| PURE 04 VOCOKESH - Electric
Indian Blues LP 
front cover / back cover
Band: Vocokesh
Bands origin: Milwaukee / Wisconsin (USA)
Record title: Electric Indian Blues
Format: longplay vinyl 12"
Release date: July 1st, 2008
Edition: 200 copies / handmade heavy paper gatefold covers / black vinyl
Artwork: Joachim Gaertner
Tracks:
- Meet Me At The Zone (3:14)
- Ode To A Lost Cause (8:42)
- The Mummer´s Lullaby (10:35)
- Electric Indian Blues (7:16)
- Come And Have Some Tea (14:19)
Musicians on this record:
- Richard Franecki (git, bass, sitar, key, electronics)
- John Helwig (lead git, bass on "Ode To A Lost Cause")
- Rusty (drums, perc)
- Grant Richter (electronics on "The Mummer´s Lullaby")
Recording informations:
- recorded at various locations during 2007 and 2008
- final production at the purple room, Milwaukee, WI
- produced by Grandpa Mix
- all selections copyright 2008 Vocokesh
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Review
This is my first Vocokesh experience, but will not be the last
in account of this release. The LP is beautifully done with a handmade cardboardcover.
Limited to 200 copies, there are only a few left at the label.
Side A starts off with a bluesy, untidy, short- just over 3 minutes track. The overall
sound is off-tune, with lovely disharmonies between guitar and sitar, which bears very
little of typical indian sitar sound.
The next track gives a change of mood and tidyness. No Sitar. Almost 9 minutes, slow
blues, harmonies, ambient soundscapes. More spacelike mood, but then it changes mood,
almost a very early 70s PF blues rhythm. It is clearly very similar to the chords and bass
lines of PF, and this track is one of my favourites on the LP.
The last track before turning the vinyl is more than 10 mins, with lovely guitar sound.
They use a bit more use of fuzz and feedback. The track seems more untidy. Halfway it gets
more slow bluesy like track two, moving closer to that PF mood, but still more daring use
of guitar without loosing it, and without being to prominent and it gives me some
chills… as it moves to the end.
Side B starts off with the title track. The sitar is back (electric), slow blues, just
over 7 minutes. There are more harmonies, and it is a well built track. Not much happening
first, but the eastern indian sound qualifies the name. Good combination of the PF bluesy
style and indian moods and harmonies, some organ, lovely track (one of the best also
imho).
The next and also last track of the album, is more than 14 minutes. It starts with wind,
bass, guitar, quite a long intro. No specific rhythm other than bass. The guitarist is
using some stereo echo, which sounds nice. The combination of synth effects and
electronics, makes it improv sounding with some jazzy use of drums. Halfway it moves into
some blues rythms with some synth, and strange use of effects and guitar. A wonderful bass
line-represents the melody, and nice use of the guitar wich feeds here and there without
being overwhelming, makes a great finale!
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