Spaciness, not quaintness

So it’s been a while since I’ve published, and for that I apologize. I spent all New Year’s Day going through the family picture box, so I should have some good silly scans coming up soon.
Things seem to be in flux for a lot of people I know — real serious life-changing stuff. I feel horrible for my friends with bad news and pleased for the ones with the good. Which is how I achieve this wonderfully synergistic mellow feeling I’ve been able to cling to lately. Or the meds are kicking in.
Here’s a record I’ve been playing to death at work, a perfect accompaniment for being happily efficient in emotional purgatory. Mojave 3 look like an Alt.Country band, but the slide guitar is there to evoke 4AD spaciness instead of quaintness. This one comes from their excellent 2003 release, “Spoon and Rafter.” As AllMusic put it, “It’s deserving of at least half of the attention given to anything released by Wilco.”
We’ve all got big stuff going on, the weather is oppressive. Pretend for a moment we’re in the car driving away from the city. The radiation and noise fade behind us as it starts to warm up…
[Soundtrack]
Mojave 3 – Starlight No 1.mp3











Nice slide & harmony on “Sometimes Your Blonde”, Robyn Hitchcock with Gillian Welch & David Rawling inimitable guitar playing. Check yer head.