Mat Sweet, aka Boduf Songs, has just released a new collection of morbid tunes via the Kranky label called ‘How Shadows Chase The Balance’- a fascinating un-light journey into a nightmarish world of dread, death and despair. Needless to say that Mat is no party animal!
The record is great for reasons I explain in my review over at Whisperin’ & Hollerin’.
I talked briefly Mat in February 2007 after a gig in Ravenna, Italy where he played support to the lovely Josephine Foster (reviewed at last f.m) .
The interview is part of a now longstanding personal project to write a book about the strange mutations of what is loosely branded as ‘Folk Music’ yet dwells in a kingdom apart from the homely traditions normally associated with that genre term.
Until such time as my magnum opus sees the light of day, it seems timely to publish Mat’s illuminating replies to my queries: Continue reading
