Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice - Gipsy Freedom

The continuing career of Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice could almost be described as that of enjoyably amused willfulness -- they seem all too readily to be lumped into the neo-psych/folk collective ramalama of the early 21st century, but then they start an album like Gipsy Freedom with a song consisting of nothing but low-key free jazz sax and female singing and all of a sudden the spirit of Patty Waters reincarnated proves a better touchstone than Syd Barrett. With the sax being provided by guest Daniel Carter, the five piece band takes the title of this album seriously -- in fact it could arguably be a perfect phrase for their career of multitudinous releases, labels, and incarnations. Read More