Angela Faye Martin: news

The release of Angela Faye Martin's upcoming album, PICTURES FROM HOME is now postponed until September 30th. The album contains songs written over a period of three to four years and was lovingly produced by Mark Linkous of the mythic band, Sparklehorse.

Martin was drawn by Linkous' songwriting above all his sonic talents. "I knew I could trust him with the integrity and the very soul of each song because of his obvious traits as a lyricist. His naturalist underpinnings were chief among the reasons I wanted him produce these songs." Martin said from her mountain home.

Linkous and Martin finished recording the album on March 20, 2009. PICTURES FROM HOME is a richly textured LP showcasing Linkous' many colored keyboardings and legendary production techiniques. He places the seance of Martin's vocals atop her rhythmic guitar braidings and casts her as both eerie and bright.

PICTURES FROM HOME is the result of a pre-destined collaboration between unknown and reclusive southern Appalachian songwriter Angela Faye Martin and indie music legend Mark Linkous, aka Sparklehorse. Following an idea birthed from the mind of the late mountain man Sanford “Sandy” Jackson, who at the time of his epiphany was a mere eighty eight years old, the two were introduced one winter afternoon at Static King Studio, in western North Carolina where Mark was busy tinkering with his vintage Flickinger console. Over a few evenings of Sandy’s high grade high octane moonshine, sprinkled with his highbrow ruminations of past times with his late wife and surrealist painter, Jean Jones Jackson, sessions were planned to record a few of Angela’s inspirations.
However, due to a friendship formed around common loves of gothic southern literature, Herzog films, and David Lynch, what emerged instead was a full album, completed over a twelve month period in the spring of 2009. PICTURES FROM HOME combines Martin's musings as a woods loving rock and roll songwriter with the unique genius of Linkous and his trademark Sparklehorse sorcery. Look for PICTURES FROM HOME to be released September, 2009.

All Hail Static King ~

The goodly Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse is re-mixing Angela's recent sessions -- there's a limited sneak-peek (listen) on:

myspace.com/angelafayemartin

The song formerly unknown as White Horses Away, was recorded at Static King Studios in western North Carolina over the weekend by Angela Faye Martin, with Mark Linkous producing and seancing John Lennon via a kind of Jonny Greenwood-mood on a re-issue Epiphone. Other details are classified, at present.

See where Mark Linkous mentions producing Angela drawing inspiration from Tom Wait's BONE MACHINE.

http://issuu.com/shuffle/docs/shuffle4?mode=embed&documentId=081103152527-a356efdb319942378e0d66a4f711e309&layout=grey

all's well and it's winter in earnest. a year has passed since i was originally self-scheduled to put forth a full-length album but a little elf said to me you must meet my friend, the composer. i said yes, i need a composer friend in these mountains. the elf pounded his gentle fist on the wooden table of his creekside cabin and said, you don't understand! this friend, he is like those fellows from liverpool, england! i asked, you mean the beatles?? he said, yes, those guys!

so the first moon of the gloomy winter of 2007 did pass and low the elf endeavored to help ferry me cross a third river on the following moon way beyond the land of the noon day sun. the way was dreary but i was cheered with his stories of salvador dali, dave brubeck and the weavers. we became unsure and sought help with various sylvan creatures when finally we came upon a ski-lodge where said composer stood tall and illumined by the lights of his analogue console with glowing buttons and busying about his wiry and dark studio near the valley river.

at last, a darkened door opened for us when the elf grinning said, child, here is your friend, the composer. set about to record your songs with him for he is gifted seer and can hear frequencies untold! and it was so.

two songs down many to go. . .

The loving and ever sagacious boy, Elmo has gone on to the cosmos to smell smells yet to be discovered.

He takes with him a large part of the hearts of his family, Angela & Brent.

If he so chooses, we trust he is hiking leisurely through the heavens with poet, Jonathan Williams who passed away within the preceeding hours and who would certainly light the way for a fellow searcher.

We will always love the fine and always fabulous, Elmo Martin. Whose gold soul shone through his sweet eyes.

