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Hey everyone,
Hope you’re all doing good.
Here’s a little bit of a roundup for the end of March. Obviously this was a poignant one for those of us who are fans of Jason’s music, as well as Jason’s friends, family and those he built this musical world with.
The 20th anniversary of MECo and the 10th anniversary of Jason’s death passed at the start of this month - we’ve found the outpouring of love and respect for Jason & his work these last few weeks incredibly moving.
So here we have some stuff to dig into, Marc Maron’s impactful words on Jason, some tributes published this month that particularly struck a chord with us, a new archived show and of course a little mention for the imminent Sojourner vinyl box.
Hope you enjoy - back soon with more.
Take care,
S&D
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“I feel like everybody in every band I knew was riding down the interstate listening to this in a van not saying a word” - Jason Isbell
This month obviously saw a lot of tributes both to Jason and Magnolia Electric Co. as we marked two anniversaries. So many were beautifully written, touching and personal but we wanted to highlight just a few here.
Washington Examiner - Ben Sixsmith
Meltedcheeseonwhitefish - Jason Diamond
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“I don't know exactly what this song means, but I can hear his heart in it. And it sgave me a lot of relief during when I was grieving, and I became sort of fascinated with it.”
Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron recently compiled a playlist for KCRW which, among lots of great stuff, also featured ‘Farewell Transmission’ and some words from Marc on the song.
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To mark the 10th anniversary of Jason’s death earlier this month, Songs: Ohia Video Archive shared a complete show from 1st September 2001 in Bloomington.
Set List:
you win again
jennie blackbird's blues
didn't it rain
the gray tower
two blue lights
blue factory flame
blue chicago moon
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Sojourner
We’re sure most of you will have seen this but just in case, next week will the release of Magnolia Electric Co’s Sojourner on vinyl for the first time!
From SC sales copy:
For the first time on vinyl and returning from a long time out-of-print, Secretly Canadian is proud to re-present The Sojourner Box Set from Magnolia Electric Co.
The four LPs that comprise The Sojourner Box Set are from four distinct recording sessions that Magnolia Electric Co. undertook following the release of their debut studio album, What Comes After The Blues. From these, sophomore album Fading Trails was born. But the four sessions, in full, chart the celestial map of Magnolia Electric Co.: its constellations and shooting stars, its Americana stompers and lean folk dirges. And, of course, the center of gravity that is Jason Molina’s mournful, incomparable voice.
The session known as “Nashville Moon” was recorded by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, Illinois. The session known as “Sun Session” was recorded at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The session known as “Black Ram” was recorded by David Lowery at his Sound Of Music studios in Richmond, Virginia and features an entirely different cast of characters including Lowery, Rick Alverson, Andrew Bird, Molly Blackbird, Miguel Urbiztondo and Alan Weatherhead. The session known as “Shohola” was recorded by Jason Molina alone, with a guitar and microphone. With LP covers drawn from original box illustrations and with the original box’s poster included, this LP edition of The Sojourner Box Set delivers for the most ambitious and robust Magnolia Electric Co. release to date.
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