Could the Barn Owl members ever be too prolific? Absolutely not, it’s simply not possible. At times it’s hard to keep up, but it’s always a pleasure catching up with Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras. Speaking of the former, Mr. Caminiti has a new album forthcoming on Immune, and I know you always have extra [...]
Jon Porras, who has also recorded as Elm and one-half of Barn Owl, has a new LP forthcoming on Thrill Jockey. If it’s anything like his last solo effort for Root Strata, this will be must-grip material. Black Mesa is billed as the southwest counterpart to Lynch’s Black Lodge. Dale Cooper meets the Gun Slinger, [...]
Man, things have been really hot lately for vinyl. A new LP from Barn Owl is always cause for celebration around here. Since teaming up with Thrill Jockey, this duo has released some of their best music yet. “Ancestral Star” was amazing, “Shadowland” showed promise of a serious oncoming firestorm, and now “Lost In The [...]
When we released our first vinyl record almost a year ago (Lawrence English’s “A Colour For Autumn”), we knew we’d have to find something pretty special to follow it up with. After a long, long wait, we think we’ve found it, Elm’s “Nemcatacoa”. Originally released on CD (and gone shortly after that), this record represents [...]
Used to be a time when Barn Owl was pretty hard to come by on vinyl. I remember those days. It’s great to see these prolific boys really taking a shine to the analog format, its expansive tone suits them well. We have seen plenty of LPs from Evan Caminiti heatin’ up the streets, it’s [...]
Thrill Jockey is taking preorders for a brand new EP from Barn Owl. Comprised of Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras, this duo has been crawling through the darkness for awhile now, you should all know them by now. Dark and meditative, “Shadowland” proves they continue to move forward. Beautiful and 110% recommended. In fact, consider [...]
The reissue of Barn Owl’s early opus, “From Our Mouths A Perpetual Light”, is pretty huge in our eyes, as we’ve both spent a good amount of time tracking down copies in the past. The album is, no exaggeration, one of the best drone/psych LPs to come out in the past half-decade. They’ve gotten a [...]
Thrill Jockey just repressed one of the best albums of 2010, Barn Owl’s “Ancestral Star”. The first pressing disappeared quickly, the second pressing has an edition of 500. If you’ve never heard Barn Owl, search the site for our numerous entries about them. Housed in a gatefold and priced at only $13, visit ThrillJockey.com.
One of the first posts I ever published for this blog was for a 7″ series from Trensmat. Awesome to see these dudes are still kickin’ (and so are we!). You may have heard us mention Evan’s name a few times, maybe even his band Barn Owl. Both are spoken about with complete reverence around [...]
Like I said, those Barn Owl guys, ultra-prolific. This new solo album from Evan Caminiti has been in the works for over a year, and it promises to be completely awe-inspiring. Because I haven’t heard this one yet, I’m gonna trust what the label says. They state that “When California Falls Into The Sea” finds [...]
