Hillstomp one word

The wonderful HILLSTOMP one word CD is Now Available

HILLSTOMP one word ][ back cover order now on CD baby.

Don't matter too much if you call us Hill Stomp, but for the record its one word: Hillstomp. In any case we're really happy with the way this CD sounds and hope you can hear it....

>> Listen Here <<

Graverobber's Blues mp3 (4.1 MB)
a bit of Flood Blues mp3 (1.7 MB)
all of Flood Blues mp3 (5.2 MB)
Landlord blues mp3 (2.7 MB)
or hear part of ALL the songs at CD Baby

quicktime movie ! 26 thrilling seconds ! of Hot Soup (2 MB)
mp4 movie of a bit of Lucy's Lament (1.1MB)

How to Get the CD

* CLICK HERE to order online from CD BABY

* Miles of Music has em too

* or Get it from us at a show if we remember

* tell your favorite RECORD STORE to order some from Burnside Distribution because they probably forgot to order enough

All our other stuff (except this cd at CDBaby) is available in the Hillstomp General Store.

Word Is

"Portland, Oregon duo Henry Kammerer (vocals and guitar) and John Johnson (percussive stuff and vocals) blend traditional blues with a whiskey-drinking garage bent. With plastic buckets attached to their ramshackle drum kit, and Kammerer's ability to pick, strum, or slide with ease, Hillstomp's One Word is as down home as they come.

Casual and soulful, Hillstomp would sound straight out of the 20s if it weren't for the recordings sounding modern. Despite that (or because of it), the band thrives on record as much as they do in a live atmosphere.

With eleven songs filling out this forty-five minute album, Hillstomp travels through their old-time blues influences, adding a country element here and there, and delivering a record that puts other duos to shame.

Hillstomp doesn't try to compete with the blues-rock duos out there, the ones that always seem like they're lacking due to no bass player. Hillstomp doesn't care to rock (though at times they do without trying); their focus is to craft timeless songs and a recording that will withstand the test of time -- much like the blues records from the 20s that influenced them.

Do they do it? Well, only time will tell. But, if they didn't, they came pretty darn close. I'll give this an A-." -- Alex Steininger, In Music We Trust

Thanks to Blues Notes (Cascade Blues Association) :

"While standing amidst a packed venue with a college-aged audience screaming and dancing to the pulsating sounds of Hillstomp, a friend leaned over and whispered, “Don’t tell them they’re listening to the Blues, otherwise they might decide they don’t like it.” But, after thinking about this statement for a short while, it occurred to me that regardless of whether they know now that the music is firmly grounded in the Blues, it has evolved under a guise that this age of crowd happens to be enjoying to no end. And, with bands such as Hillstomp, The North Mississippi All-Stars, Jimbo Mathis, and others, the genre will survive and a new breed has been developed. But, like the listening buyers of three-to-four decades back, they just might take a look at the names associated with some of the songs listed on the CD. There they may notice songwriting credit given to folk like Mississippi Fred McDowell or R.L. Burnside, and then decide to delve a little deeper and reach others like Joe Callicott or Muddy Waters. At that point, it’s begun to go full circle and this, by however means it has come about, is a good thing.

Hillstomp is quite a unique pair of young musicians. Henry Kammerer plays the guitar in a self-taught style using his forefinger to place his slide while he uses a plastic pick on the forefinger of his strumming hand. Drummer John Johnson sits behind a collection of five-gallon food drums attached to a bass drum and snares, pounding out the hypnotic beat with plastic sticks. Yes, it is unorthodox, but it works and damn, if it doesn’t sound good, too!

They’ve come a long way in just the short time they’ve been performing. It wasn’t too long ago that they ran sets of completely covered tunes, but with the self-release of their debut recording, “One Word,” the duo has developed into a legitimate songwriting team as well. The original numbers hold all the potency found in the music of the North Mississippi Hill Country, with special note given to the upbeat raucousness of “Graverobber’s Blues” and “Landlord Blues.” Noteworthy also is the exceptional harmonica work from both David Lipkind and Philip Guttman, adding a third voice to the pair’s fierce licks.

The one exception to the concept behind the totality of the album is the nearly a cappella piece, “Lucy’s Lament,” with an Appalachian flavor and which features the guest voices of the alt-Country band, Moonshine Hangover, mixed with brief instrumentation of mandolin by Kris Stuart and hand-clapping from the whole group.

“One Word” is a terrific first effort from a band that has the potential to bring a whole new generation of listeners into the focus of the Blues." -- Greg Johnson, Blues Notes

Thanks to: Jimmy Lloyd Rea

Have Mercy !!!
It is about time the Real Deal is getting played by younger cats. Go to any so called " Blues" club or Festival this day and age and most ( but not all, thank God ) of the music is Rock, Funk,R and B, and other over rehearsed Candy Ass dung. I've been playing Blues for nearly 40 years and I applaud these young and very hip young players for doing it the right way.'Nuff said--- BUY THIS CD !!!!!!!! Keep playing the REAL DEAL BLUES !!!!