Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques Lucent Dreaming which was recorded in October

which was recorded in October 2004 and helped to lay the creative foundations for Down In Albion

It's Beans on Toast cranked up to perfection

Mike Clark

“I knew exactly who I wanted to work with

Portraying a side of Tudor England rarely seen

Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques Lucent Dreaming which was recorded in OctoberTraditional Techniques, Malkmus third solo LP without the Jicks (or Pavement), is new phase folk music for new phase folks, with Malkmus as attuned as ever to the rhythms of the ever evolving lingual slipstream. Its packed with handmade arrangements, modern folklore, and 10 songs written and performed in his singular voice. An adventurous new album in an instantly familiar mode, Traditional Techniques creates a serendipitous trilogy with the loose