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They only call it 'folk' so you'll BUY it! |
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| Location: | TUNAS, MISSOURI |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 30, 2008 (510 days back) |
About Me |
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| The long lost VIKING MOSES album RECOVERY SONGS availible now, for the first and only time. Limit 500 copies - 12inch Swedish vinyl only pressing, CLICK HERE to buy! CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, I HAVE NEVER "TOURED" WITH OLDHAM OR CAT POWER. ALSO, "WEREWOLVES IN THE CITY" IS A COVER OF A QUEM QUAERITIS SONG, I DID NOT WRITE THE WORDS, BUT I DID WRITE THE MUSIC, AS IT WAS ORIGINALY A RAP SONG. Many balls-to-the-wall musicians adopt a bohemian persona to fit their music, but Viking Moses is the real deal. Living a nomadic life for nearly a decade now, Brendon Massei has released banjo and acoustic guitar albums under several names. Perpetually on tour (since 1996), he has played with Will Oldham, Cat Power, Songs: Ohia and Devendra Banhart, to name a few, yet Masseis body of work has received little commercial or critical attention. His newest full-length under the Viking Moses moniker, the story-song cycle Crosses, is by far his most accomplished work, and ranks among the best of the newest crop of American folk recordings.For anyone who has seen Massei perform live, the delicate mood of Crosses may come as a bit of a surprise. While a Viking Moses show often finds Massei on his knees wailing like a man possessed, Crosses consists of nothing more than a softly picked nylon-string acoustic guitar, a bass, and some piano flourishes, with Masseis trademark baritone rarely reaching its cathartic heights. While Massei may be accused of holding back, Crosses is actually strengthened by his reserve; otherwise, these odes to a girl named Emma could have come across a bit too earnest.Masseis simple, and thoroughly endearing lyrics complement the breezy melodies. On Little Emmas Smile he sings, I love the fishes that swim around me / God made the fishes and God made me / I love Emma, her smiles so free / God, may little Emmas smile find me against a melody that could just as well be a nursery rhyme. There is a sense of childlike wonder throughout reminiscent of another of Masseis old touring partners, Little Wings. But where Little Wings Kyle Field turns his wonderment outward towards nature, Massei is content to wonder at the ways in which love alters ones perception, as he sings on Little Arms: When you hold my little arms wrist out / you show me just how little I really am.The simplicity of the music allows Masseis lyrics, with their roughly sketched narrative, to be the albums centerpiece. In My Husbands Hand, Massei imagines himself in Emmas place, watching a group of children and feeling his/her biological clock ticking. At just a minute and a half, it epitomizes the albums precision just over 30 minutes without a single unnecessary note. While it can sound overly precious at times for the pysche-folk crowd, Crosses is a quiet piece of lamentation and joy that is hard not to embrace.by Jon Pitt, Dusted Magazine Click HERE to get your own copy of the 500-only Werewolves in the City "Werewolves In The City" (cover of a Quem Quaeritis song.) CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER VIKING MOSES' DEBUT ALBUM CROSSES OUT ON THE 7TH OF AUGUST |
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Music:Member Since: 9/19/2004Band Website: pulsefilms.co.uk/vid/daryl/vikingepk.html Band Members: Cody Brant, Spencer Kingman, Brendon Massei, John McCauley, Jacob Sotodrop.io : simple private sharing Interview W/ Viking Moses and Golden Ghost at Skinless Productions Gallery from Release TV on Vimeo . Influences:"Smack" by George Thomas & The Owls, also starring Golden Ghost and Viking Moses! Record Label: unsigned Type of Label: Major |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Country / Soul) |
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guitar / paintings |
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| thank you all, a good friend has donated toward the guitar, so i am taking the post down... i was so shocked at all the response this got, and truly touched, so thank you all for the encouragement and... Posted by Viking Moses! on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:10:00 PST |
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EAST COAST USA - FINAL SHOWS! |
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| Interview W/ Viking Moses and Golden Ghost at Skinless Productions Gallery from Release TV on Vimeo.Hi All,this has been a wonderfully fun tour, and thank you everybody involved!we onl... Posted by Viking Moses! on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:49:00 PST |
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KEEPIN ON KEEPIN ON USA TOUR |
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| BOOKING USA TOUR NOWHi again friends and strangers,we are excited to start announcing confirmed dates!this so far has been one of the fastest Viking Moses tours yet organized, so thank you tremendousl... Posted by Viking Moses! on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:43:00 PST |
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EAST COAST USA! |
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| Hi all!here's a few shows coming up this week, hope you can make it!VIKING MOSES / GOLDEN GHOST East Coast USA Appearneces:2.18.08 CAMBRIDGE, MA @ Lily Pad - 7pm - $102.20.08 NAUGATUCK, CT @ Alyssa... Posted by Viking Moses! on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:57:00 PST |
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PROVIDENCE TONIGHT! |
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| Hey All!getting wicked psyched about tonight's show!we got your BELLY BOAT kicking things off!!!we got your GOLDEN GHOST (Providence DEBUT!!!!!)we got your DEER TICK as the backbone of your VIKING MOS... Posted by Viking Moses! on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:43:00 PST |
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EAST COAST |
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| Viking Moses & Golden Ghostavailible for Northeastern USA showsnow until March...please find me with any requests/proposals ...thank you! Posted by Viking Moses! on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:09:00 PST |
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USA TOUR |
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| Hi there folks!just landed back in New York for the holidays!i know January is a dead season for this kinda thing, but if there's enough interest in this sorta thing, then shoot! maybe we'll just go a... Posted by Viking Moses! on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:19:00 PST |
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FINAL UK TOUR |
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these shall be the final Viking Moses appearences in Europe for the year, looking forward to having a full band line-up for you guys, too... these shall be some really special shows, and i r... Posted by Viking Moses! on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:20:00 PST |
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OSLO Concert w/ NICK LOWE - TOMORROW! |
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| Hey Folks!this is really last minute, but the HONOUR OF HONOURS!SUN 28 OCTOSLO, NORWAY@ GAMLE LOGENNICK LOWE w/ Viking Moses!MON 29 OCTOSLO, NORWAY@ RADIO NOVA VIKING MOSES w/ GOLDEN GHOST!(10am Radio... Posted by Viking Moses! on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:21:00 PST |
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UK TOUR |
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| UK TOUR SAINT ESKIMO TOUR:SAINT ESKIMO is a hybrid band, half Viking Moses / half Golden Ghost, we collaborate on (or essentially, cover) our own individual songs, AND we've co-written new material as... Posted by Viking Moses! on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:34:00 PST |
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