the guitar music of

Micah Blue Smaldone

CD (2004)

North East Indie Rec.Micah Blue Smaldone : Some Sweet Day (US,2004)***°

I had to lay this aside for a while, because this is highly unusual for 2004 ! It is very hard to expect such an album that gives the feeling of something from between 1905-1920, and was considered to have died out!? We have here some references way back in time to for instance Blind Blake,.. Micah’s extraordinary voice is definitely an American sounding country-blues voice. It is odd, because it is differently pitched from any other usual white non-slave male voice I know from 2004. "Springtime Blues" definitely recalls the best earliest slavery workman’s blues. The guitar playing is here and there very banjo-like. Some tracks (like "In the Jailhouse Now") also have something funny harking from very early entertainment music from the 20's. Once you are over the surprise : Nice !!

Audio : "My Angel's Wings", "Some Sweet Day", "Blind Boy Rag", "It Ain't No Good", "Spring Time Blues"

Homepage : http://www.northeastindie.com/micah/index.html

Info : http://stage.vitaminic.com/main/micah_blue_smaldone

& http://www.performermag.com/nepcover.php

Label entry : http://www.northeastindie.com/somesweetday.htm

Small review : http://www.zeitgeist-gallery.org/archives/2004/05/21/early_micah_blue_smaldone_death_vessel.html

Other reviews (problems sometimes are expectations) :

http://www.adequacy.net/reviews/s/micahbluesmaldone.shtml &

http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1083447391241582

& http://www.fakejazz.com/reviews/2004/smaldone.shtml

Other group with Micah Blue Smaldone : http://www.deathvessel.com/

Review of their release at http://singersong.homestead.com/newwriters-2.html

PS. Micah also performed with Jolie Holland. -(Review of her releases at next page)-

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