Gareth Dickson among Taylor Deupree’s 2010 Top 10
As Taylor Deupree is an artist that we hold in very high regard around Drifting Falling HQ, we were and still are more than a bit chuffed to find Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” in his Top 10 albums of 2010 list. Furthermore, to be listed as one of his 3 stand outs is really pretty special to us.
it’s been an amazing year for music, i think. some of these records affected me deeply… and it’s always hard to choose just 10. though i try to keep my “top 10” lists to recent recordings, fact of the matter is, i spend a lot of time listening to previous years and old works.
Great Lake Swimmers continue to be on constant rotation as well as Brian Eno’s Thursday Afternoon which is my favorite recording of all time. for the first time on my top 10 lists is an internet radio station. i’ve never much been interested in radio, or internet radio for that matter simply because there’s no way a radio station can compete for my interest when i have so much great music in my library at home. however, fluid radio changed all of that. Both their CHANNEL 1 (experimental/ambient) and CHANNEL 2 (modern acoustic/folk) not only cater toexactly my tastes, but have also introduced me so countless new artists, something radio should do. But, unlike any other radio i’ve ever heard i don’t have to sit and wait for something to come on that i like, i simply put on one of the two channels and am completely fascinated with everything i hear.
i should write a bit about each of these releases below, but time is short. i can say, however, that the first 3 albums on this list were definitely the year’s standouts for me. they appear here in no particular order as they’re all quite different from one another. as well, the list in general is in no particular order. i’m particularly happy with this year’s output on 12k… and while i don’t generally like to put too many 12k releases in my own top 10, i have put these because they really struck a chord with me. Marcus Fischer’s Monocoastal is an album i wish i wrote myself. i find it to encompass a lot of what i like to explore when i write my own music. Seaworthy + Matt Rösner’s Two Lakes is on here because at first, when they sent me the demo, i didn’t know whether i liked it or not! i listened to it over and over and over and after about the 20th time i told myself “wait, if i’ve actually listened to it 20 times in a row, i must like it!” and that’s when i decided to release it. it’s an album of really unexpected complexity, very deceptive on the surface. as always, i love everything i release on 12k (i have to give a nod to the Pjusk album Sval here), it’s why i run the label and choose what to release.
i hope you all had a wonderful musical year and i look forward to see what 2011 has to offer. and of course, apologies go out to everything else i highly enjoyed this year which would have made this list much longer than ten.
– taylor deupree
Gareth Dickson – October Tour Dates
Oct 15 2010 8:00P Bar El Casino (Vidreres, SPAIN)
Oct 16 2010 8:00P House Show (SONS) (Castellón, SPAIN)
Oct 17 2010 9:00P La Casa de los Jacintos (Madrid, SPAIN)
Oct 20 2010 8:00P Dolce Vita (Don Benito, SPAIN)
Oct 22 2010 10:00P Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro (Coimbra, PORTUGAL)
P*Dis Inpartmaint – 2009 Staff Recommendations
This is a little belated, but Sin at P*Dis has listed Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” as number 1 on his staff recommendations list.
Gareth Dickson and Juana Molina – Two Trains
A stunning duet of Gareth’s song “Two Trains”. Really lovely!WNYC’s Spinning On Air: Vashti Bunyan and Gareth Dickson
Gareth Dickson accompanies Vashti Bunyan in WNYC Studio on the Spinning On Air show.The songs of Vashti Bunyan have a gentle, quiet sound, but they tell tales of strength, resilience, and insight. Vashti joins host David Garland in the studio once again, this time to play and talk about songs she wrote in 1964 and 2009, and from a few points in between. Accompanying Vashti is Scottish guitarist Gareth Dickson, who then plays us a couple of his own songs, which are mysterious, rhythmic, and lovely.
Listen to the whole show here
[sic] Magazine: Writer Top Tens, 2009
Mike Henaghan of [sic] Magazine included Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” in his top 10 of 2009 list.See the full list here
Gareth Dickson’s Collected Recordings review at Moon Tomb
Glowing review of Collected Recordings at Moon Tomb.‘collected recordings’ consists of songs from two of his prior albums (solina sea, spruce goose) and previously unreleased tracks. when i was first getting familiar with this album, i would hear certain songs playing on shuffle and mistake them for nick drake songs that i had either forgotten about or had yet to become familiar with. a perfect contrast between gentle finger-picked guitar, dreamy folk vocals, and ambient a-la brian eno or labradford. probably my favorite album of 2009. like a dream you never want to leave.
review link
Gareth Dickson featured on Vidro Azul podcast
Gareth’s “Fifth (The Impossibility Of Death)” was featured in the December 14th episode of the Vidro Azul podcast along with some other great artists.Set list and download here
The Perlich Post: Fave 50 0f 2009
More end of year love for Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings”. The Perlich Post has included Collected Recordings in their “Fave 50 0f 2009”.Read the article