With the Rusty String LP, Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist cars & trains (twenty-six year old Tom Filepp) takes a cross-country step closer to the melodic electro-folk he set out to make with the 2006 debut EP, 2 AM. Woodwinds interweave with banjos, trumpets, strings and glockenspiel, fleshing out dynamically engaging song structures. Rusty String sits somewhere between stations on the analog dial, where an old country broadcast breaches into absent-meinded waves of static, synching up as if on purpose. The album consists of handfuls of microscopic crafted worlds, s… read more
With the Rusty String LP, Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist cars & trains (twenty-six year old Tom Filepp) takes a cross-country step … read more
With the Rusty String LP, Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist cars & trains (twenty-six year old Tom Filepp) takes a cross-country step closer to the melodic electro-folk he… read more
The albums of Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist cars & trains (Tom Filepp) consist of handfuls of microscopic crafted worlds, shaped with tiny precision. Layers of decaying feedback, sparse glockenspiel and tape samples weave a dark and dense tapestry of sound while deep brooding vocals sit atop songs with deceptive timing, subtle electronic stutters, and thunderous and organic drumming. Banjo driven four to the floor stompers yield to velvety acoustic guitar and spacious instrumentals laden with sampled americana. Tom's work as cars & trains evokes early Mor… read more
The albums of Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist cars & trains (Tom Filepp) consist of handfuls of microscopic crafted worlds, shaped with tiny precision. Layers of decaying f… read more
The albums of Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist cars & trains (Tom Filepp) consist of handfuls of microscopic crafted worlds, shaped with tiny precision. Layers of decaying feedback, sparse glockenspiel and tape samples … read more