Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea Book 3 - VINYL LP

La Union - Mil Siluetas [VINYL LP] Spain - Import date 02/02/2024

180 gram vinyl reissue of 1969 psychedelic blues classic originally on Stable Records. Variety within the somewhat strict framework of the blues is something rare and elusive, and although musicians aspire to it and audiences long for it, failure and disappointment are usually their respective rewards. Yet unlike so many other musical forms, variety within blues does not necessarily mean an excess of complexity, sophistication, poetry or melody it is the contiguity of blues and genuine personal feelings that constitutes the prime essential, for without it everything down to the most basic twelve-bar becomes inherently meaningless. This first album by Jaklin demonstrates how a young composer and singer with an ingrained feeling for contemporary blues manages to produce songs which are both emotionally evocative yet simple enough to be tremendously vehicular - just take a listen to the weaving and pounding, the blending and harmony of the instrumentation on most of the tracks on this LP Particularly interesting is the rolling arrangement on InchSong To KatherineInch, a piece with a strong New Orleans atmosphere, or as a contrast the tinkling piano on the mellow InchI Can't Go OnInch. As a performer Jaklin sets a high standard of variety - this set kicks off with InchRosieInch, a raunchy adaptation of an African tribal number that Nina Simone once recorded as InchBe My HusbandInch, while in absolute contrast an acoustic guitar opens InchLook For Me BabyInch, a folk-based blues. InchEarly In The MorningInch has Jaklin. In a lighter mood, InchGoing HomeInch could easily be a John Lee Hooker song and arrangement from the late fifties or early sixties with the inspirational influences of rock'n'roll rhythms stamped out all over it. Jaklin's vocals are consistent throughout - the voice itself is a typical piece of British blues workmanship, with the influence of Alexis Kor

The Chronicles of Father Robin is a Norwegian prog-rock supergroup, with members hailing from Norway's symphonic prog kings Wobbler, the ever non-definable Tusmørke, seasoned post-rockers The Samuel Jackson Five and the elusive prog gem that is Jordsjø. InchThe Songs & Tales of AiroeaInch, 30 years in the making, is a cohesive triple concept album with 18 songs set in an alternate archaic world for over a period of three decades. The first album, InchBook IInch, will be released on September 15th, with the single Eleision Fields preceding it.The Chronicles of Father Robin (TCOFR) emerged from the remains of the band Fangorn back in 1993- 94, mainly inspired by the classic bands and albums of the early 1970s progressive music scene, alongside contemporary bands like Änglagård, Anekdoten, White Willow and Landberk. During the years the boys created the story of the entity Father Robin. The root idea was that this creature embodied all the members of the band into one being. And as the members experienced challenges in life and their development as human beings, this translated itself into the story of Father Robin, sprinkled on top with a fair amount of inspiration from different mythologies and such. Through lengthy jam sessions and then more finely tuned arranging and structuring, the band developed an ongoing system where every song linked itself to the others. Holistic impulsivity and ideas, altruistic friendship, music, fantasies and coherent concept - all melded together in one pot, and everything took place in the archaic world of Airoea.1. Prologue2. The Tale for Father Robin3. Eleision Forest4. Death of the Fair Maiden5. Twilight Fields6. Unicorn