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Espers was an American psychedelic folk band from Philadelphia, United States, that was part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and but later expanded to a sextet including , Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts. Most of the band's members have also featured on recordings by a number of other folk artists such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan and as a result have become an important part of the psychedelic folk revival.

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  • Espers ist eine Psychedelic-Folk-Band aus Philadelphia, die der Indie-Szene zugeordnet werden kann, und ging 2002 aus dem Trio um Sänger und Songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird und Brooke Sietinsons hervor. Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall und Chris Smith komplettierten später das Sextett. Der Stil von Espers erinnert stark an den britischen Folk der ausgehenden 1960er Jahre wie auch an den zeitgenössischer Gruppen, beispielsweise . Viele der Bandmitglieder haben ebenso bei Studioaufnahmen anderer Folkmusiker wie Nick Castro und Vashti Bunyan mitgewirkt. Das nach der Band selbst benannte Debütalbum wurde 2004 von Locust Music veröffentlicht. 2005 folgte „The Weed Tree“, ein Jahr später das dritte Album „Espers II“. Im Oktober 2009 erschien „Espers III“. (de)
  • Espers was an American psychedelic folk band from Philadelphia, United States, that was part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and but later expanded to a sextet including , Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts. Most of the band's members have also featured on recordings by a number of other folk artists such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan and as a result have become an important part of the psychedelic folk revival. They released their self-titled debut in 2004 on Time-Lag Records and followed that with an album of cover songs, The Weed Tree, in 2005. This release featured the band's versions of songs by artists as diverse as Nico, The Durutti Column and Blue Öyster Cult. In 2006 the band released their third full-length album, II (presumably so called because it was their second album of original material), on Drag City Records. Their fourth album, III, was released on October 20, 2009. (en)
  • Espers est un groupe de folk psychédélique américain originaire de Philadelphie et faisant partie de la scène rock indie émergente. Le groupe fut formé en 2002 par le trio d'auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes , et , mais s'est plus tard étendu à 6 membres, comprenant, , et Chris Smith. Leur musique n'est pas sans rappeler la folk britannique de la fin des années 1960, ainsi que de nombreux artistes folkloriques contemporains tels que Six Organs of Admittance. La plupart des membres du groupe ont également collaboré avec plusieurs artistes populaires tels que et Vashti Bunyan, par conséquent ils sont devenus une partie importante de la renaissance de la folk psychédélique. Ils ont sorti leur premier album éponyme en 2004 sur le label Locust Music, et ont ensuite enchaîné avec un album de reprises, , en 2005. Ce dernier contient des chansons d'artistes aussi divers que Nico, The Durutti Column et Blue Öyster Cult. En 2006, le groupe sort son troisième album, II (probablement appelé ainsi parce qu'il était leur deuxième album composé par eux), sous le label Drag City. Leur quatrième album, III, a été mis en vente le 20 octobre 2009. (fr)
  • Gli Espers sono un gruppo musicale psychedelic/folk statunitense proveniente da Filadelfia. Il gruppo si ispira principalmente alla tradizione del folk inglese di matrice Fairport Convention con aggiunta di una forte componente di folk psichedelico statunitense rivitalizzato nel nuovo millennio dal movimento New Weird America. Si sono formati nel 2002 originariamente come trio composto da (cantautore con 2 album alle spalle da solista), Brooke Sietensons e Meg Baird che si è poi espanso fino a diventare un sestetto con l'entrata di , e . Il loro omonimo album di debutto (Espers, 2004) stampato in origine in sole 300 copie, ebbe un buon successo in ambito underground e fu ristampato dalla . Dopo il singolo Riding venne pubblicato sempre per Locust l'album di cover, , nel 2005. Il gruppo firma per la Drag City, con la quale pubblica nel 2006 il terzo album , mentre il quarto album è del 2009. (it)
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  • Espers was an American psychedelic folk band from Philadelphia, United States, that was part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and but later expanded to a sextet including , Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts. Most of the band's members have also featured on recordings by a number of other folk artists such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan and as a result have become an important part of the psychedelic folk revival. (en)
  • Espers ist eine Psychedelic-Folk-Band aus Philadelphia, die der Indie-Szene zugeordnet werden kann, und ging 2002 aus dem Trio um Sänger und Songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird und Brooke Sietinsons hervor. Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall und Chris Smith komplettierten später das Sextett. Der Stil von Espers erinnert stark an den britischen Folk der ausgehenden 1960er Jahre wie auch an den zeitgenössischer Gruppen, beispielsweise . Viele der Bandmitglieder haben ebenso bei Studioaufnahmen anderer Folkmusiker wie Nick Castro und Vashti Bunyan mitgewirkt. (de)
  • Gli Espers sono un gruppo musicale psychedelic/folk statunitense proveniente da Filadelfia. Il gruppo si ispira principalmente alla tradizione del folk inglese di matrice Fairport Convention con aggiunta di una forte componente di folk psichedelico statunitense rivitalizzato nel nuovo millennio dal movimento New Weird America. Si sono formati nel 2002 originariamente come trio composto da (cantautore con 2 album alle spalle da solista), Brooke Sietensons e Meg Baird che si è poi espanso fino a diventare un sestetto con l'entrata di , e . (it)
  • Espers est un groupe de folk psychédélique américain originaire de Philadelphie et faisant partie de la scène rock indie émergente. Le groupe fut formé en 2002 par le trio d'auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes , et , mais s'est plus tard étendu à 6 membres, comprenant, , et Chris Smith. (fr)
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