Jerry David DeCicca looks back on the making of Ed Askew’s 2013 late-period masterpiece For the World — a record assembled through borrowed rooms, broke musicians, chance encounters, and the quiet force of Askew’s songs themselves. What began in a sweltering West Harlem warehouse with Jay Pluck, Tyler Evans, and engineer Keith Hanlon gradually expanded through contributions from Mary Lattimore, Sharon Van Etten, and Marc Ribot, all orbiting Askew’s singular presence. DeCicca’s recollection captures an artist who had moved far beyond the “psych-folk” tag attached to his ESP-Disk years.
Category: Ed Askew
Hello In There :: Elder Artists on Living the Art Life in Quarantine
Four elder artists—Augie Meyers, Kath Bloom, Ed Askew, and Michael Hurley—speak with Jerry David DeCicca about living the art life in quarantine. No surprise, these conversations are filled with humanity, compassion, vulnerability, and humor.
Ed Askew :: For The World
With a name like “Askew,” you can bet that you’ll be slotted you into an oddball/eccentric niche. And to be sure, Ed Askew has outsider cred to burn, having released his debut album on the […]