psychfolk/acidfolk song music :

Born Heller

CD (2004)

Locust MediaBorn Heller : Born Heller (US,2004)*****

Born Heller is Josephine Foster & Jason Ajemian from the Chicago area. Their release is another proof the magical folk area now, which used to be British, and is very much alive in the US today. And yes, Foster’s voice is somewhat reminiscent of Shirley Collins. Even more I think Josephine Foster’s similarities do not come forth from the talented interpretation, but even more from emotional richness and purity (just listen for instance to “No more lamps in the morning” or "I want to"). A small part of the recordings have a minimal free avant garde structure still as an acid folk mood with an emotional richness (like "I am a guest in here”). . Also the last track, "Big Sky", is a bit different, with male voice in bluesy long vocal stretches, with some guitar & second vocals. 

I consider the release as a must-have! Favourite acid folk release from 2004 I heard so far.

Other chosen songs for airplay :  “Mountain Song”, “Lulu Follows”.

Label entry with even more soundfiles : http://www.locustmusic.com/bornheller.html

Other reviews : http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/born-heller/born-heller.shtml

All other Josephine Foster releases are reviewed on http://singersong.homestead.com/JosephineFoster.html

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