Tower Recordings - Folk Scene

Primary Artist
Tower Recordings
Album Title
Folk Scene
Release Date
November 13, 2001 
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Review by Charles Spano
The Tower Recordings' frenetic mix of found sounds, samples, tape manipulation, and repetitive instrumentation on Folk Scene would probably prove to be too demanding for most listeners. Conceived as a record in the tradition of English folk-rock of decades past, the album is filled with far more insanity and urgent monotony then one would expect from folk, and is really much more of an experimental endeavor. That said, though hardly listenable for pure entertainment, Folk Scene does offer unique exercises in pushing the limits of genre. Read More