Mij / Yodeling Astrologer
Album: Yodeling Astrologer   Collection:General
Artist:Mij   Added:Dec 2009
Label:Esp-Disk'  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-02-14 Pull Date: 2010-04-18
Week Ending: Apr 18 Apr 11 Mar 21 Mar 7 Feb 28 Feb 21
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 4

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 15, 2010: orangeasm
Look Into The (K)Night
4. Mar 05, 2010: The Courtesy Flush
Lookin' Out Today
2. Apr 07, 2010: Beatnik Bourgeoisie
Grok (Martian Love Call)
5. Feb 24, 2010: behold... the tetrahedron of infinite gloom
Two Stars
3. Mar 17, 2010: Lost Verses
Grok (Martian Love Call)
6. Feb 20, 2010: On The Warpath
Look Into The (K)Night

Album Review
Barbra Anne
Reviewed 2010-02-05
Mij
Yodeling Astrologer

A hidden gem that makes you wonder if Donovan secretly hid out and decided to make complex and impassioned psyche folk under an assumed name. Recorded in New York in 3 hours in 1969, this stuff is all drenched in reverb and the guitar emits the warmest and most delicious timbre. And the story behind this record is truly astounding, so take some time to google it. All tracks are highly recommended.
FCC clean
Try: 2(!), 7, 9

1. (3:59) now that’s how you record a guitar. jeez.
2. (7:08) epic cross between a spaghetti western, downright enraged 90s acoustic indie, country ballads, and too-cool Middle Eastern rebellion soundtracks.
3. (3:20) This track really brings out the Donovan in him, even down the subtle voice warbles.
4. (4:23) childish, slower, sparser, more reserved.
5. (3:46) Odd sounds & voices impossibly juxtaposed with a straightforward and beautiful folk tune.
6. (4:51)A more jangly and melodic tune.
7. (4:24) precisely echoed guitar becomes a second instrument.
8. (4:27) 15 seconds of convo before this shimmering sparkling guitar cascade rushes towards you. Dream-world astrology.
9. (8:01) Strikingly similar to the work Brian Eno did with sitarist Laraaji. An unstoppable stampede of a thousand strings alternately plucked and reverberating. The true meaning of psychadelia.

Track Listing
1. Two Stars   5. Lookin' Out Today
2. Grok (Martian Love Call)   6. Door Keys
3. Romeo & Juliet   7. Planet Of A Flower
4. Little Boy   8. Never Be Free
  9. Look Into The (K)Night