MORNING HAIKUS AFTERNOON RAGAS

LP version. On Buck Curran's second solo album, Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas, the emphasis switches to acoustic guitar, as compared to his first solo album, Immortal Light (ESPDISK 5014CD/LP, 2016). Side A, all solo acoustic instrumentals, seems to have fallen out of a wormhole emanating from Takoma Records in the 1970s. There's some of that on side B as well, but there are also vocals and other instruments, sometimes overdubbed, and the dedication of Taurus to Peter Green, guitarist extraordinaire of the original lineup of Fleetwood Mac (when they were a blues band), hinting at the breadth of Curran's influences. The introduction of other timbres and textures doesn't diminish the intimate, almost meditational mood, though. Co-released by ESP-Disk' and Curran's own Obsolete Recordings. Personnel: Buck Curran - vocals, guitars, harmonium, flute, banjo; Adele Pappalardo - vocals on Dirt Floor. Mastering by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering. - 01. Song for Liam (2:36)?02. Improvisation 1 (1:52)?03. River Unto Sea (5:38)?04. Song for Shylah (3:38)?05. Summer Street (4:22)?06. Francesco Joaquin's Morning Haiku (1:59)?07. Improvisation 2 (0:38)?08. The Sun Also Rises (5:06)?09. Taurus (4:28)?10. Compane Del Sabato Mattina (3:56)?11. Dirt Floor (2:26)?12. Sea of Polaris (5:03)