such a good album... his voice is so warm...

I also like that he added an 'e' to his surname.

ha! why? does it add to his mystere? :)

I don't know. Usually when people change their names, they change their names. He just added an 'e' to it haha. According to wikipedia, it's because of a town in Norway he liked with the same name.

why the hell not eh?

when he was in australia he developed an obsession for cherry ripes. ended up buying a whole box to take back home.

trivia.

See, that's what I like. People who just do stuff... because they want to.

if that makes sense. ha.

much appreciated

is that phil of no through road fame?

he's also a massive Caddyshack fan

*appreciates*

Much love to Phil.

phil wished me a happy birthday at his show in ballarat in 2004 (though then refused to play "the moon" as a b'day gift)

also he said my jumper was the most beautiful sweater he'd ever seen, or something to that effect

both such events had me floating or air for months after

a wonderful man making wonderful music

looks like he'll be out here with his wife (WOELV) for shows early in the new year.... nyyyce.

GOOD NEWS!!!

you didn't hear that from me, of course. from... some other person.

"yeah, I heard it from switchbladesisters on the internet"

Trust me i'd be emabrrassed to say it, you've got nothing to worry about.

you'd LOVE to say it blake... it sounds mysterious AND cool.

so much so, maybe i'll say it.

pumps ego

haha- I have boo-booed! It is in fact WOELV and Calvin Johnson, not Phil. he is sitting this one out at home, reportedly.

but we will see his wife, so we can all ask about him.

I was surprised by the repetititititititive nature of his lyrics as rendered so clear by the barebones presentation, but as a friend pointed out, maybe it's quite charming that he has this very singular thematic focus. Anyway, I think he has such an articulate and sweet voice, even if sometimes his guitar playing was surprisingly sloppy as he fumbled for the right chord or intonation. I appreciated his wry humour. He's probably one of very few acoustic guitar and voice types I could fully enjoy.

Phil needs to stop singing about the moon and the wind and keep to the tried and trusted boy meets girl, boy loses girl thematic.

Nah, I like the wind stuff.

He has a wife now. So if he was to sing about love stuff, it would probably be too lovey dovey.

I thought the most common theme among all the wind, mountains and moons was that the world is really really big and he is really really small. He seems to think about that a lot... and that's fine by me. Like black wasp said, he articulates it in an interesting way and he has a very warm voice which makes it easy to hear.

Also, I really like his pictures. I wanna be in that fog and on those mountains.

Phil needs to stop singing about the moon and the wind and keep to the tried and trusted boy meets girl, boy loses girl thematic.

He's kind of singing about both, in elemental metaphors!

Does anyone know if the footage was actually of Mt Erie? It kind of looks like it, but I can't be sure because I only drove around and not up it.

Blake - I was just being facetious before, I quite like that he doesn't just sing about boy-girl/girl-boy stuff. To be honest I find must singer-songwriters boring and indulgent, not that I'd lump Phil Elverum in with that lot, I just wish he'd broarden his lyrical palette a little.

did anyone get any photos of the RRR show? if so, please PM!

here's two from the paddington show

he was wearing those same clothes in brisbane. i guess he really wasn't kidding when he said he didn't bring much other than merch.

I have 'Voice in headphones' going on loop in my head right now.

if anyone is interested, i've stuck a few microphones/mt eerie vinyl & CDs up on ebay inc. that tour CD.

link?

sorry cell, seven songs

other vinyl & cds here

seven new songs is pretty rare is it not? anyway im a-biddin' on the singers lp

yeah, i think so. i guess we'll know in a few days time what its worth. good luck with the singers lp.

this reminds me of something. does anyone know who bought Phil's guitar during the sydney Kirk show in 2004? He auctioned off the guitar during the set, can't remember how much for, but i've alwasy wondered where it ended up.

I'm pretty sure it was Tyson and it was for $50. If my memory is working..?

I'm pretty sure it was Tyson and it was for $50. If my memory is working..?

does he still have it i wonder?

I've just heard half of Lost Wisdom, and it's quite excellent. I love the group singing stuff. He's a pretty incredible recording artist. As in he records things very well. If I had good headphones I imagine that would be the way to listen to him...