A few weeks ago I visited the amazing blog Downsideup.be (sometimes in English, sometimes in Dutch) where Julie had written some articles about the adventures of Pete Bernhard and The Devil Makes Three. In this article she also wrote about her encounter with Van Tastik and that got me triggered so I wanted to find out more about him.
The first song I listened to was Drag Me To Hell and I got blown away instantly. Van plays some dark Delta Blues that makes you goosebump where you never goosebumped before. Reverend Van's music tells the tales of darkness and turmoil and in his music and in his voice you can just hear that he already experienced some really life-changing events.
Drag Me To Hell is a dark song with lyrics that chill you to the bone. But it's also god damned beautiful and I am grateful that I got to discover Van's music.
Lyrics :
Take me by the hand And tell me that you love me Tell me that I'm your man And that you'll never leave me Tell me that you want me Yeah Then cast me to the ground Tell me that you need me And stab me when I turn around
You've got me in your vice grip Baby yeah
You've got me in your vice grip Baby yeah
You've got me in your vice grip Baby yeah
Take me by the hand And take me to the gates Tell me that I'm a coward Because I won't wait Oh you leave me In a pool of my own blood Darling I ain't against a little pain But you're making my skull numb
You've got me in your vice grip Baby yeah You've got me in your vice grip Baby yeah You've got me in your vice grip Baby yeah
CHIP TAYLOR & THE NEW UKRANIANS FUCK ALL THE PERFECT PEOPLE This song pops up frequently on my playlist and - shame on me - I never knew who Chip Taylor was until I recently did some research. Anyway this proves my earlier statement about not being a music connoisseur. Chip Taylor (real name James Wesley Voight) is an American singer-songwriter and he's the brother of actor Jon Voight which also makes him Angelina Jolie's uncle. Apart from these famous family ties Chip Taylor is also the author of hits like Wild Thing (The Troggs) and Angel Of The Morning (Evie Sands). Artists like Janis Joplin, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson and The Hollies also recorded some of his creations. I'm sure I will never forget this any time I hear Fuck All The Perfect People again. And being not perfect I'm glad this song isn't about me. Lyrics : To be or not to be To free or not to free To crawl or not to crawl Fuck all those perfect people To sleep or not to sleep ...
ALPS. - WANT YOU NOW Life is full of surprises. Sometimes it gives you lemons, sometimes it gives you Alps.. At The Black Flamingo we really are blessed with the people that come visit us. No matter how big or small the audience, they give the artists all the attention they deserve. One day Jesse came over to watch a show here. I didn't knew who he was but someone pointed out to me that he also was a musician and a songwriter. After a little research (hurrah for socials) I came across two of his projects, Alps. and CYNN' (more about CYNN' later, I'm sure). For me Alps. is more than songs. When I close my eyes while listening to them I can almost feel the scenery passing by. Want You Now in particular makes me feel like being somewhere on a mountain pasture (Alps.?) and it's my perfect waking up song after a stressy week or a heavy night. I already had the privilege to see them perfom live and what a show that was ! Go check them out...
JAMES LEG - FEVER Last month I talked about The Belgians Are Coming by The Bonnevilles. I got to know them at the Trash'n'Burn pre-party in Croatia. Last year at that pre-party (same party, different year) I heared James Leg for the very first time and what a revelation that was !! Reverend James Leg (John Wesley Myers) is the son of a Texas preacher, raised in the South on Gospel music. Some people might know him from the Black Diamond Heavies or The Immortal Lee County Killers but now he travels around the world preaching the punk blues. Only accompanied by drums he handles these two old keyboards - I remember at the show I saw that he had to do an emergency fix on one of them - but the sound he creates with this setup has no comparison. Some people say that James' voice resembles Tom Waits but I don't think you have to compare. James Leg growls like James Leg and that's it. In this video of Fever you can see the zeal he has while playing. It could as well hav...
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