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Paedantic Basterd 10-30-2011 11:15 PM
It's Avant-Folk Week.
 
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../avantfolk.png

RYM's Top rated avant-folk releases

This week comes with a fun game! Write a definition of avant-folk for the first post, because I didn't find one on short notice before making the thread! Yaaaay!

blastingas10 10-31-2011 01:17 AM
I didnt know there was such a thing

TockTockTock 10-31-2011 08:26 AM
Definition: contemporary folk music with experimental tendencies. (I suppose that'll do, haha).

A few artists who make up this genre are: Nico, Mister Salmon, Big Blood, Jandek, Erica Pomerance, Godz, The Holy Modal Rounders, and Tim Buckley.













Godz were more than just avant-folk, though. They held a lot of influence in the creation of noise rock, krautrock (mainly Neu!), and freak folk.

Paedantic Basterd 10-31-2011 10:05 AM
Really enjoyed the Big Blood album that track you posted is from. Can't find it to buy it of course.

lisa_mariec 10-31-2011 10:32 AM
How can something be avant folk?

Paedantic Basterd 10-31-2011 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by lisa_mariec (Post 1115031)
How can something be avant folk?
That's an ambiguous question. Where's the confusion?

TockTockTock 11-09-2011 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 1115027)
Really enjoyed the Big Blood album that track you posted is from. Can't find it to buy it of course.
Yea, every time I share a song of theirs with someone, they end up either liking it or loving it. I'm truly surprised at their lack of popularity really...

Sneer 11-09-2011 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by lisa_mariec (Post 1115031)
How can something be avant folk?
Quite easily, 'Avant' means advance, and Avant Folk music involves musicians taking elements of the folk genre and advancing beyond standard conventions through experimentation.

Incidentally, one of my favourite sub-genres.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra 11-09-2011 10:37 AM
Stuff like this:

Sneer 11-09-2011 10:39 AM
^Yep

A good contemporary avant-folkist:


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