his knowledge was deep, his judgment was harsh, his sneer was biting and his approval was rare but treasured by the few to ever experience it.
hillbilly polymath, irascible curmudgeon, relentless perfectionist, cranky jackass, and inexhaustible fountain of Kentucky musical history -- a generation of Louisville musicians happily acknowledge their debt to Wink’s guitar style and idiosyncratic guitar teaching method, which was based almost entirely on his obsessive deconstruction of Link Wray’s “Rumble.”
--Catherine Irwin
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Me and my friend used to go on drives all the time, and a lot of the time i asked what he was playing, and a majority of the songs were from Yo La Tengo. And since i went and listened to And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out i was fan. Never thought i’d buy one of their records for myself. violetstain
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Long-form trance-y rhythmic jams, with a fun shambling edge, sounding like a cross between music from Africa's Sahel region crossed with a Tom Waits instrumental... Jascha Narveson
Recorded at home, Six Organs of Admittance's 21st album upholds Ben Chasny's reputation for experimental psych-folk excellence. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024