Devendra Banhart - Anybody listening ?

Banhart is very refreshing. Freakfolk, cool title. May i make a suggestion. Space Oddity. Listen how the freak of all freaks does it. Get past the song Space Oddity,(which is one great song) turn off the lights, sit back, let the mans music transport you to places like no other is capable. When you get back home, break out the old Websters, you will appreciate what you just heard that much more. Cerebral music from thirtyeight years ago that people are still trying to catch up to. Now that's freaky!!

Two more recs from another site that worked:

Feathers

Vetiver (Banhart plays w/ them sometimes.)

What's Space Oddity? The name of the group??

Space Oddity is by Bowie.

Bonnie Prince Billy is NOT Tortoise. Tortoise is John McEntire's band. They just collaborated for that cover album.

Marco,

Thanks for the heads up - I thought 16 Horsepower was dead and buried by the turn of the millenium. Their first couple of records were definitely freak (not so sure about folk) and I really liked them a lot. I'll be sure to look for "Folklore" ASAP.

Thanks,

Marty

BTW, Jean Yves Tola, their drummer, is one of the more original players out there (IMHO).