Espers LP Time-Lag Greg Weeks psych folk charalambides

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Espers – Espers LP

Edition of 300

Time-Lag Records 2004

This is one of the most beautifully done records that Time-Lag has creafted, and if you are familiar with Time-Lag releases, that is saying a lot. “vinyl version of the stunningly beautiful debut album by the trio of meg baird, brooke sietinsons, & greg weeks. oscillating effortlessly between lush folk pop & buzzing psychedelia. lovingly layered & perfectly recorded male/female vocals, acoustic guitars, dulcimer, electric guitar, analog synth, recorder, chimes, violin, and plenty of rippling tape delay... all wrapped up in our most luxurious packaging yet... 180 gram vinyl in a double thick chocolate brown art paper uni-pak gatefold, fully screen printed by brooke sietinson, with a screen printed art paper insert. hand stamped labels. hand numbered to 300. OUT OF PRINT” - Label description. This copy is mint/unplayed.

“Usually, when a friend of yours slowly begins to sink into a druggy oblivion, you do everything in your power to help them, and keep them from that fate. But when that druggy oblivion is musical and that friend is Greg Weeks, you wait anxiously for the descent to bear musical fruit. Thus we have the Espers. A modern classic of shimmery psychedelia and seventies inspired pagan folk (and the drugs are sonic, not narcotic, so fear not Mr. and Mrs. Weeks). Sweet and melodic, but with a subtly dark and utterly creepy underbelly. The sound is heavy on the Incredible String Band, Pentangle, Fairport Convention and hippy folk of that era, but with elements of the sweet pop ballad and with a dash of Comus, that's right, Comus! And we don't invoke the name of Comus lightly. But don't let all this talk of folk and prog put you off. Espers beautifully tread paths of indie rock shimmer just as deftly, offering much to love for fans of Windy And Carl, Landing, and all things Ptolemaic Terrascope. Sweetly angelic female vocals float and hover alongside Weeks' warm sweet croon, over spare lilting folk, woven from delicately plucked steel string guitars, haunting violins and cellos, sweet swirling flutes, and the distinctive zing of dulcimers. Occasionally distorted guitar leaps wildly from the haze (two members are credited with "acid leads" after all!) lending the whole thing an acid soaked vibe. Weeks' last full length solo record was an AQ Record of the Week way back in 2001 with its mournful introspection, fuzzed out melodies and dreamy cloudy ambience. Espers follow a similar path, a lonely, meandering, path through the ancient forest, sunlight filtering faintly through the canopy. Travelling minstrels sing sadly, softly, offering sweet sounds to seek safety in those darkened, timeless glades.” – Aquarius Records

There are MP3s of several songs from this record at the Aquarius webpage (downloads take a while):

"Flowery Noontide"

Meadow"

Riding"

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