable cajun accent. Bookmarking each end of the album is a spoken word piece titled "Bare Hands/Bear Hands" that seems to begin and end the journey of loss, love, and discovery on this little disc that clocks in at just under 24 minutes. Stand out tracks include "Medley" and "True Love will Find You in the End" which include some of the best strummed guitars & voice I have heard all year..." tome to the weaher machine

quería escribir algo bonito sobre este disco pero sólo puedo dar las gracias. además se puede descargar gratis aquí. medley, child's prayer, true love will find you in the end... en repeat

9 comments:

rafa said...

dísculo del año??

ana said...

:D ipes, pero es que está kuupuu, stag hare, topaz rags, high wolf, keijo..y más y más. muchos díscolos del año...y aún queda por escuchar con calma el de yosepín

rafa said...

estoy completamente fuera de onda, you know!

adrián said...

menudo año! y masaki & helena, steve r. smith, harappian night recordings, gnod... el de kuupuu es una maravilla.

muy pronto josie en la aldea :), yo creo que te enamorá ana (díscolo del año).

caracoles said...

babeo sonriendo :D

grizzy p said...

Yo soy un gran fan de este blog. Hoy he venido aquí para encontrar mi propia música disponible. gracias por difundir el amor. que significa el mundo para mí.

Tengo demos de mi nuevo álbum "Ciclos" hasta en myspace. que incluye algunas canciones de "Montaña Vieja Radio".

ana said...

thanks to you parker, your album is so special and was a whole new world for us. for grace and carly sounds like from another planet..thanks!

ana said...

adrián, lo poco que he escuchado de josie..sin palabras como siempre. no tardes! :)

grizzy p said...

thank you for all the kind words. i have a full version of "for grace and carly" up on myspace. as well as a newer and longer version of "medley".