The droning, looping wonderfulness that is Woodsman is what you hear while getting your teeth drilled under the heavy seditation of some analgesic, painkilling drug — only without the teeth-drilling part. Hailing from Denver, their ambient post-psychedelic instrumental missives sound more like sonic backdrops to a lost teenage trip than to a couple dudes banging away on drums and stringed instruments. The term “experimental” comes to mind, but really does no justice. And their sun-drenched, nostalgia-tinged video below does little to contradict those emotions. “Influenced by hazy mountain passes, the cinema of Stan Brakhage, and early 1970’s improvisational recordings by Miles Davis,” Woodsman drop their debut EP, Mystery Tape (Lefse Records ) on June 1st (pre-order here), and they’re on tour till July (tour dates after the Jump).
We liked what we heard so much we decided to have them introduce themselves in our latest To Whom It May Concern series. Continue reading the whole Q&A, plus Woodsman Summer Tour dates after the Jump…
Allow me to introduce myself, I’m…
Trevor, Mark, Dylan, Eston
You can find me…
Denver Colorado
I’m usually posted up at…
Forest Room, My Brothers or Meadowlark
I pay my bills by…
Illegal Shit…
You might’ve heard of me because…
Playing in this band called Woodsman
My next order of business is…
This equation I’ve been working on that quantifies the connection between arousal and environmental conditioning.
If it wasn’t for ___Charlie Daniels____ I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Woodsman – Sunglass from woodsman man on Vimeo.
“I have these goggles that allow me to transcend the internet…”
The best part about my job is…
The cash
The worst part about my job is…
Everything else
If I was taking a train from Paris to Madrid, and I could choose one person to share the cabin with, I’d hope it’s…
Tom Waits
The first piece of music I heard that I remember waking up my ears was…
Nazareth, “Hair Of The Dog”
The last piece of music I heard that woke up my ears is…
Too Short, Life Is… Too Short
If you want to put a smile on my face, you probably want to…
Make a joke…
If you want to wipe that smile away, then you should…
Harsh my mellow brah
The last time I saw the sun come up I was…
Last Wednesday
The person I admire most is…
R. Stevie Moore
The last time I lied was because…
My life depended on it.
If you hit shuffle on my iPod you might be shocked to find…
The Friday soundtrack
If you hit shuffle on my iPod I’d be embarrassed if it landed on…
Nothing really embarrassing in there…
When I get my next (first?) really big check, I’m gonna go score a…
’92 Fleer Shaq rookie card
But it’ll never replace…
1948 Warren Spahn Rookie Card
The object of Woodsman’s love…
My one magic power is…
It’s not really a magical power per-se more of a technological thing, but I have these goggles that allow me to transcend the internet…
I’d like to give a quick shout-out to…
Chris Sander… the one and only
And lastly, If I was Lost In a Supermarket, you’d find me in the…
Frozen Pizza Section
Woodsman Summer Tour Dates
Jun 7 Revlis Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Jun 8 Universe City Norman, Oklahoma , US
Jun 9 Cheer Up Charlies Austin, Texas
Jun 10 The Cavern Dallas, Texas , US
Jun 11 The Groj Fayetteville, Arkansas , US
Jun 12 The Tavern Jackson, Mississipp
Jun 14 WonderRoot Atlanta, Georgia , US
Jun 15 House Party Charleston, South Caro, US
Jun 16 Slims Raleigh, NC
Jun 17 Washington, D.C
Jun 18 New York, New York, US
Jun 19 87 Guernsey St. Brooklyn, New York
Jun 20 frndshp brclt prsnts Pittsfield, Mass
Jun 21 Cafe Metropolis Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvan
Jun 22 Believeland Cleveland, Ohio
Jun 24 Chicago, Illinois
Jun 25 Project Lodge Madison, Wisconsin
Jun 26 Hexagon Minneapolis, Minnesota , US
Jun 28 Public Space 1 Iowa City, Iowa , US
Jun 29 daytrotter Quad Cities, Illinois , US
Jun 30 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa, US
Jul 1 the Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska , US
Jul 2 Replay Lounge Lawrence, Kansas, US
