In Oakland, California, Thanksgiving has been taking on a lysergic flair since Greg Ashley (Gris Gris) and Brian Glaze have made it a tradition of cutting tape in Greg’s home studio instead of turkey at the dinner table. And from the latest feast comes the sophomore effort on Birdman Records by this modern troubadour from the land that spawned The Brian Jonestown Massacre (of which he was a member), Badly Drawn Boy and Mayo Thompson (Red Krayola). Between the deep, rich and dark songwriting and the masterful Ashley arrangements, Rainsplitter widens Glaze’s scope and puts him prominently in within the New Weird America folk psych scene. Fresh from the Greg Ashley Medicine Fuck Dream Hootenanny, Brian Glaze is ready to open hearts as he splits the rain from the sky.
CD $13.00
06/12/2007
Birdman Records is proud to present the debut release from psychedelic troubadour Brian Glaze, longtime alum of The Brian Jonestown Massacre (and yes, he does appear in Dig). Glaze is now paving his own course through the wicked lysergic jungle, with the Gris Gris’s Greg Ashley on board as spiritual counsel and psychic navigator. Let’s Go To The Sea uses the same ’60s syrup that sweetened The Thirteenth Floor Elevators’ Easter Everywhere, and invites the willing on a trip through the mind of this modern songwriter as he sings of love lost and found. Add the homemade sound of legendary Brother JT, and you get an idea of what Let’s Go To The Sea has to offer. Glaze’s band of sailors includes former members of Gris Gris, an actual hurdy gurdy man and a crew of other seasoned musical hands. All off to sea!
CD $13.00
02/28/2006