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Author:  Damocles74 [ Fri Nov 04, 2016 3:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Lang'syne

Langsyne is a German trio which released one album in its whole career. Self titled, their first only effort was recorded in 1976. The music is a consistent mixture between folk rock and eastern influences with lot of acoustic guitar, sitar elements. The presence of the electric organ provides to the relative "pastoral" and "ethnic" mood a spacey felt. Advanced instrumental improvisations & interludes are combined with a couple of structured songs with English lyrics. This experimental, peaceful folk rock can sometimes resonates with early kraut folk bands as Witthuser & Westrupp, Hoelderlin, and Broselmaschine. This is in most part an acoustic, contemplative journey deliberately orientated to additional "world" instruments, musical arrangements and imaginary inspired by the eastern, India "raga" universe.

Relaxing with some Indica and sour ale and decided to give this a full listen..



This was the standout track for me.




So now i'm on the hunt!
https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=424794&ev=mb&format=Vinyl

Author:  RalphSnart [ Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lang'syne

"Relaxing with some Indica and sour ale and decided to give this a full listen.."

I would've figured champagne to be more appropriate, given the band name.

Author:  libertycaps [ Thu Dec 01, 2016 12:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lang'syne

Discovered via the brilliant Lammas Night Laments series. Found a used CD in the bins. Should re-visit soonish.

Here's the track list to share and ponder for all !13+1! witchy volumes:
LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 1 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: main theme
anne briggs: standing on your shore
clive’s own band (C.O.B.): spirit of love
water into wine band: waiting for another day
forest: bluebell dance
dulcimer: caravan
the trees: garden of jane delawny
tir na nog: time is like a promise
dr strangely strange: frosty morning
midwinter: waters of sweet sorrow
stone angel: the bells of dunwich
third ear band: fleance
vashti bunyan: rainbow river
tea and symphony: winter
the sun also rises: tales of jasmine & suicide
mark fry: the witch
pearls before swine: images of april

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 2 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: willow’s song
bread, love and dreams: brother john
synanthesia: peck strangely & worried evening
comus: song to comus
mellow candle: poet and the witch
donovan: voyage into the golden screen
duncan browne: chloe in the garden
loudest whisper: pied piper
flibbertigibbet: my lagan love
principal edward’s magic theatre: sacrifice
the moths: the heron’s daughter
the sweeney men: dreams for me
famous jug band: a leaf must fall
tudor lodge: willow tree
shirley collins: the cruel mother
robin williamson: songs in the earth and air

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 3 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: corn riggs
mandy morton & the spriguns: witchfinder
caedmon: sea song
moonkyte: way out hermit
steve ashley: candlemas carol
spirogyra: an everyday consumption song
fuschia: shoes and ships
owen hand: the garden
shide and acorn: watching a seagull
broselmaschine: godanken
emtidi: saat
langsyne: morning
pentangle: lyke-wake dirge
wizz jones: magical flight
nick drake: black eyed dog
incredible string band: my name is death
carol of harvest: somewhere at the end of the rainbow

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 4 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: the maypole song
the strawbs: in amongst the roses
tickawinda: go your way
westwind: robin hill
gryphon: the unquiet grave
perry leopold: the journey
these trails: psyche I / share your water
magic carpet: the dream
mormos: number five in the book
magna carta: white snow dove
skybird: snow cloud
the peelers: ramblin’ robin
waterfall: and for you
melton constable: river lane
oberon: nottanum town
heron: the wanderer
incredible string band: air
mr fox: all the good times

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 5 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man: the landlord’s daughter
the incredible string band: invocation
donovan: the voyage of the moon
fairport convention: reynardine
clive’s own band (C.O.B.): solomon’s song
pearls before swine: rocket man
leonard cohen: last year’s man
sandy denny: bruton town
magna carta: elizabethan
steeleye span: lovely on the water
mourning phase: damn your eyes
mythos: oriental journey
perry leopold: the dawning of creation
the woods band: january shows
bread love & dreams: butterflyland
tir na nog: our love will not decay

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 6 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: summer is a coming in
fresh maggots: rosemary hill
gagalactyca: merlin melaine est
milkwood tapestry: the bell of junip
dando shaft: an evening with rain
extradition: a water song
linda perhacs: parallellograms
shelagh mcdonald: stargazer
elyse: ’deed i do
trader horne: morning way
the trees: little black cloud
maitreya kali: black swan
wittuser & westrupp: schopfung
eclection: st georg & the dragon
red television: the ghost of emile zola

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 7 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: fireleap
bread love & dreams: poet’s song
spirogyra: love is a funny thing
dulcimer: but maybe not
forest: nothing else will matter
water into wine band: the start of a run
light years away: the windows of limited time
fotheringay: the sea
mellow candle: reverand sisters
pentangle: cruel sister
shirley & dolly collins: beggar’s opera melody
marie celeste: sally free and easy
shelagh mcdonald: let no man steal your thyme
dogfeet: for mary
anne briggs: summer’s in
the incredible string band: the circle is unbroken
synanthesia: just as the curtain finally falls

