Richard Dawson PEASANT

Richard Dawson PEASANTGreil Marcus once famously described the music collected on Harry Smith's iconic Anthology of American Folk Music as documents of "the old, weird America." On the other side of the Atlantic, Richard Dawson has devoted his talents to conjuring a vision of an old, weird England, one that his nation's folk tradition is just not strange enough to match. (And given the eccentricity of a number of the Child Ballads, that's saying something.) Released in

TLC & Friends was recorded in October 1981 when Terri Lyne Carrington was only 16 years old

Rebels respond to a situation in a way that’s not just being contrary

" with its linear beat and electric guitar

like lo-fi tape next to hi-fi granular synths result in some of their most mature and honest work to date

This otherworldliness permeates throughout the record

is a slow build to a solid bass and electric piano riff

Time’s Standing Still B4

Cleve recorded Plenty Good Eaton right after he left Ramsey Lewis' band

Dylan and Velvet Underground

Desconocido Soy

the record hones in on the passion that exists within moments of extreme disconnect

Dear Lord 7