![Fantastic review of Matthew Young’s Traveler’s Advisory from Other Music:
“Matthew Young’s Traveler’s Advisory is an unforgettable private press recording from 1986, and much thanks to Drag City for bringing a haunted masterpiece out of the fringes and back onto wax. We first fell in love with Young’s forgotten recordings when the fastidious Yoga Records reissued them for download in the fall of 2008. Unsurprisingly, we weren’t the only ones who couldn’t stop listening to these albums for the past two years. Traveler’s Advisory has a rare distinction, as Young’s disparate influences synthesize into a whole far greater than the sum of its parts. While his primary foundation is clearly folk music, where his instrumentation and phrasing originate, his home recording production use of tape delays and Casio drum patterns are forward thinking and otherworldly.
“The music of “Objects in Mirror” could be the Durutti Column, as Young sings found lyrics from his car owner’s manual. Then, two songs later, Young covers Michael Hurley’s “Werewolf” with such conviction that Hurley himself has said it is the best version he has heard. Despite the different branches Young explores on the record, an overarching energy, both lazy and provocative, envelopes each track and unites the recordings. His masterful hammered dulcimer playing refers to timeless pasts, and might remind you of current work by James Blackshaw or Jozeph van Wissem, while his electronic production plants the music firmly among his 1980s peers. Ultimately, Traveler’s Advisory is a record with a lot to return to. This is one of those albums that is so distinct, I kind of fumble around for what to play when it finishes. Most of the time I just hit repeat.” [Brian Cassidy]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6aldjIYxo1qb5kflo1_500.jpg)
Fantastic review of Matthew Young’s Traveler’s Advisory from Other Music:
“Matthew Young’s Traveler’s Advisory is an unforgettable private press recording from 1986, and much thanks to Drag City for bringing a haunted masterpiece out of the fringes and back onto wax. We first fell in love with Young’s forgotten recordings when the fastidious Yoga Records reissued them for download in the fall of 2008. Unsurprisingly, we weren’t the only ones who couldn’t stop listening to these albums for the past two years. Traveler’s Advisory has a rare distinction, as Young’s disparate influences synthesize into a whole far greater than the sum of its parts. While his primary foundation is clearly folk music, where his instrumentation and phrasing originate, his home recording production use of tape delays and Casio drum patterns are forward thinking and otherworldly.
“The music of “Objects in Mirror” could be the Durutti Column, as Young sings found lyrics from his car owner’s manual. Then, two songs later, Young covers Michael Hurley’s “Werewolf” with such conviction that Hurley himself has said it is the best version he has heard. Despite the different branches Young explores on the record, an overarching energy, both lazy and provocative, envelopes each track and unites the recordings. His masterful hammered dulcimer playing refers to timeless pasts, and might remind you of current work by James Blackshaw or Jozeph van Wissem, while his electronic production plants the music firmly among his 1980s peers. Ultimately, Traveler’s Advisory is a record with a lot to return to. This is one of those albums that is so distinct, I kind of fumble around for what to play when it finishes. Most of the time I just hit repeat.” [Brian Cassidy]
July 28, 2010, 5:00pm
