The first of what promises to be many posthumous solo albums from Calvin Johnson, culled from the extensive archive of tapes left behind by the prolific songmaker and performer. Calvin Johnson made up songs about the feeling inside for over twenty years. What Was Me collects ten bits of lifeness and spreads them thickly with voice and acoustic guitar; a capella 40% of the time. There are patches that are worn and threadbare but the overall effect is gutty and moist. The affect is also noteworthy. Calvin is...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The first of what promises to be many posthumous solo albums from Calvin Johnson, culled from the extensive archive of tapes left behind by the prolific songmaker and performer. Calvin Johnson made up songs about the feeling inside for over twenty years. What Was Me collects ten bits of lifeness and spreads them thickly with voice and acoustic guitar; a capella 40% of the time. There are patches that are worn and threadbare but the overall effect is gutty and moist. The affect is also notewor...   [ read more ]

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The premise of this record was "What if Calvin Johnson played all his best songs from over the years, with a band of real music-making people?" From there K recording artists Khaela Maricich and Jason Anderson formed a band of other K music stalwarts, dubbed them The Sons Of The Soil, and a tour commenced, covering songs originally recorded by Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and the Go Team. This album was recorded shortly after the tour and it features a good cross section of tour material as wel...   [ read more ]

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