Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties
New age revival trio Bitchin Bajas and singer/songwriter Bonnie \"Prince\" Billy (a.k.a. Will Oldham) get their minimalist drone on during a loose and tranquil collaboration inspired by fortune-cookie wisdom. Flutes, keyboards, simple acoustic guitar lines, and billowing backing vocals accompany Oldham\'s warbling tenor, while clichés like \"Your hard work is about to pay off\" acquire increasing profundity after several minutes\' repetition. Caution: Tracks like \"Your Whole Family Are Well\" and \"Nature Makes Us for Ourselves\" may induce uncommonly relaxing trance states.
Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties is a jam session—an improvisational democracy where everyone has equal footing—between Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Bitchin Bajas.
Over the past decade, Bonnie "Prince" Billy has experimented with a cornucopia of collaborators, from nearly every genre of music, from film...