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MyMediaMusic
An amazing songwriter, really, one of the best from the 80s. I think he's a better songwriter than Robyn Hitchcock, although Hitchcock gets far more recognition. Love how he blends various styles of 60s psychedelia with various historical and literary subjects. Even his "love" songs are creepy and much more high-brow than the typical fare.
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RussellChap
I can see why in the 80s post punk world this guy would've been dismissed as a throwback but now he sounds great in a Bill Fay or Roy Harper way (and Syd Barrett obviously)
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KharBevNor
I dunno. Burnt Orchids came out in 1985, 4 years after Di6 formed. You can see a very definite through-line for Di6's development from post-punk to their later neo-folk sound that doesn't necessarily involve a lot of external influences beyond the ones they had from the beginning (you can tell Doug Pierce probably really likes early Joy Division, for example). Not saying that he's never heard Paul Roland, but it's as likely that both just have common influences. As others have pointed out way back, the main reason Paul Roland gets the neo-folk tag is because 'Wyndham Hill' is on a neo-folk compilation called 'Looking For Europe'. It's on the first disc (which seems more of an 'influences' thing) along with a wide selection of other stuff you'd never really call neo-folk (Test Dept. and Brith Goff, Scott Walker, Nico, Strawbs). Then again, I've never had a chance to get my hands on the 106 page book that accompanies the compilation so I don't know waht their logic in including it was.
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Batcavegothy
I gotta laugh at this "Neofolk against communism" group. First this isn´t Neofolk and second communism never really existed. There were some "wannabe" and out of order tries, but look up Marx and you know this must have been a joke. Useless group and it´s sad to see this nice artist as a member.
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RealPaulRoland
Hi, PRAS here - please check out my profile and connect to Paul via facebook and/or twitter ( @realpaulroland ) or his WP blog, we're doing our best to keep all channels open and everyone posted (the man's so prolific :) Extremely impressed with Paul's artist page, a great selection of pics & excellent biog!
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TheDarkMinstrel
And the new album iseally really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really nice !!! ;)
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KharBevNor
I just realised I am personally responsible for nearly 2% of all plays. That's nuts.
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KharBevNor
It's fucking hilarious that Neofolk Against Communism have linked to Paul Roland. He's not even neo-folk. He's barely even folk, for fucks sake. Also fairly sure a guy who wrote a pop-history book entitled 'The Nuremberg Trials: The Nazis and Their Crimes Against Humanity' isn't a friend of their cause.
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TheDarkMinstrel
Cruelly underrated genius (3). Captain Blood is awesome (and all other songs !!)
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DrCaligari
he's most popular song is usualy listened from popular neofolk compilation. that's the reason.
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VernianProcess
Seriously. His music is a mix of acoustic, rock, strings, and synths. and his themes are predominantly about 19th Century. I don't get Neo-Folk at all "Neo-Victorian" certainly!
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