''Anticomp Folkilation'' is a 2-CD compilation album featuring a variety of artists from New York's
anti-folk
Anti-folk (sometimes referred to as unfolk) is a music genre that emerged in the 1980s in response to the remnants of the 1960s folk music scene. Anti-folk music was made to mock the perceived seriousness of the time's mainstream music scene, a ...
scene.
Sounds and Themes
This album itself has been described as incongruous yet in line with traditional Folk and Punk sensibilities.
Track listing
CD 1
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Major Matt Mason USA
Major Matt Mason USA is the recording project of Matt Roth, an American musician and record producer active in the anti-folk and DIY music scene of New York's East Village.(May 28, 2004). "Matt at front of 'anti-folk'", ''Coventry Evening Teleg ...
– Tripping Yourself
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Brook Pridemore – Sugar Coma (Snakes on My Brain)
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Soft Black – The Earth is Black
# The Wowz – You're Lovely
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Toby Goodshank
Toby Goodshank is a musician and visual artist based out of New York City. In addition to his solo work, he performs regularly with New York City-based bands Double Deuce, the Tri-Lambs, and the Christian Pirate Puppets.
Biography
Toby Goodshank ...
– Black Eye
# A Brief View of the Hudson – She Will Never Speak
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Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and comic book artist.
Early life
Lewis was born in New York City and grew up on the Lower East Side. He attended State University of New York at Purchase, graduating in ...
and
Diane Cluck
Diane Cluck is an American singer-songwriter. She describes her music as "intuitive folk". She currently resides in Virginia.
Early life
Cluck was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She began taking piano lessons at the age of 7, and was classi ...
– The River
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Jason Trachtenburg
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players were an American indie-rock/art pop family band. It consisted of main vocalist Jason Trachtenburg, his wife Tina, and their only child, Rachel.
Overview
The band's members consisted of father, Jason T ...
– Anyone Can Tell (In the Rain)
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Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson (born November 17, 1972) is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Dawson's work with the Moldy Peaches earned them a cult following and critical acclaim, with their 2001 song "Anyone El ...
– Will You Be Me
# Masheen Gun Kelly – Don't Bug Me I'm On My First Cup
# Lowry – Boone's Farm
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Elastic No-No Band
Elastic No-No Band was a musical group based in New York City's anti-folk scene. Started in the mid-2000s, the band's name was initially just a pseudonym for its leader and main songwriter, Justin Remer. After 2005, Elastic No-No Band's line-up al ...
– Sally's Strut
# ThREe DrinKs tO LizZie – splash'o'gin
# Beau Johnson – Gypsy
# The Real Urban Barnyard – Pooper Scooper
# Dan Penta – Joyless Now
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Lach – Baby
# Dan Costello – M&M's (I Love You More)
CD 2
# Eric Wolfson – Sleeping is a Sucker's Game
# Griffin and the True Believers – Beautiful Weather
# Ivan Sandomire – Drunk Faeries
# Matt Singer – VHS
# Erin Regan – Your Mom's Car
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Paleface – I Don't Think I Like You (As Much As I Used To)
# David LK Murphy – Peace of Mind
# Dead Blonde Girlfriend – Velvet Coffin
# The Festival – The Ink Festival
# Ben Godwin – Terminus
# The Sewing Circle – Sewer Gators NYC
# Creaky Boards – I'm So Serious This Time
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The Bowmans
"The Bowmans" is an episode of the BBC television situation comedy programme ''Hancock'', the final BBC series featuring Tony Hancock, first broadcast on 2 June 1961. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The title is a retronym; the e ...
– The Slumber
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Dan Fishback – Faggotssaywhat?
# Frank Hoier – I Can't Love You Anymore
# Debe Dalton – Ed's Song
# Urban Barnyard – Johnny's Kitchen
References
External links
Crafty Records ''Anticomp'' page
Anti-folk albums
2007 compilation albums
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