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Posted in music on August 18, 2005
Dave Deporis
"Hi, my name is Dave Deporis. I humbly offer my songs to you and thank you for your interest."
No Dave, thank you. (No dad, what about you?) And thanks to thomas bartlett and sixeyes for doing the hard work of finding a diamond in the rough that is NYC's anti-folk singer-songwriter scene...
"His music, Deporis's, is a treasure, buried away from deserving ears, from unknowing ears, but it merits, if not desires, an audience. A voice which does not overpower, nor take the breath away, but commands attention with it's presence. The man, like his music, is vaguely mysterious..." [Alan Williamson @ sixeyes]
"'Swan King in the Snow' and 'Ghostly Baby' are the only songs of his I've heard, and they're astounding, similar to Devendra Banhart's music, but coming from a quieter, lonelier and altogether less whimsical place. I listen to a whole bunch of demos from unsigned bands, and it's exceedingly rare to come across anything that strikes me nearly this powerfully. Someone get this boy a record deal." [Thomas Bartlett @ Salon]
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Swan King in the Snow (just click)
Violent Dancing (just click)
Ghostly Baby (just click)
At the End of the Tunnel (just click)
The same 4 songs are also available for download or stream at Dave's Myspace page.
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Posted on August 18, 2005 11:57 AM
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Comments (7)
Yikes! He gave me his demo a few weeks ago. I guess I better dig it up and listen.
Posted by Camille | August 18, 2005 12:21 PM
I just listened to these 4 tracks and I dig it. But ins't close to being as interesting as a lot of the other up and coming musicians in this scene.
Posted by danfun | August 18, 2005 12:38 PM
don't leave us hangin. Who are they?
Posted by brooklynvegan | August 18, 2005 12:42 PM
No kidding...give names.
Posted by Nathan | August 18, 2005 12:49 PM
I actually take that back. Ghostly Baby is awesome. But it does have a very Devendra Banhart.
Posted by danfun | August 18, 2005 1:23 PM
I would recommend Jeffrey Lewis.
Great funny/heart felt lyrics. If you dig Kimya, I think you'll like him as well. Try "Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex song" or "The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane".
Ps- I love your site. Brooklyn Vegan is tops in my book!
Posted by Wonderful Person | August 18, 2005 3:40 PM
i had a jana hunter show in albany a few months back,,and this guy was recording across th river..i thought it wood be nice if he sang a few tunes at th jana show..so he shows up,takes off his shoes to signal his eccentric ways and proceeds to do an entire set..to th frustartion of nice people who just wanted to have their lil movie nite....arrogant?or genius..u can have him
Posted by dan bunny | August 18, 2005 8:55 PM