Robin Woywitka
About ‘The Impossible Address’
By blending older blues and country forms with new rock and roll
styling, Robin guides you on a brief visit to The Impossible Address.
Most of the album was recorded in two days at Delta Recording
Service in Como, Mississippi, United States with producer Jimbo
Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Elvis Costello, Buddy Guy, North
Mississippi All Stars). Although Robin expected to finish a few songs
during this session, he adapted quickly to Mr. Mathus’ frenetic pace
and came out with nearly three quarters of the record.
“Jimbo makes records the right way,” says Robin. “It’s all in his mic-
side manner. He can make you feel like Elvis cutting ‘That’s All
Right,’ even when you’re singing about lovesick spacemen.”
Perhaps Jimbo picked up this style from his mentor Jim Dickinson,
legendary Memphis producer. Regardless, the sessions are warm in
tone and contain the inexplicable excitement that Mr. Mathus infuses
in all of his recordings.
The remainder of the album was recorded in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada by Scott Franchuk. Just as in Mississippi, rhythm tracks
were recorded live, this time with a jumpy, lock-tight section of Paul
Farrant on bass and Mike Silverman on drums. The songs from this
session are clearer and a little more intricate, with a pinch of
surrealism thrown in for flavour.
The mixing of Mr. Mathus’ southern style with Robin’s Canadian cut
raises some ghosts of The Band. However, the record also bears a
peculiar pop rock shine reminiscent of R.E.M or Sloan, and will
appeal to appreciators of both raw roots music and more measured
modern folk rock
About ‘Wasp Nest Blues’
The debut album from Robin Woywitka. Includes ‘Ballad of the Orange and Blue’, which was selected as a finalist in the 2007 Calgary Folk Festival Songwriter’s Competition, Best Song of Alberta category.
Read an interview on the road with RW, by Franklin P. Whitmore.
Purchase
Wasp Nest Blues can also be purchased through iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby and many other fine establishments.
