Johnny Bell - Posted - 01/27/2022:  08:32:06

Here's some new music for your consideration- Cloacas- Year of the Fox 

Now playing on all your favorite DSPs!

Progressive, acoustic, instrumental, folk, music.

This album features banjo, mandolin, fiddle, upright bass, dobro, ukulele, clarinet, cello, percussion, singing saw, melodica, accordion, trumpet, trombone, and tuba for your listening pleasure. 

Enjoy, friends and thanks for listening! 

Edited by - Johnny Bell on 01/27/2022 21:56:22

cwoolgari - Posted - 01/27/2022:  08:49:19

cloacas - that's somewhat reptilian or avian. some elasmobranchs i guess. innersting - whatever the case it is on the way to separation of church and state. attribution variable.

Johnny Bell - Posted - 01/27/2022:  10:27:33

Yes indeed! We arrived there by way of Latin for sewer. However the comparison is apt. Sometimes eggs are produced and sometimes waste byproduct. Hoping this is an album of eggs.  

hobogal - Posted - 01/27/2022:  11:11:54

Unusual sounds - I like it!

cwoolgari - Posted - 01/27/2022:  12:20:57

yes - sewer it is, but revolutionary at the time. now evolutionary - like your music. after all, a banjo is just a stringed instrument with certain peculiarities which combine to create a particular sound. where it goes from there is where you take it. congrats.

GrahamHawker - Posted - 01/27/2022:  12:25:59

Sounds like banjo in it's folk comfort zone. Listening to The Worst We Can Do Is Fall I'm reminded of Bellowhead especially in the horn arrangements. Prokaniac seems to have an East European element which reminded me of the Warsaw Village Band. Anyway it's great stuff and exactly where the banjo should be.

mrphysics55 - Posted - 01/27/2022:  12:35:36

Johnny Bell - Posted - 01/27/2022:  13:08:53

Thanks everyone for the thoughtful replies! So glad that you are hearing things that you like. 

talljoey - Posted - 01/28/2022:  01:50:46

Rather reminds me of some of Tom Waits music. Thanks for posting it.

Helix - Posted - 01/29/2022:  04:26:50

This is orchestral, nicely thought out.

Leslie R - Posted - 01/29/2022:  05:05:22

It is good.

JSB88 - Posted - 01/31/2022:  10:14:31

Excellent, you don't hear the musical saw enough these days. I nearly bought one last year but was dissuaded.

Johnny Bell - Posted - 02/16/2022:  13:43:40

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Originally posted by JSB88

Excellent, you don't hear the musical saw enough these days. I nearly bought one last year but was dissuaded.

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It's a beautiful instrument with one of the most unique tones in music. You don't even need to buy a fancy "instrument". Just go to the local hardware store and buy the longest hand saw you can find. I use a 26" Stanley fine finish. Pair that with a cheap cello bow & rosin, and voila! Instant ghost choir! Just be careful! Those teeth can bite! 

Johnny Bell - Posted - 02/16/2022:  13:45:34

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Originally posted by Helix

This is orchestral, nicely thought out.

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Thanks for listening! I apprecitate the thoughtful reply. 

Johnny Bell - Posted - 02/16/2022:  13:46:04

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Originally posted by Leslie R

It is good.

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Thanks for checking out the album! 

Johnny Bell - Posted - 02/16/2022:  13:47:43

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Originally posted by talljoey

Rather reminds me of some of Tom Waits music. Thanks for posting it.

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We're definitly influenced by the same things that influence Tom Waits. Thanks for listenig and for sharing your impression! 

Johnny Bell - Posted - 02/16/2022:  13:50:24

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Originally posted by GrahamHawker

Sounds like banjo in it's folk comfort zone. Listening to The Worst We Can Do Is Fall I'm reminded of Bellowhead especially in the horn arrangements. Prokaniac seems to have an East European element which reminded me of the Warsaw Village Band. Anyway it's great stuff and exactly where the banjo should be.

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Excellent! Thanks so much for listnineg and sharing your impressions. I had'nt heard either of those groups, but now I'm excited to hear what they make. People often ask us what bands we think we sound like and we're always at a loss. That whole "RIYL" section has always been a bit of a mystery to us. 

Clifton Hicks - Posted - 02/19/2022:  06:44:07

99% of old-time music festivals are outside the banjo's comfort zone.