Southern Californian, tie-dyed mystic Farmer Dave Scher of All Night Radio (whose 2004 Spirit Stereo Frequency is described as a psychedelic masterpiece), Beachwood Sparks (once described by The Telegraph as “country through a kaleidoscope”), Kurt Vile and Skiffle Players has announced his first LP for 10 years and with a new band featuring Ben Knight (guitar, vocals), Brian Bartus (bass, vocals) and Jud Birza (drums).
The self-titled ‘Farmer Dave & The Wizards of The West’ is set for release on 22 January 2021 on the UK’s Big Potato Records who have teamed up with Curation Records for the North American release.
Big Potato’s Tom Butterworth wrote this about the release:-
“Some musicians leave elusive, magical trails you can only see from space. Some musicans have a ghostly eminence on too many of your favourite records to call it coincidence. Some musicians play peddle steel like Weldon Myrick in a psychedelic church at the bottom of the ocean. Some musicians can write a song to heal the sick, give succour to the lost and the lonely…
Only Farmer Dave does them all.
He later adds:
To us, from afar, he sits like a gentle, industious Budha, floating above the West Coast scene where music and love still rise from the soil and surf. If we sound biased, it’s because we (Big Potato) adore him. And it is our joy to present his latest collection as FDwow.
In parts raw, psychedelic, UK sonic guitar meets the spiritual jazz of Sun Ra. Pharoah Sanders by way of MBV. In other parts, a minty fresh LA Noir from the furtile bones of classic LA rock – The Doors, Janes Addiction. The Album captures a live set featuring guitarist ‘Alvin Pirhnas’ Ben Knight and always carried forth by Dave’s warm vulnerable, heartstring-plucking voice.
FD’s music is the actual song of the Siren. Tie yourself to the mast and drift west with he.”
Check out his latest video for ‘Right Vibration’…possibly another psych-masterpiece on the way? It’s got me hooked.
http://www.farmerdavescher.com/
Pre-Order via Bandcamp: https://bigpotatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/farmer-dave-the-wizards-of-the-west