Daniel O'Sullivan "The Physic Garden" (vhf#152 LP)

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Daniel O'Sullivan - The Physic Garden (vhf#152)

Ashtray Navigations "The Apotheosis of VaVaVoom" (vhf#156 LP)

Ashtray Navigations "The Apotheosis of VaVaVoom" (vhf#156)

Mike Gangloff - "Evening Measures" (vhf#157 LP)

Mike Gangloff - "Evening Measures" (vhf#157)

Sunburned Hand of the Man "Hypnotape" (vhf#158)

Elkhorn & Mike Gangloff - The Shackamaxon Concert LP (vhf#159)

Jack Rose - Sunflower River Blues

Flying Saucer Attack - My Dreaming Hill

Flying Saucer Attack - A Silent Tide

Flying Saucer Attack - Moonset

Flying Saucer Attack - Still

Flying Saucer Attack - The Drowners

Flying Saucer Attack - Wish

Flying Saucer Attack - Make Me Dream

Flying Saucer Attack - Popol Vuh 2

Flying Saucer Attack - Popol Vuh 1

Flying Saucer Attack - The Season Is Ours

Flying Saucer Attack * Roy Montgomery - Goodbye and Goodbye (vhf#26 lp/cd)

Flying Saucer Attack * Roy Montgomery - And Goodbye

Skullflower - Carved Into Roses/Infinityland/Singles 3xCD

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Skullflower - Pipe Dream

Cian Nugent - Grass Above My Head

Richard Youngs & Simon Wickham-Smith - 20 Years (vhf#109)

Richard Youngs & Simon Wickham-Smith - Sark (SMIRR)

Fern Knight - Long Dark Century

Jack Rose - Two Originals Of... (vhf#81 cd)

Jack Rose - White Mule

Æthenor - Deep In Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light (vhf#97 cd)

Æthenor - Deep In Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light Pt. 1

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Smoke Song (vhf#121 lp)

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Cholita Maria

Ashtray Navigations - Slush Puppy Window

Ashtray Navigations - Hinges On The Clapometer

Ashtray Navigations - Appropros Tower

Ashtray Navigations - Tasteful Grey Putting

Ashtray Navigations - Irons Three/The Apotheosis of VaVaVoom

Mike Gangloff - New River Suite

Mike Gangloff - Wild Geese Chase

Mike Gangloff - I'm Asking

Mike Gangloff - The Colors Of Her Hair

Mike Gangloff - The Other Side Of Catawba

Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Violate The Silence

Sunburned Hand Of The Man -  Hypnotape

Sunburned Hand Of The Man - ...Music

Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Barefoot On Brush

Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Roger

Sunburned Hand Of The Man - People Person

Elkhorn & Mike Gangloff - Summerfield Raga

Elkhorn & Mike Gangloff - East Dauphin Suite

Acid Mothers Reynols - Lemurian Tsunami Inside a Hat

Original version of Jack Rose's "Kensington Blues" LP. Jack discarded this version and re-recorded all tracks (with a couple of substitutions) in a single studio session for the eventual release on VHF. 

Jack Rose - Ever Since I've Been a Man Full Grown

Tomutonttu ja Lehtisalo

Tomutonttu Ja Lehtisalo - Muinaisten vitsausten hylly

Second VHF solo LP from the Pelt/Black Twigs mainstay, following 2022’s acclaimed “Evening Measures.” “April is Passing” builds on the striking solo Hardanger-style fiddle performances on the previous LP to take the music even further out, with deep drones and extended techniques defining a vocabulary that is Americana-adjacent, but a unique and special sound that Mike is pursuing almost alone. Joined on selected tracks by Cara Gangloff’s Sruti and Kaily Shenker’s sonorous Cello, the all-original, all-live performances are resonant with both overt melody and a cloud of thick string overtones, whether on the more upbeat tunes like “Ironto Dancer” or the epic 11+ minute LP closer “Helen’s Song.” “September Air” is a mournful slow build, the fiddle embroidering a minor-key melody over the drone of the Surti box and a low cello counter point. “A Fallen Palace of Snowville” is a solo performance where the additional sympathetic strings of the hardanger fiddle are strongly heard as a ghostly accompaniment, as Mike’s elegant melody switches back and forth from minor to major. “Helen’s Song” closes side 2 with a complex, ever-changing swirl of melodic and harmonic invention, with Mike’s keening, languorous bowing leading the way through multiple moods and sounds. 

Mike Gangloff - A Fallen Palace of Snowville

VHF debut and second widely-available LP by Liam, part of a new generation of underground “American primitive” guitar players serving the traditions and smashing them up simultaneously. Prodigal Son is a portrait of an artist on the road, changing fast, recording things as they spring from the fountain. The sound here is raw – grass and dirt instead of pre-fab; homemade/handmade instead of high-tech, etc. There’s a visceral quality and immediacy of culture that’s being lost every day in modern life – Prodigal Son is a chance to grab some of it back. “Palmyra” has Liam on weissenborn-style lap steel, the sound fuzzed out and distorted by the guerilla recording technique. “Salmon Tails Up The River” stretches out to nearly 13 minutes, a dense meditation on 12 string that sustains a dark and heavy mood for the entire duration. On the B side, “Insult to Injury” reverses the mood, with an elegant and unhurried 12 string sequel of deep beauty. Liam’s unexpected take on Loren Conners’ “A Moment at the Door” is a perfect translation of Loren’s reverb-heavy electric drift to unadorned acoustic (and tape hiss) – a frozen moment of absolute grace. Wrapping things up is a take on “Old Country Rock,” with fiddle and banjo, just a brief taste of the barnstorming old-time sound of Liam’s touring trio. 

Liam Grant - Palmyra

Debut LP by the duo of Gangloff and Joynes, finding novel ways to combine their accomplished takes on avant folk, American primitive, and outsider sound into a unique and beautiful jumble. 

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - Two Bishops

08 C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - Witch Marks

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - An Opening

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - Rapid City

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - Eight Sets Of Inverted Commas

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - Sail Away Ladies

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - West Cavalier

C Joynes & Mike Gangloff - The Other Side of Catawba

Daniel O'Sullivan & Richard Youngs - Persian Carpets II

Daniel O'Sullivan & Richard Youngs - Persian Carpets I

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Æthenor - Ermanna

Jack Rose and Mike Gangloff perform "Sunflower River Blues," recorded March 26, 2005 at 611 Florida, Washington DC

Jack Rose & Mike Gangloff - Sunflower River Blues

Ashtray Navigations - Greatest Imaginary Hits (vhf#148 LP+4CD)

Ashtray Navigations - Greatest Imaginary Hits - D1 (Rob) - 04 - There Is A Ditch And There Is A Pit

Daniel O'Sullivan - The Physic Garden

Daniel O'Sullivan - Greenfingers

Daniel O'Sullivan - Return The Heart

Daniel O'Sullivan - Ivy In The Holly

Daniel O'Sullivan - Buttercup Tea

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