Michael Wohl talks with American Standard Time about his upcoming tour, his musical roots and his influences:

photo and post by Bart Carmeron

Mahogany Martin And A Hyundai: Michael Wohl On The Surprising Low-Rent Blues

"Before it was announced he was playing the Columbia City Blues Festival on August 16, the Seattle Weekly covered it. Still, it’s a surprise that the dude from classic rock revival band Mystery Ship has turned into a country blues phenom."

"Except he also plays an outstandingly voiced acoustic country folk blues like Mississippi John Hurt. And when I caught up with him on a sunny Sunday afternoon, he showed up in his girlfriend’s Hyundai. And he couldn’t stop talking about… the joys of Hyundais."

The Hyundai is driving here:

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http://www.americanstandardtime.com/mahogany-martin-hyundai-michael-wohl-surprising-low-rent-blues/

Michael Wohl performs a solo guitar set for the music variety show Plastic Jet Airline on August 9, 2014.  Check out a performance of songs from his forthcoming solo album and west coast tour:

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http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/51155398

"Even in a two-song release, he’s able to imprint his personality on such a stubborn genre; this indicates not just skill, but that American Primitivism, even with its limitations, can and will persist in some form."

Read the full article by Dave Cantor here:

http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/953219-129/michael-wohl-the-new-primitive

"There’s a bit of psychedelia on display as the song progresses from its ancestral roots. As Wohl begins to get lost in the cat’s cradle melody, it begins to free his fingers and expand the sound. It’s subtle but you’ll pick it up after a few listens – and you will listen repeatedly. Wohl may not be a fast riser on your radar but give him a few more releases and you’ll find yourself a fan if you’re on the old Fahey/Kottke trip. Only so much of that old pizzazz left to go ‘round." ~ Justin Spicer, Tiny Mix Tapes

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/cerberus/michael-wohl-moonfeeder-bw-song-of-impermanence?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

"Eight Pieces keeps it bare so you can hear the skill and jubilation of playing guitar rather than the heady study of the art form." - J.Spicer, Tiny Mix Tapes

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"The pure moods distilled into self-accompanied chord melodies have a transportive quality. There's a fear in me that despite the all-encompassing archival nature of the internet, music like this is at risk of being lost. So I'm glad Wohl is out there, still making it heard."

-Noise in the Zen Arcade

http://inthezenarcade.blogspot.com/2013/11/michael-wohl-home-recordings-v-i-2013.html?m=1

"As on Wohl's 2012 demo, this is barebones, standalone guitar music. In many ways, the demo was a tribute  to the blues and Americana influences that Wohl proudly wears on his sleeve. These two songs, however, find him starting to work out his own idiom within that tradition. His playing is thoroughly indebted to Fahey, still, but "Moonfeeder" is more measured than Fahey's spry, even effusive, plucking. The guitar is almost melancholic at times, without being heavy-handed. Wohl ends the tune with a flourish of upbeat plucking, though; an overnight train journey and not an all-night bender, perhaps, is the setting.
"Song of Impermanence" sounds like a tighter, more coherent reworking of the loose, improvised "Melatonin Blues," my favorite tune from the 2012 demo. The piece is a bit of lonesome midnight solitude crafted in a jaunty form. Around 4:21 the song soars off into ethereal heights, closing on a note of perfect, spacy elegance."

-Wizago, Drug Punk

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"Michael Wohl, who is a member of Seattle’s Mystery Ship, played a solo set at the Blue Moon during Back Beat Seattle’s February show. Mystery Ship bandmate Alex Hagenah joined Wohl for one song, but other than that it was all up to Wohl. His performance was excellent bluesmanship."

-Dagmar, Back Beat Seattle

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