The Field Guide

ECFA

Josh Ronsen’s Monk Mink Pink Punk strikes again with issue #15 including a review of ECFA’s Der Wald. Selected quote: “a living handshake”

Read more about “Der Wald” here and here

• Der Wald Review (1)
• ECFA: Der Wald (0)
• When It’s Bleepy-time Down South (0)
• Maps Breaks $1. Maps is Free. Long Live Maps. (0)
• Gates Ensemble on Austinnitus Audio Series (0)

I’ve posted previously about Josh Ronsen’s newly launched Austinnitus Audio Series. He’s recently added some great new audio including sounds from Alex Keller, Doug Ferguson, Thomas Fang and an incarnation of E.C.F.A sans myself. I’m particularly fond of the Gates Ensemble recording from a 2003 appearance at the Church of the Friendly Ghost that’s now online. Listen to it below.

• A.I.N.T. it Sweet (1)
• 3 of 2: Helton and Hopson (0)
• 2 of 2: Ewen and Hopson (0)
• 1 of 2: Ewen and Hopson (0)
• Soundverge by EMIT Series on Odeo (0)

The Austin Chronicle has a review of Der Wald, the latest release from ECFA, calling it “[Carl Smith's] most substantive recording….” I couldn’t agree more. Get the CD here.

• ECFA: Der Wald in Monk Mink Pink Punk (0)
• ECFA: Der Wald (0)
• When It’s Bleepy-time Down South (0)
• Maps Breaks $1. Maps is Free. Long Live Maps. (0)
• Gates Ensemble on Austinnitus Audio Series (0)