Jackie-O Motherfucker
Smiles + Di Domenico, Bordin, Marogna
The two recent Castel Sotterra releases in a special discounted bundle
Jackie-O MotherfuckerSmiles
Recorded live on April 28, 2014 at Outside Inside Studio, Montebelluna. Alan Zignoto: bass. Dave Easlick: drums. Tom Greenwood: guitar, vocals. Jeffrey Alexander: synth, chalumeau. Michael Whittaker: saxophone, flute, trombone. Dave Siebert: violin, lap steel. Mixed and mastered by Matt Bordin. Photos by Lorenzo Ferraro.
Giovanni Di Domenico, Matteo Bordin, Riccardo MarognaDi Domenico, Bordin, Ma…
Smiles
**200 copies. Double LP version of "Smiles" pressed on black vinyl. Includes 8-page booklet printed on yellow Fedrigoni Sirio paper** Recorded live on April 28, 2014 at Outside Inside Studio, Montebelluna. Alan Zignoto: bass. Dave Easlick: drums. Tom Greenwood: guitar, vocals. Jeffrey Alexander: synth, chalumeau. Michael Whittaker: saxophone, flute, trombone. Dave Siebert: violin, lap steel. Mixed and mastered by Matt Bordin. Photos by Lorenzo Ferraro.
Manual of the Bayonet
"Manual of the Bayonet is hopefully just the first volume of archival recordings by this most excellent destructo-unit from the Pacific Northwest. The material here was recorded in Portland OR, between the years of 1999 and 2001, with some combination of ten members participating in the sessions. We always viewed Jackie-O Motherfucker as the West Coast version of free-rock collectives like NYC's No Neck Blues Band and Boston's Sunburned Hand of the Man. JOMF emerged from the Smegma-damaged wing …
Valley of fire
Valley of fire contains three brand new finely crafted songs on side one, and on side two, a twenty minute classic psychedelic, dirt road journey. The record represents two equally facinating aspects of jomf sonwriting, and musical arrangement. Over the years, jackie-o motherfucker have spent equal time writing and arranging classic American folk and blues, and long, free-form compositions, drawing comparisons to 1960's and 70's ensembles like Ash Ra Temple, Amon Dull... Valley of fire begins wi…
America Mystica
America Mystica is a collection of four live recordings, made under varied circumstances, ranging from the quiet and comfortable setting of the WFMU free form radio recording studio, to the live theatre environment at the cube cinema in Bristol, England, where the group was recorded in concert performance. The line-up includes Montreal musicians Fluffy Erskine and David Bryant, as well as long time JOMF members T. Greenwood and Brooke Crouser. Also appearing on these recordings are Jeff Mooridia…
Flags Of The Sacred Harp
“Why don't you go down, old Hannah/Don't you rise no more”, era il canto che gli schiavi neri intonavano nelle piantagioni, supplicando il sole cocente (Old Hannah) di non levarsi più. I Jackie-O Motherfucker riadattarono questo traditional ai tempi di Fig. 5 e ora dopo sette anni da quel disco, si ripresentano con un nuovo lavoro completamente costruito sulla figura del Sacred Harp Singing, una primordiale forma di gospel a cappella. Viste queste premesse, Flags of the Sacred Harp, si ma…