Speaking of Nick Drake...
Seems like Nick has been getting some chatter here lately, so I figured I'd start a thread where could talk about Nick or any of the various music projects that tie back to him in some way.
My first Nick Drake album was "Five Leaves Left". It was played for me back in approx. '98. I was going through some tough times back then, feeling sorta hopeless about life, and needless to say, Nick's music and his voice were a sublime soundtrack to my days. I picked up my own copy of it and then Bryter Later and Pink Moon soon after. Though Five Leaves affects me more than any of his albums (as often the first listen cements in my head), Bryter Later is easily my favorite. So full of sadness and hope at the same time, and a perfect album for driving through the countryside on deserted country roads.
I've never picked up any of the unreleased stuff that's since been released after the resurgence in his music following the use of Pink Moon on a car commercial (or maybe it was for something else, but the actors were listening to the song while driving at night). I've heard mixed reviews. I can understand the need to like anything we can find from deceased musicians we love, knowing that there'll never be anything truly new made from them.
I don't know if anybody is familiar with laptop musician/folktronic/ambient musician Greg Davis, but he's pretty good and he put out an album back in 2002 (or thereabouts) called "Arbor" on which he does a reconstruction of Nick's song "Introduction", the first track on Bryter Later. On Bryter, it's an instrumental piece with acoustic guitar and violins, a very pretty opening to a pretty album. Anyways, Greg's version is named "Nicolas" and it's the fifth track on "Arbor", which you can stream at Bandcamp here...
http://gregdavis.bandcamp.com/album/arbor
And here's what the original sounds like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moKeFYOxs3w
It's the first track on the youtube video, which is a comp of all three instrumental songs from the album.
My first Nick Drake album was "Five Leaves Left". It was played for me back in approx. '98. I was going through some tough times back then, feeling sorta hopeless about life, and needless to say, Nick's music and his voice were a sublime soundtrack to my days. I picked up my own copy of it and then Bryter Later and Pink Moon soon after. Though Five Leaves affects me more than any of his albums (as often the first listen cements in my head), Bryter Later is easily my favorite. So full of sadness and hope at the same time, and a perfect album for driving through the countryside on deserted country roads.
I've never picked up any of the unreleased stuff that's since been released after the resurgence in his music following the use of Pink Moon on a car commercial (or maybe it was for something else, but the actors were listening to the song while driving at night). I've heard mixed reviews. I can understand the need to like anything we can find from deceased musicians we love, knowing that there'll never be anything truly new made from them.
I don't know if anybody is familiar with laptop musician/folktronic/ambient musician Greg Davis, but he's pretty good and he put out an album back in 2002 (or thereabouts) called "Arbor" on which he does a reconstruction of Nick's song "Introduction", the first track on Bryter Later. On Bryter, it's an instrumental piece with acoustic guitar and violins, a very pretty opening to a pretty album. Anyways, Greg's version is named "Nicolas" and it's the fifth track on "Arbor", which you can stream at Bandcamp here...
http://gregdavis.bandcamp.com/album/arbor
And here's what the original sounds like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moKeFYOxs3w
It's the first track on the youtube video, which is a comp of all three instrumental songs from the album.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonparker/nick-drake-tribute-jason-parker-quartet-five-leave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq55Ia9Q-Vk&feature=related