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“In recent months, 24-year-old UK guitarist James Blackshaw has burst fully-formed onto the folk underground, his remarkable talents already seeming at peak maturity… Blackshaw has established himself as an instrumentalist of astonishing grace and delicacy, seeming as though he’s gobbled and digested whole the primitive folk canons of Takoma and Vanguard. Relying primarily on 12-string guitar, Blackshaw’s intricate creations web together Robbie Basho’s wayfaring mysticism, Ben Chasny’s soft-focused acid tongues, and the rustic fantasias of Sandy Bull… Yet as the radiant O True Believers illustrates, Blackshaw is able to differentiate himself through his exotic lyricism, stray pan-ethnic flourishes and pure unmasked virtuosity.” - Pitchforkmedia.com
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James Blackshaw "Stained Glass Windows"
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James Blackshaw "River of Heaven"
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James Blackshaw - Transient Life In Twilight
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Running To The Ghost
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Past Has Not Passed
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Gate of Ivory
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Infinite Circle
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The Cloud of Unknowing
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The Mirror Speaks
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Echo and Abyss
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Shroud
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Clouds Collapse
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Stained Glass Windows
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Gate of Horn
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spiralling skeleton memorial
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transient life in twilight
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the elk with jade eyes
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o true believers
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Shoutbox
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thompiddock wrote:
wow...just wow
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bagratuni wrote:
James Blackshaw's music never fails to heal whatever is ailing me.
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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
So young and already has so many unbelievably perfect albums under his belt... jesus.
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ZoNuEerstEenBav wrote:
Sunshrine and Celeste are both breathtaking and beatiful, hope to see him perform live in Holland.
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mellowship9 wrote:
beautiful
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Foxtrout wrote:
James is a great power producer;-) For me he's on the top of contemporary music.
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SephirothTree wrote:
i totally love james blackshaw. O True Believers and Sunshrine are beautiful. I am without words
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IJaK wrote:
Finally, got it. Magical. Also got his collab with Jozef van Wissem, not as good, but still worth a look if you're a big fan of either.
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Ryantalope wrote:
This guy is a genius
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fleskulf64 wrote:
how come "transcendental" isn't among the tags for this guy?
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grasfuesserl wrote:
impressive indeed! :-) like his music very much!
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Lachlan_Willis wrote:
Pass Has Not Passed is the best from Litany of Echoes.
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jimmysheldon wrote:
*just arrived in the post today
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jimmysheldon wrote:
@ IJaK i think you will. But it's not all that bad, litany of echoes just arrived in the most today, only cost £5 from amazon market place inc. p&p. and for such a great album its definitely worth it
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IJaK wrote:
Can't find this guy's records anywhere... do I have to use the internet?
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analogonz wrote:
'the broken hourglass' is the song you will hear when you die and go to heaven.
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TheBlackPope wrote:
It's a shame that there is no vinyl edition of Litany of Echoes!
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flackcaptain wrote:
"Shroud" is pretty much damn perfect.
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epilgren wrote:
The perfect music for playing chess... or banging.
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freefestival wrote:
His music is something beyond beautiful, for me it is.
Events
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Pantaleimon
La[2], Barcelona, Spain
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In the pines
The Harrison, London, United Kingdom
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Dec
3
Unrock Instore Gig Vol. 11
Unrock Instore Gig, Krefeld, Germany
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News
News, October 14th 2008
14 Oct 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/jamesblackshaw
Hi everybody,Mmm, it's a been a while since I've written much here. After a little time-out this summer to settle in to my new home in Hastings, I have a few bits of news about my activities for the n. …
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