Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974
byVarious Artists - Now Again Records
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- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Psych, Psychedelic Rock, Alternative, Jam Rock
- Label: Now Again Records
A genre- and continent-spanning collection of acid-damaged gems
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Tireless crate digger Egon Alapatt of Stones Throw reissue imprint Now Again is damn near peerless when it comes to shining a spotlight on obscure and misplaced funk, but for Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads And Dirges 1968-1974, he turns his ears to psych for the first time, unearthing 15 acid-damaged gems that span continents and cross genres. Egon's concept of psych comes from the "anything goes" attitude of a DJ looking for the perfect beat, which means this comp makes room for everything from flute-soaked sunrise folk (Connecticut's D.R. Hooker), to the resolutely funky (American army band East Of Underground), to reverb-y love ballads (Thailand's T. Zchiew & the Johnny), to blown out, hyperkinetic garage rock (Colombian dervishes Ana Y Jaime). Cutting a much wider swath than his regional funk comps, Egon manages to find common, trippy ground between Korean pop stars, Swedish acid-jammers and mysterious American bands like Top Drawer who simply vanished into oblivion. However, the album's highlights both come from Nigeria: The pretzel-like grooves of The Strangers steering the droning "Two Make A Pair"; and Ofege, whose warm 1973 ballad "It's Not Easy" is an irresistible swirl of "Hey Jude" and "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'."
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| 01. |  |
Song of a Sinner
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8:39 |
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| 02. | |
How Great Thou Art
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3:29 |
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| 03. | |
Smiling Faces
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6:23 |
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| 04. | |
Forge Your Own Chains
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4:38 |
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| 05. | |
Twilight
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5:36 |
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| 06. | |
Let Your Life Be Free
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3:39 |
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| 07. | |
Two To Make A Pair
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2:48 |
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| 08. | |
Don't You Feel Me
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2:30 |
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| 09. | |
Strawberry Rain
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5:21 |
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| 10. | |
Who Can I Say You Are
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3:41 |
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| 11. | |
Don't Let It Get You Down
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4:40 |
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| 12. | |
It's Not Easy
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4:21 |
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| 13. | |
Nina Nana
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3:16 |
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| 14. | |
Hajm-e Khaali
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2:37 |
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| 15. | |
Somebody Keeps Calling My Name
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9:14 |
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15 Total Tracks, 70:52 Total Length
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