Old Time Fantasias, by Joseph Allred

Old Time Fantasias

by Joseph Allred

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1.	The Groundhog 04:01	buy track
2.	Cub Creek Blues, Part II 03:37	buy track
3.	Rope Swing on the River Styx 04:01	buy track
4.	Tracks in the Snow 04:00	buy track
5.	Ditch Lily Suite 09:20	buy track
6.	Moon Dance 04:01	buy track
7.	Daji 03:28	buy track

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"I started recording this album in Spring ‘23, thinking I might be making a mostly solo acoustic album with a couple of duets thrown in for good measure. I met Hans Chew at a Nashville show a few months earlier and sent him a few tracks to see if he wanted to add anything to them. Before long the “solo acoustic album” had given way to what’s probably the most involved and densely orchestrated album I’ve made to date.

I enjoyed following some threads of influence that aren’t as easily discernible in my solo playing - I hear some classic country and psychedelic flourishes, baroque pop glockenspiel and horns, percussion ideas that may be cribbed from Danny Elfman and Tom Waits albums, nods to post-rock-filtered western guitar twang, and a little Cocteau Twins dreaminess.

All in all this was a satisfying record to make. I’m especially grateful to the collaborators for adding their touches and making it a less solipsistic affair than it would have been otherwise. The political climate has changed so much over the last two years that I find it hard to imagine I could make a record with this kind of fantastic mood if I started now. I hope that it can maybe re-enchant those of us who are feeling disillusioned."

Video for Moon Dance youtu.be/yl6GQ8NPmNk?si=CHMUwTIhVPrExheK

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released June 13, 2025

Joseph Allred: acoustic and electric guitars, Hammond organ, Mellotron, synthesizers, drums, percussion, harmonium, electric sitar, electric bass, Bass VI, clarinet, bass clarinet, mandolin, oud, banjo.

Hans Chew: piano (1, 7)
Daniel Kimbro: upright bass (1)
Mikey Allred: trombones (1)
Kelby Clark: bowed upright bass (2, 7)
Courtney Werner: fiddle (2)
Evan Morgan: pump organ, amplified banjo (2)
Lydian Brambila: electric cello (6)
Jack Bird: violin (7)

Mastered by Mikey Allred

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