#neil s. kvern

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Neil S. Kvern - Doctor Dancing Mask: Pianoisms

The Freedom To Spend label is on a serious roll these days, bringing us wondrous slices of eccentric / organic minimalism — Cheri Knight, Ernest Hood, Universal Liberation Orchestra and now, the amazing "pianoisms" of Neil S. Kvern. Doctor Dancing Mask was first a cassette released in tiny quantities back in 1983, collecting Kvern's hypnotic and strange compositions; acoustic piano, lightly fried percussion, marimba, unknown FX and voices, all sculpted into bewitching shapes. Are these pieces unraveling or, uh, raveling? Hard to say! Probably both. But the music's handmade, visionary qualities are positively spellbinding. You might think at times of Jon Hassell's Fourth World situations, but to my ears, Kvern is a total original. Give it a spin.

[theretirementhome]

Neil S. Kvern - The Conclusion

Buy it here.

[miragestation]

Mirage Station playlist for February 15th, 2023

1. Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz “Time Takes Me So Back” from Osaka Bridge (Karaoke Kalk 2023 Original 2006) 2. Josiah Steinbrick “Signature” from For Anyone That Knows You (Unseen Worlds 2023) 3. Hainbach “Entschlüsselung” from Core Memory (Seil Records 2022) 4. P.G. Six “Go Your Way” from Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites (2023 Expanded Edition) (Amish Records 2023 Original 2001) 5. Carr, Burhans, and Jensen “Satellite” from August Dreams (Self-released 2023) 6. Neil S. Kvern “Slow Mirrors / Big Circle” from Doctor Dancing Mask: Pianoisms (Freedom To Spend 2023) 7. Groupshow “Not Your Ordinary Blanket” from Greatest Hits (Faitiche 2023)

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Neil S. Kvern - Slow Mirrors / Big Circle [Official Audio]