Artist Bio:
Ryan Kickland is a songwriter, performer, composer and arranger of original and diverse musical works including folk & world music, psychedelic rock, ambient/atmospheric soundscapes and film scores. He was also the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter in the phenom psychedelic/fusion rock band, Animalcule, which dis-banded in 2006.
Ryan Kickland's folk music is less about pop-functionality than it is about content, imagery and mood. His writing maintains a gritty social conscience and a personal depth that explores different dimensions of the human condition, metaphysical and spiritual concepts, social and humanitarian issues, introspection and artistic expression, while also providing lighter images of joy, salvation and redemption. His music often includes elements of humor, fantasy and the downright bizarre.
On the other side of the musical coin, Ryan's ambient, electronic and instrumental soundscapes (which make up his world, fusion and atmospheric body of work) range from the murky depths of psychedelic funk/fusion and prog, to Eastern-inspired ragas, to the swirling sound of his symphonic analog arrangements. Ryan is a talented multi-instrumentalist and accomplished guitarist who's stylistic, liquidy guitar playing and intricate scale work are staples of his rock and fusion compositions. Visit www.kickland.com for more info.
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Song Information - credits, lyrics, album:
| » A Wide Open Space |
| Album: |
The Mountain |
| Label: |
Trick of the Desert |
| Genre: |
Folk |
| » Ode to Caroline |
| Album: |
Estranged |
| Label: |
Trick of the Desert |
| Genre: |
Folk Rock |
| » The Woodcarver |
| Album: |
Wood Carvings |
| Label: |
Trick of the Desert |
| Genre: |
Folk |
| » 21st Century Lullaby |
| Album: |
Living Stones |
| Label: |
Trick of the Desert |
| Genre: |
Folk |
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Living Stones
"Living Stones" is Kickland's 2001 folk masterpiece that fans of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie or Townes Van Zandt will surely appreciate. The album is full of superb lyrical story-telling, gritty musicianship and courageous song-writing. |
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Wood Carvings
With a sound described as "Johnny Cash on mushrooms," Kickland's "Wood Carvings" explores concepts of desperation and redemption using a gritty and authentic experimental folk sound. A sound where melody, mood and uniquely descriptive lyrics thrive. |
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