"Hortus Musicus Vol. 1" is a fascinating bouquet of music made of fuzzy guitars and beguiling recorders, bundling sad, Harvest-like western ballads with garage-punk doomsday songs. Dense and polyphonically produced, the broad, complex arrangements reflect influences from artists such as The Kinks, Small Faces, Erkin Koray and The Beatles.

RedDelicious explains the project's origins:
"Based on the 1687 collection of six suites by composer (and my supposed ancestor) Johann Adam Reincken, or Jan Adams Reincken (1643-1722), and based on his transmitted homage to J.S. Bach, 'I thought this art was dead, but I see that it lives in you,' the first part of a song cycle in different styles has been created."

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Some infos on the tracks:

Jazz Cowboy: Jazz chords combined with a washed-out fuzz melody to create a fuzzy drum roll.

A Little Blood: Obituary to my cat's brother, found run over on the road.

Pretend to be Alone: If you ignore everything around you, you end up ignoring yourself.

Don't Wait: My failed attempt to reinterpret Simon & Garfunkel with hard distorted guitar folk.

Son of a Bakerman: A tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Small Faces and their album classic Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.

Summer's Gone: Summer is over, the harvest is almost in, soon comes autumn and the cold season. One more time to enjoy the warm sunshine of late summer.

Let's Take a Walk: A cathedral to walking.