Poets Jeff Davis and Sebastian Matthews, hosts of WordPlay chat with Angela. She debuts new songs and talks about songwriting and chickens.
http://archive.wpvm.org/wordpodcast.xml

WPVM 103.5 FM Radio Asheville and host/poet Jeff Davis hosts Angela Faye with a live interview and performance. 2pm Sunday, Feb. 24
The show will be available via podcast but not live stream. The show will be available for streaming the following Sunday, Mar. 2

Just back from Athens Georgia where I had the honor of recording a six-song demo with the legendary engineer and musician, John Keane (REM, Uncle Tupelo, Nanci Griffith, Drive By Truckers). You can take the girl out of Georgia but you can't take the Georgia outta the girl, I guess. My intent was to capture a preliminary sketch of several songs I plan to put on an upcoming album this winter, which John handily accomplished. Even with a slight head cold, this was a greatest studio experience of my life, thus far -- ghosts of previous sessions lurked in the studio urging me forth. My old dowser, the trusty Gibson J-45 bumped my new sweetheart, Martin OM21 over for the afternoon of sharing new songs with John's grand old house-studio in the heart of Athens.

Last night's opportunity to open for Thomas Crowe & The Boatrockers was a redemptive measure dealt to me by the region's literary community. Thomas' spoken word with his elegant band of inventive musicians topped the bill and I was gratified to support them. Check out this link for their music. . http://nantahalareview.org/issue2-2/featured/boatrockers/

Very excited to be playing in Franklin, at Rathskellar Saturday, Aug. 18th. It's an all-ages venue with the necessary accoutrements, in the heart of the mountains.

Angela Faye is currently finishing & writing new material for an upcoming CD.

Follow this link to read full interview with Angela Faye and some of western NC's creative community members: http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/12_06/12_27_06/art_fr_five_qs.html

June 4, 2006
w/ Angela Faye Martin
(*songs selected by AFM)
1. Pooka - Boomerang
2. Ane Brun - The Fight Song
3. Danielle Howle - Hey You
4. Patti Smith - Ravens*
5. Dolly Parton - Silver Dagger*
6. Natalie Merchant - I Was Born*
7. Juana Molina - Malherido
8. Carla Bruni - L'excessive
9. Kimya Dawson - My Rollercoaster
10. PJ Harvey - The Life and Death of Mr. B*
11. Emmylou Harris - Blackhawk*
12. Gillian Welch - One Morning*
13. Tony Scherr - Sacramento (Man of the Hour)
14. Feist - Mushaboom (live)
15. Angela Faye Martin (LIVE in studio) - 20 White Flowers
16. Billie Holiday - I Cover the Waterfront*
17. Pretenders - Every Mother's Son*
18. Belly - Gepetto*
19. Po Girl - What Sad Old Song
20. Inara George - Genius
21. Jolie Holland - Stubborn Beat
22. Arcade Fire - In the Back Seat*
23. Lucinda Williams - Steal Your Love*
24. Odetta - Spiritual Trilogy*
25. Over the Rhine - Looking Forward
26. Hem - The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes
27. Angela Faye Martin (LIVE in studio) - Cassiopeia
28. Aimee Mann - You Could Make a Killing*
29. Bjork - Human Behavior*
30. Bob Dylan - She Belongs to Me* (Man of the Hour)

Tune in live to Athens NPR Radio WUGA FM 91.7 for "It's Friday" for an hour of interview and music with Angela Faye Martin and Dave Desmelik.
Then join us for the big show at The Flicker Theatre & Bar on W. Washington St, 8:30pm

Until this week, I had MY MORNING JACKET'S album "Z" in the shower CD player, listening to it every day.
I've been going through and listening to all my PATTI SMITH and my MIKE SCOTT / of the Waterboys library. If you aren't familiar with him, buy his work -- he's saved LIVES.

I've been reading MOBY DICK as a respite from having read nothing but southern authors for the past year. The classic southern writers were all great naturalists: Capote, Hurston. . . they used the attitudes of everything from scuttling sycamore leaves to the social dynamics of turkey vulture clans in telling stories.

I finally watched WALK THE LINE and wished they had filmed it in b&w. I watched and appreciated the COUNTRY BOYS documentary, and discovered the genius of HURRA TORPEDO via my Paste Magazine DVD.

It is the birthday of Billie Holiday, today.
~afm

I should also mention that the aforementioned neighbors gave me some peach cobbler and some home-canned concord grape juice. They would like to have their jar back when I am done. ( :

Enjoyed visiting with editor of the Burningtown News, Merritt Fouts yesterday evening. We went to meet some neighbors of mine and met the man who helped save the house I live in from a disastrous fire years ago.
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I also saw where one of the songs from ONE DARK VINE was played on the Asheville radio program, SIREN'S MUSE, last Sunday. The station's call letters are WPVM -- so it must be: WPVM.org !
Thank you to WPVM for playing TotemGirl Music ( :