Daniel Johnston x Jad fair x Half Japanese
When i saw the post from my friend Remco, it reminded me how much i used to (and still) love and collect Daniel johnston records, in early 90’s….he was for me kind of Roky Erikson or Brian Wilson of the 90’s.It was time when i was into Yo la tengo, Sonic-Youth, K records ,Sub-Pop,Drag-City and all the Slack american indie noisy rock…
Should i mention Yo la tengo and Sonic-Youth have been the fisrt bands to support Daniel Johnston music…and yes i agree he’s one the best american songwriter ever.
I discovered his music through the “1990″ lp produced by Lee-Ranaldo (Sonic-Youth guitarist), the record cover is very funny, have a look on pics below.
But the song who changed my life is the one recorded live at a radio with Yo la Tengo called ”Speeding Motorcycle”…D.Johnston declare his love to his motorcycle, this should be one of the best love song wrote ever.
I shoot below some of the old vinyls i collected 10 years ago…
For all the people who apreciate Daniel Jonston should have an ears on Half Japanese /Jad Fair’s songs, he’s a radical artist who recorded albums with D.Jonhston but with Moe Tucker (Velvet Underground drummer) as well, Don Fleming,Yo la tengo, John Zorn etc…
He’s now on Jello Biaffra’s label ” Alternative Tentacles”…
It was cool to listen to all these records again, reminded me when i was a teen…hahahah it’s good to gettin old.
i was searching google for jad fair shirts (do any even exist???) and was pleasantly surprised to find a daniel johnston/jad fair post on the affiliate site of one of my most visited blogs (selectism reader here). i\’ve been listening to the yo la tengo and jad fair collab for years, and it\’s one of my favourites!