Sam Amidon – The Following Mountain (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:24 minutes | 451 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Nonesuch
“The Following Mountain” is the seventh full length album from Samuel Tear, better known as Sam Amidon, a Vermont folk singer currently based in London. Created with producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Regina Spektor) and frequent collaborator Shahzad Ismaily, The Following Mountain represents a new approach for Sam Amidon, who shifts here from his previous norm of re-working traditional folk songs and presents nine wholly original compositions, with some lyrics drawing on traditional sources. The album features a rare guest appearance by drummer Milford Graves, known initially for his work in the 1960s with free jazz legends Albert Ayler and Sonny Sharrock.
“The Following Mountain” was made during two distinct recording sessions: an initial weekend in Brooklyn where Ismaily and Amidon brought in Graves, percussionist Juma Sultan (Jimi Hendrix), and saxophonist Sam Gendel for a heavily improvised session; followed by time in the studio over the summer in London, where Amidon worked with Leo Abrahams to shape and develop the songs.
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Sam Amidon – Sam Amidon (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:20 minutes | 735 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Nonesuch
Sam Amidon’s self-titled album will be released on Nonesuch Records on October 23, 2020, with the vinyl edition due January 22, 2021. The album, which Amidon considers the fullest realization to date of his artistic vision, comprises his radical reworkings of nine mostly traditional folk songs, performed with his band of longtime friends and collaborators. Amidon produced the record, applying the sonic universe of his 2017 The Following Mountain to these beloved tunes, many of which he first learned as a child. “Pretty Polly,” for example, was one of the first traditional tunes he learned to play, and “Time Has Made a Change” is a song that his parents—singers who were on the 1977 Nonesuch recording Rivers of Delight with the Word of Mouth Chorus—sang around the house when he was young. Sam Amidon is available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store with an instant download of the song “Maggie” and a limited-edition print signed by Amidon. You can watch the “Maggie” video here:
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