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In Glorytellers, Geoff Farina is more storyteller than proselytizer. He delivers lyrics with the same staccato, stream-of-consciousness style that helped define Karate’s sound, but these image-laden lyrics are decidedly more narrative. They include stories of a teenage mother determined to raise her child against her family’s wishes, of a friend habitually in trouble with the law, of suburban parents who inadvertently vote for the policies that send their sons to war, and of Karate’s experience witnessing a drug-related murder on tour. The characters in these dark stories share a positive outlook, and Glorytellers’ songs are ultimately about survivors searching for normalcy in the face of tribulation.
Although they are sometimes drawn indiscriminately from the American songbook, Glorytellers’ songs are anything but campy. The urgency of these songs manifest the depth of Glorytellers’ commitment to their influences: Luther Gray has backed Sabir Mateen, Joe McPhee, Anthony Braxton, Roy Campbell, Fred Anderson, and other contemporary Jazz greats; Farina has studied with Roswell Rudd, performed with Michael Zerang and Allan Chase, and he will break down a John Hurt, Blind Blake, or Kenny Burrell tune for you note-for-note at the drop of a hat. Glorytellers are musicians’ musicians who have been individually mining the dusty bins of 20th Century American music for many years, and revitalize their findings with this unique set of delicate ballads.
Although they are sometimes drawn indiscriminately from the American songbook, Glorytellers’ songs are anything but campy. The urgency of these songs manifest the depth of Glorytellers’ commitment to their influences: Luther Gray has backed Sabir Mateen, Joe McPhee, Anthony Braxton, Roy Campbell, Fred Anderson, and other contemporary Jazz greats; Farina has studied with Roswell Rudd, performed with Michael Zerang and Allan Chase, and he will break down a John Hurt, Blind Blake, or Kenny Burrell tune for you note-for-note at the drop of a hat. Glorytellers are musicians’ musicians who have been individually mining the dusty bins of 20th Century American music for many years, and revitalize their findings with this unique set of delicate ballads.
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PseudoSinister wrote:
New album is breathtaking!
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NOOBSTERpots wrote:
Полная фигня из разряда послушал и удалил с винта
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ddpeute wrote:
i am happy to have found this music, i didn't know of glorytellers. I am a great fan of Karate and saw the live ones in Antwerp, Belgium, which was an amazing gig. The song: trovato suono is just a brilliant piece of music if anyone hears of concerts in belgium or netherlands, plese shoot loud
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Tecfan wrote:
I think he's asking where he can illegally download their album on a torrent
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riigo wrote:
wha?
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Klakker wrote:
welke torrent sites kan ik dit downloaden?
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glass_soul wrote:
Photos from Vienna are up on www.indieoteque.com !
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Houwersma wrote:
15 september glorytellers / mick turner (dirty three) @ db's utrecht (only show netherlands/belgium www.dbstudio.nl for tickets
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holycobra wrote:
hoy en Madrid!
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J0rgeEduardo wrote:
esta bueno esto
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feromonbassist wrote:
touring Europe: http://www.regioactive.de/story/6745/geoff_farina_karate_kommt_mit_glorytellers_auf_tour.html
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--irma-- wrote:
geoffrey does no wrong. never!
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--irma-- wrote:
when in italy?
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gavinjh wrote:
Really Good. Perfect soundtrack to a lazy Sunday afternoon...
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xspikex wrote:
I thought there was something about his voice...guess he is ok now and it`s nice to know that a man like Farina continues to make and release music.
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afterhoursattak wrote:
and...... the LP is due out April 8 on Southern.
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afterhoursattak wrote:
Glorytellers live: 03-09 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place 03-11 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig 03-15 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive 03-16 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar 03-17 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews 03-18 Chicago, IL - Schubas 03-20 Milwaukee, WI - The Cactus Club 03-22 Dayton, OH - The Night Owl 03-27 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs(with blizen trapper)
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jens_liquen wrote:
i found it.... looking forward to buy it!
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jens_liquen wrote:
for real?? i searched soulseek and found nothing :(
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antenna wrote:
from the album which is available on some torrent trackers :-)
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