專輯介紹
Nino Rojo is the companion album to Rejoicing In The Hands, which was released earlier this year. It is culled from the same sessions. It is not a series of out-takes, or extra tracks. It is essentially CD #2 of a double album (in fact both these CDS are being released as a double vinyl album as well). As mentioned in the press release for Rejoicing In The Hands, Devendra had SO MANY songs, and of such consistently high caliber, that it was impossible to edit down the material to a single album. So, we decided to release 2 albums of his new songs in the space of a year. The response to Rejoicing has been overwhelming. In fact, as a small label, its almost impossible to keep up with it. What can I say? This kid is so amazingly magical, unique, genuine and talented that people just gravitate naturally to his music.
Not only does my best friend GRANDMOTHER relate to it, but my hard-ass “experimental music” friends also enthuse about it, as well as a few “purist” country/bluegrass friends of mine. He emanates joy, generosity, a whimsical imagination, really superb (and increasingly so) guitar playing, lyrical complexity, and an absolutely one-of-a-kind voice. It has been my immense privilege to meet him when he was not yet 21 years old - an exploding bag of crazy thoughts and dreams – and now to see him just a few short years later focused, his talent increasing exponentially, and receiving the attention he deserves. He one of a kind. This is a rare case where the “hype” is justified. TO CLARIFY: we sent out some cds, took out a few ads, and the response took care of itself – all that was left to us as a label was to try to keep up with it. We certainly have no power of persuasion in the music industry!!! Basically, YOU – people in the press, in radio, retail etc., and most of all a hugely increasing base of FANS – i.e. people who just respond honestly to his music – have made this happen. Nino Rojo has a few more “orchestrated” songs than Rejoicing does, but that more by co-incidence than anything else. Again, they hopefully add color/context to the songs. In the end, they werent strictly necessary at all. Everything was there on tape when he performed the songs. This CD contains a video of Devendra and his friends performing the song “At The Hop” live (and somewhat “psychedelicized” ) in a grassy field somewhere in northern California, dandelions flitting in the wind – ha ha! “At The Hop” was co-written with Devendra friend Andy Cabic from the band Vetiver, and they perform a duet of it on the regular cd version. The album opens with a cover of the Ella Jenkins song “Wake Up, Little Sparrow.” There 16 little gems on this album. Go to it, and enjoy.
- Michael Gira/Young God Records