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Jason Webley – Map

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Map Jason Webley is a Seattle-born singer-songwriter known for playing a mix of gypsy, folk, and punk. He has released five albums on his own label, Eleven Records. These feature Webley on the piano, guitar, accordion, and a number of other instruments, though when touring he only brings his guitar, accordion, and a vodka bottle containing [...]

9 January 2010 at 13:57 - Comments

Mi and L’au freakish folk or la boheme?

Mira and Laurent — a fashion model from Finland and soundtrack musician from France. Austere, minimal music made with voice and acoustic guitars and other very sparse orchestrations. Mi and L’au met in Paris a few years back. Mi is Finnish and was working as a model to make ends meet and L’au (who’s French) was [...]

28 November 2009 at 11:31 - Comments

Metallic Falcons – because CocoRosie was too boring

Now that the goosepumps have stopped, I must share with you Metallic Falcons. We, here at Discorgy, have a long history and love affair with freak folk, giving you the pleasure of hearing and discovering the wonderful talents of CocoRosie, Devendra Banhart, Anthony Hegarty, but this is truly amazing. Sierra Cassady, the CocoRosie sister with [...]

2 September 2009 at 05:16 - Comments

Devendra Banhart – It’s what hippies have become

With a voice that reminds me of a nightingale on weed, Devendra Banhart is a Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, folk, rock, new weird american, surreal, naturalist, that you just can’t miss and feel compelled to stare at. He’s got the 60′ written all over him and his music, but he has the great advantage of being in [...]

8 August 2008 at 13:11 - Comments