Thursday, 17 January 2013

the bevis frond

Nick Saloman has been recording as The Bevis Frond for an amazing 23 albums and 11 singles since 1987. South Londoner, ("the Walthomstow wizard"), "..is an artist of singular vision whose staunch devotion to the spirit of vintage psychedelia has yielded a shelf full of unmistakably '60s-derived albums. But there's more to the Bevis Frond's extensive catalogue than mere hippie revival. The singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist's twisted pop tunes, reflective acoustic excursions and extended guitar freakouts.." for more see Trouser Press

Another prolific and independent artist. It's easier to just list the one man enterprise. Frontman and songwriter, plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals, producer, releases records on his own Woronzow Records label (Woronzow artists), publishes the Ptolemaic Terrascope alternative music magazine, and there's probably more besides.
In 2011 released 'The Leaving Of London' album, the first for 7 years and touring Germany playing the excellent Roadburn festival in 2012.
There's also a track on last years The Psychedelic League Of Gentlemen EP (see Fruits De Mer website) and the download site is here

Here's Bevis Frond's 'Stain on the Sun' (1990) and a nice psyched out video,