Tiny Music
Dear Planetarium, you haven't seen an update in several days. The red planet will likely return from orbit soon. In the mean time, I (Kate) am going to tell you about a record that you should hear.
Imagine a young Bob Dylan, having been shoved into the closet of some New York flat where he's chosen to crash, reaching for a guitar and singing himself demented lullabies. Singer-songwriter Ed Askew originally recorded Little Eyes in New York around 1971. It was his second record, recorded live-to-tape in a studio. It still feels pretty intimate, like he's camped out in your living room. The record was recently issued on the amazing local private-press De Stijl (responsible, in part for the recent festival and the revival of Michael Yonkers, whose Microminiature Love -- out last year on De Stijl vinyl -- was just released on CD by Sub Pop. The liner sheet even includes notes by Askew in lieu of lyrics: "The Face of Fire": Constructing a lyrical and passionate scenario; a love song to song." Fans of outsider/psych/folk/whathaveyou should investigate further into this record and label.
Read more about De Stijl here