Abel Ashes San Diego, California
Born in a cult in El Paso, hitchhiked cross country as a baby, grew up with mom in the shadow of the atomic bomb in New Mexico, vacations in San Diego with dad, played open mics with a fucked up old Stella, experimental music shows, protests, and dead-end jobs galore, some time in LA and SF, 7 years in Kentucky, now in Tunisia with my wife who was paralyzed in car crash & doing my no budget music. ... more
Abel Ashes recommends:
Songs Of Resistance 1942 - 2018
by Marc Ribot
One of the world's most unique jazz guitarists makes one of the all time greatest protest albums full of free jazz, hard rock, country, funk, Tuareg blues, Mexicano, and folk; originals and classics.
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A Laughing Death in Meatspace
by TFS
A lot has been said about this album, but what isn't said enough is how fucking great the songwriting is. Some of my favorite rhythms and melodies of all time are on this thing and the lyrics are wow!
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Pebble
by stevie harris
The debut of one of the great obscure masters of songwriting. I used to open for his equally brilliant rock band Conglomerate, in the 90s. His 2019 single Build A Wall is beautiful funky protest song.
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Isasa
by Isasa
Isasa makes contemplative and emotionally rich fingerstyle guitar in the mode of John Fahey and Jack Rose.
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Tales that drift and whisper
by Along the Wind
Soft and soothing acoustic compositions from this Italian guitarist with melodies that flutter like leaves on a breeze.
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Everybody Glows: B-Sides & Rarities
by Kaki King
Guitar virtuoso readies album of unreleased goodies, flip-sides, and obscurities, and posts her entire back catalog to BC.
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