The late great Jack Rose
“From drone thug to master primitive” is how one admirer describes the all too brief career of Jack Rose (1971 – 2009).
I’m sure that plenty of anecdotal evidence could easily be gathered in praise of the man but concrete proof of the range of artists and musicians who were inspired by his music and character comes in the form of a massive six and a half hour collection of 48 tracks curated by Cory Rayborn (Three Lobed Recordings) and called Honest Strings.
Because of the scale of this release it is only available from Fina download store at a bargain price of $15 (all proceeds go to Jack’s estate).
Anyone who is anyone in the underground folk / avant rock / New Weird America circuit is on it including Six Organs of Admittance, Black Twig Pickers, Hush Arbors, Sunburned Hand of the Man, MV &EE and many more. There are simple acoustic folk tunes, expanded drones, tribal freak outs and a even one hour reading from Joseph Mattson’s novel Empty The Sun.
Highly recommended.
