| Location | Edinburgh |
| Formed | 2006 |
Edinburgh-via-Lancashire rainforest ecologist Rob St John plays ghostly, creaking and droning lo-fi folk aided and abetted by a band of long term collaborators.
http://www.myspace.com/robstjohn
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Wicker Basket Appears on The Police Box November '08 » Dammit this is good. It's lo-fi and folky, very British and reminiscent of a number of greats... but it sounds like he could be in your living room, telling it to you like a friend. And in a sense, of course, he is. Log in to download tracks |
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The Acid Test Appears on The Police Box December '08 » The Acid Test is no longer available on hard copy so we thought we'd further promote Rob's new EP, Like Alchemy (out now), by providing you with this download-able chance to school up on his last... Log in to download tracks |
Wicker Basket is taken from Rob St John's album Like Alchemy. Recorded live with minimal overdubs during one evening in an empty Edinburgh church in autumn 2008, Like Alchemy is a step forward for Rob and his band, melding creaking and often improvised wheezes and drones with exceedingly memorable, if understated songwriting. The band have found success with support slots for acts such as Teenage Fanclub, King Creosote, Diane Cluck, Leafcutter John, Jack Rose and more, alongside repeat appearances at the Fence Records Homegame festival. They are members of the hotly tipped Fife Kills collective, encompassing acts such as My Kappa Roots, Eagleowl, Tisso Lake, The Wee Rogue & The Great Bear.
Reviews of Rob St John's Tipping In EP (2007):
'Rob St John is a name to be mentioned in the same breath as Bill Callahan or John Martyn. That special, that rare, that brilliance'
5/5 isthismusic.com
'his soft, searching folk expels any notion of the predictable'
the List
'The three songs showcased here are absolute gems'
10/10 whisperinandhollerin.com
'beautiful and intricate'
4/5 Beat Surrender magazine
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