"Fletcher Kaufman's dad, Mr. Kaufman, was my 6th grade art teacher at Curtin Middle School in Williamsport, PA. As students would daily drift into class, Mr. Kaufman would sing a strange and bizarre little song called the Coke bottle song. The melody was odd and as best I can remember the only lyrics were actually Coke, Bottle, and Song.
Several years later I met and gave a few guitar lessons to Fletcher before I moved to New York City, but didn't really get to know him and work together until I moved back to Pennsylvania after burning out on Brooklyn and needing some space. Fletcher it turns out had taken his dad's penchant for strange song, combined it with deep study into the music theories of various traditions and developed it into an entire world of outsider recordings. He loaded me up with box sets of strange four track recordings, drones, falsetto noise pop hits, electronic smashes and soundtracks to unmade Italian art house films. When I heard he had a new batch of songs he was working on I approached him about helping him to produce them.
Fletcher is never short on ideas, so I acted more as a sounding board. He'd come over and play me the songs or the new arrangements and we'd brainstorm possible directions to take it in. I also got to play some guitar and drums!?! and had Miles play some bass on the songs. The songs took shape, then would fall apart and take shape in a totally new direction. The arrangements folded in upon themselves but always the songs were there holding it all together-both personal and mythical-outsider and simple-all sung and performed with total commitment.
The songs and sounds all fit into their own outsider world. It is the world of sound that only Fletcher could craft in that little room of his, surrounded by books on Indian Classical music and Death Metal, obscure vinyl, parts of skeletons and art film videocassettes. Small enough and filled with so many books and records that he had to lean the bed up against the wall in the daytime to work on his music.
I think that this is ultimately just one more country, one more planet, in the universe of sound and song that Fletcher will create in our world. But it is the most focused and fun planet yet and I highly recommend you visit." (Seth Olinsky - Akron/Family)
All music written by Fletcher Kaufman except 'I Am You' written by Charles Lloyd.
Produced by Fletcher Kaufman and Seth Olinsky
Musicians:
Fletcher Kaufman - all tracks, various instruments and vocals.
Charles Lloyd - guitar on 'Meeting Our Friends' , guitar,bass and banjo on 'Marilyn', guitar, bass, and vocals on 'Grasping Love', bass on 'Baby Blue', extra guitar on 'Marilyn Remix'.
Alex Callenberger - guitar on 'Put It On'
Seth Olinsky - guitar on 'Put It On', drums on 'Baby
Blue', guitar and vocals on 'West Chron'.
Miles Seaton - bass on 'Meeting Our Friends', bass on 'Marilyn'.
Val LaCerra - vocals on "Marilyn', vocals on 'Put It On'.
Johnny J. Blair - clavinet on 'Meeting Our Friends Alternate Version'
Special thanks to my family, friends and fellow musicians for all the support!!
Llicència Creative Commons
Comentaris
Publica un comentari a l'entrada