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 8 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: the annointing
gryphon: mother nature’s son
amazing blondel: saxon lady
evensong: the gypsy
tony, caro & john: there are no greater heroes
the book of am: the song of am
chris thompson: back in the city
congregacion: arrebol
haizea: urzo aphal bat
ditching players: jabberworkcy
earth opera: time & again
baby whale: the old man and the sea
insect trust: going home
ithaca: questions
miles martin folk group: october song
dana corby & gwydion: the sun god
sounds of salvation: in the dark
justine: unknown journey

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 9 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: loving couples
richard & mimi farina: a swallow song
duncan browne: my only son
al stewart: a long way down from stephanie
amazing blondel: a spring air
wooden horse: northern beaches
steve tilston: it’s not my place to fall
bridget st john: song for the waterden widow
carolanne pegg: the sapphire
donovan: turquoise
frogmorton: judas & mary
agincourt: kind sir
bert jansch: blackwaterside
john renbourn: oh death
loudest whisper: lir’s lament
gwydion: songs of mari
mr fox: little women
incredible string band: maker of islands
sandy denny: the music weaver
tim buckley: song to the siren (demo)

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 10 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: gently johnny
oriental sunshine: mother nature
saffron: all your ambition
natural acoustic band: sunday cinderella
dando shaft: river boat
the spikedrivers: portland town
wendy & bonnie: by the sea
sallyangie: love in ice crystals
dr strangely strange: jove was at home
darius: warm
changes: sweet eve
gallery: the wind that shakes the barley
silver birch: flower and young man
mountain ash band: who knows
magna carta: midwinter
marcus: the color song
simon finn: patrice
the folklords: jennifer lee

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 11 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
the wicker man soundtrack: ruined church
madden & harris: the wind at eve
hedgehog pie: fishing song
maddy prior & tim hart: dancing at whitson
lal and mike waterson: fine horseman
etchingham steam band: horn fair
bob and carolanne pegg: a glass of water
martin carthy and dave swarbrick: prince heathen
albion country band: i was a young man
green man: salisbury plain
spriguns of toigus: curragh of kildare
john renbourn: the cuckoo
meic stevens: yorric
mr fox: mendle
celebrated ratliffe stout band: the yellow peg
toni and davy arthur: hey john barleycorn
dransfield: the blacksmith part 1

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 12 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
john cameron: judd walks to the mine
karen beth: come december
karen dalton: how did the feeling feel to you?
chuck & mary perrin: run away with me
lesley duncan: love song
haizea: argizagi ederra
jan dukes de gray: wonder child
the trees: psalm 45
barry dransfield: the werewolf
john and chris leslie: the new st. george
graham and eileen pratt: lark in the clear air
brandywine bridge: three lovers
magenta: the gypsy
pentangle: rain and snow
nigel mazlyn jones: reality
mushroom: early one morning
chris harwood: mama
terry reid: dream
pink floyd: julia dream
arthur: eleanor
jade: raven
john cameron with harvey andrews: riding free

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 13 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
third ear band: the phoenix
synanthesia: shifting sands (live)
comus: winter is a coloured bird
bobby brown: becoming one with the forest
rex holman: copper kettles
tim hollier: evening song
mick softley: ship
sunforest: magician in the mountain
marc brierly: flaxan hair
shawn phillips: ballad of casey deiss
greenwood, curlee & thompson: little willie
bridget st john: back to stay
mary-anne: love has gone
saffron: vision is a lonely word
amber: swan in the evening
tyrannosaurus rex: wind cheetah
jethro tull: jack in the green
bob pegg & nick strutt: jesus christ sitting on a hill in the lake district

LAMMAS NIGHT LAMENTS VOLUME 14 - a collection of wyrd-folk music from 1966-1980
: blood of the curious
bill fay: the garden song
mary hopkin: lord of the reedy river
michael chapman: rabbit hills
foggy: she’s far away
keith christmas: the fawn
roy harper: forget me not
jackson c frank: milk and honey
john martyn: road to ruin (excerpt)
mick stevens: burning
kathy smith: blackbird and the pearl
hedgehog pie: the green lady
famous jug band: a taste of salt
lazy farmer: love song
faraway folk: coming home to brixham
the move: no time
queen’s nectarine machine: gypsy lady
the five reivers: summer’s end
jim alan: everlasting song
nico: frozen warnings
chrysalis: lacewing
tea and symphony: dangling

Finally have most of the above tracks on retail redbook CDs now. It's taken years.

Author:  Damocles74 [ Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lang'syne

^ I've got some John Renbourn vinyl on its way!

I, also, dig that moody psychedelic 'Saffron' track...



Only thing I would add is German band 'Aigues Vives'.



Grüner Zweig!

Author:  Damocles74 [ Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lang'syne

RalphSnart wrote:
"Relaxing with some Indica and sour ale and decided to give this a full listen.."

I would've figured champagne to be more appropriate, given the band name.


Nice catch there ;D

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