The Bevis Frond - It Just Is - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Following the unexpected success of The Bevis Frond's debut, 1987's InchInner MarshlandInch originally was recorded via the home studio four-track portastudio set up that was used for the debut album in Walthamstow, UK. Recorded over 12 months, InchInner MarshlandInch features the anglophile's dreamscape of InchTermination Station GreyInch, the epic psych-blues-rock rave up of InchI've Got Eyes in the Back of My HeadInch and so much more, with Nick Saloman's guitar always leading the way. A labour of love and fiercely independent, his prolific output has seen as many releases in as many years, an uncompromising vision all under his own tag Woronzow. Hailed as Incha Hendrix devotee ever bit as tough and contemporary as the serrated guitar chorales of Sonic Youth and PixiesInch by Rolling Stone's David Fricke, his immense psych-stoner-rock has seen him become a cult figure in his own right. The Bevis Frond's legion of loyal fans includes Teenage Fanclub, Dinosaur Jr and Mary Lou Lord, who have all covered his music. Album Tracks 1. Cries from the Inner Marshland 2. Termination Station Grey 3. Window Eye 4. Once More 5. Defoliation Part One 6. Reflections in a Tall Mirror 7. Hey Mr Undecided 8. I've Got Eyes in the Back of My Head 9. Minsmere Sphagnum 10. Medieval Sienese Acid Blues 11. Defoliation Part Two 12. Walking in the Lady's Garden 13. Slave 14. Running at the Sun 15. Parapsynquiry 16. The Great Mistake 17. Solid Vimto

Originally self-released by Nick Saloman and limited to just 500 copies, the debut from The Bevis Frond marked the beginning of a highly influential career in underground British neo-psych-rock. Armed with a four-track portastudio, the success of 1986's InchMiasmaInch saw it unexpectedly sell-out quickly with a repress not far behind. Sounding as bracing today as it did then, it collects some of Saloman's finest songs. Having played in bands since the late 60's, and constantly writing, Saloman had founded The Von Trap Family and played in Room 13. In fact, he had almost called it a day, but it was the popularity of InchMiasmaInch that saw him continue onward and establish himself as an underground legend. A labour of love and fiercely independent, his prolific output has seen as many releases in as many years and an uncompromising vision under his own tag Woronzow. Hailed as Incha Hendrix devotee ever bit as tough and contemporary as the serrated guitar chorales of Sonic Youth and PixiesInch by Rolling Stone's David Fricke, his immense psych-stoner-rock has seen him become a cult figure in his own right. The Bevis Frond's legion of loyal fans includes Teenage Fanclub, Dinosaur Jr and Mary Lou Lord, who have all covered his music. Album Tracks 1. Garden Gate 2. She's in Love with Time 3. Wild Mind 4. Wild After Thought 5. Splendid Isolation 6. The Earl of Walthamstowe 7. The Newgate Wind 8. Maybe 9. Ride the Train of Thought 10. Confusion Days 11. Find My Way Home 12. I Eat the Air 13. Song from Room 13 14. Need All Your Loving 15. High Wind in the Trees 16. South Hampstead Rain 17. Looks Like Rain

Focus On Nature is the new studio album from celebrated post-psyche singer songwriter Nick Saloman and his band The Bevis Frond. Seventy-five minutes of glorious melodies that span 60s psych, English folk, Seattle art-punks The Wipers, the buzzsaw pop of Dinosaur Jr and Hendrix-esque explorations. There's always an element of playful Englishness to their music. Album Tracks 1. Heat 2. Focus on Nature 3. God's Gift 4. Vitruvian Man 5. A Mirror 6. Leb Off 7. Here for the Other One 8. Happy Wings 9. Empty 10. Wrong Way Round 11. Mr Freds Disco 12. Jack Immortal 13. Hairstreaks 14. Maybe We Got It Wrong 15. Brocadine 16. Big Black Sky 17. The Hug 18. I Can't Breathe 19. Hung on a Wire