A collection of thought, sound & ideas. Since 2008.
Little more than a year since the release of Vampire Hours, The Humms have returned with new music, the lone Golden Bears seemingly plucked from what appears to be their third album, Pelzer Fuck Club, still under production.
Singing the words of Georgia-born poet, Byron Herbert Reece, Jacqueline Elsner recites: "But a step before them and a step behind are people possessed of a very small mind" during this chilling rendition of If Only Lovers, recorded acapella to the traditional tune of Fair & Tender Ladies.
The following list is an attempt to summarize the truly numerous records spun at GF HQ throughout the year. Each song is linked, in no particular order, & we highly suggest you visit, listen, & support if able. Â
Proceeds of Gypsy Farm's latest release, GF012 - Tape Feed, Vol 1, have secured over 1,146 meals through donations to Feeding America, a nonprofit organization networking with around 200 Food Banks throughout the United States.
Of the notable clips included, viewers may recognize several blasts from the past including the band's infamous practice trailer, where several early works were tracked, such as 2008's Talking To A Ghost.
Tracked in the summer of 2014, 'Ted Bundy' drifts in and around Helen Scott's signature tapestry of harmony, carried on a cloud of haze, & powered by the backing of organs.
Every now & again, between cigarette breaks, after the show, the recording machine will be left unattended and running. Sometimes, we end up with what, more often than not, becomes some sort of cherished artifact for the GF archive. Remembering one such time when the Shoal Creek Stranglers would pick & lick their way through Sinful Sunday Singings, a free show & supper combo hosted at various churches in the Georgia & South Carolina area. It was an occasion when associates would track their own performance, at times unbeknownst to them.
After last year's successful donation to the local food bank, we staffed our producer Willie Shears with the task of assembling years worth of various recordings from deep within the Gypsy Farm vault into a tangible compilation for your enjoyment but also, the benefit of Feeding America, a nonprofit organization networking with 200 food banks. The result was Tape Feed, Vol: 1. Each limited edition cassette is a direct, real-time copy of the original hi-fee-fi-fo-fum master recordings and even include a digital download to boot.
As we round out the first half of 2021, we see a new single release from the latest group signed to Gypsy Farm, known only as "Jockey Lot Boyz" (a reference to South Carolina's largest flea market of the same name). Though their press release failed to include any official member list or biography for that matter, our specialists have determined that at least four (4) different voices appear on the group's debut track "I Remember When".
Pictured above courtesy Gregory Frederick Athens GA Live Music is GF experimental project Bat & The Bears at a 2019 performance in the now unfortunately defunct Caledonia Lounge. This is their first single out since last September's Roost, and we all at Gypsy Farm are just cheery to present, here and now for your listening pleasure: "Brick Walls" by Bat & The Bears!
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