Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood (2020) [FLAC] {Spinster - SIS 0006}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2025/10/15 RTLDATE: 2021/01/29
GENRE: Contemporary Folk SiZE: 287 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 45:41
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.5
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: US
RELEASE: Spinster - SIS 0006
MATRiX: CDV/CA C25010822
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The All Music Guide adds. . .
Yasmin Williams' sophomore record, Urban Driftwood, is a delight of winsome
melodies and meticulous, yet soulful execution. As a young woman of color in the
predominantly older white male field of instrumental acoustic guitarists, the
Virginia native already stands out, but it's her effortlessly inventive
compositions and unique reference points that really set Williams apart from her
contemporaries. After decades of sparsely appointed American Primitive guitar
albums by generations of John Fahey acolytes, it's refreshing to hear from a
player whose genesis begins with the video game Guitar Hero 2. Using a peculiar
self-developed style that blends cascading fingerpicked notes with percussive
tapping -- often with the guitar laid flat on her lap -- Williams filters an
array of influences through her fretboard, from classic rock gods like Jimi
Hendrix to contemporary R&B and West African griot traditions. Moreover, her
ambidextrous, multi-limbed sound includes external apparatus like a kalimba which
she plays simultaneously and the tap shoes she sometimes wears for added effect.
She has also added the African kora to her instrumental repertoire.
Written and recorded during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice
protests, Urban Driftwood is intentionally sequenced to reflect the emotional
undercurrents of the day. And yet, it is thoughtful more than tumultuous. There
is a sense of patience and calm contemplation in songs like "Sunshowers" and
"Juvenescence," which radiate warmth and compassion. "Adrift," a guitar and cello
duet featuring Taryn Wood, strikes a more dramatic tone, as does the Amadou
Kouyate-assisted title track, but by and large, Williams' music favors light over
darkness. Another interesting aspect is how deeply musical her delivery is; the
type of precision and expertise required to pull off such a technical playing
style often leads to music that is sterile and over-rehearsed. Not so with
Williams, whose clear and endearing melodies make Urban Driftwood such a joy to
hear.
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