Christian Kiefer and Jefferson Pitcher have collaborated on their second release for Camera Obscura Records out of Australia, and it’s a song cycle inspired by the sea called To All Dead Sailors.
“Carpenter And Sailors” has an old timey, British-folk, sea chanty feel, especially with it’s use of picked banjo and some type of oozing accordion gently weezing in the background. It seems fitting that this song should come hot on the heels of yesterday’s post on Bob Miller’s song “Crash Of Akron” – a 1930’s epic tale of death and destruction – as both songs address the topic of death. “Carpenters and Sailors” uses plenty of allegory and symbolism while “Crash of Akron is a historical song simply documenting the event. As bookends they serve as musical accompaniement to the failed war in Iraq, the troubles in Myanmar and the endless struggle in Palestine.
“Pretty White Clouds” from Christian Kiefer other 2007 release on Undertow titled Dogs and Donkeys: