A deep dive into Neil Young's unfortunately still-relevant, darkest vision from his legendary 1974 album "On the Beach." This live psychedelic country interpretation of "Revolution Blues" explores the song's apocalyptic energy through electric guitar, minimal effects, and the hypnotic approach that defined Young's "ditch trilogy" era.

Originally recorded during sessions fueled by Cajun wildman Rusty Kershaw's infamous "honey slides," "Revolution Blues" emerged from Neil Young's brief encounter with Charles Manson and captures the paranoid undercurrents of early 1970s America. The song's controversial lyrics and driving rhythm made it one of Young's most intense compositions - so intense that David Crosby reportedly felt uncomfortable playing on it.

In this live session, we strip away the studio polish to reveal the folk bones underneath, letting the electric guitar breathe and emphasizing the song's mantra-like qualities.

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Revolution Blues (Neil Young) - Live Psychedelic Country

Written and performed live during a Friday night stream. This one came together in the moment - just voice and guitar exploring what it means to let things go and find what's underneath.

The lyrics move through themes of renewal and release - that feeling when everything you've been holding onto finally gets swept away, and you realize maybe that's exactly what needed to happen. There's something about water as both destroyer and cleanser that keeps surfacing in the song, along with the strange relief that comes with surrender.

The song sits somewhere between traditional folk and something harder to define. There's space in the arrangement for the words to breathe, and the guitar work stays hypnotic without getting in the way of the story being told.

This is the raw version - no overdubs, no studio polish. What you hear is what happened in real time, captured through the Apollo X4 with the Danelectro baritone doing most of the heavy lifting.

Washed Away (Original Song) - Live on Weekly Stream

Pulled this from Friday's stream, this is one of those moments where the music takes over and this theme emerged. All the improv this week was restricted to guitar only, as all my quarter inch cords had broken except one. So I didn't have my delay pedal that is typically how I explore like this.
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There's something about live improvisation that captures the essence of what I'm exploring with Khoma Brut, and helps create space where psychedelic folk meets experimental textures, where traditional song structures dissolve into pure sonic relationship and then evolve into songs. This particular improvisation came between Revolution Blues (Neil Young) and you can hear, at the very end, how it transitions into E major, leading to a cover of The Butcher, by Leonard Cohen. These Friday streams have become laboratories for discovering what wants to emerge.
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The body of the work right now is all about connection between notes, the musician, the audience, and the mystery of what comes next.

Washed Away (Original Song) - Live on Weekly Stream

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