{"product_id":"charles-poppy-bob-walker-double-wide-cassette-pre-order","title":"Charles 'Poppy Bob' Walker — DOUBLE-WIDE — [Limited-Edition Cassette]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDOUBLE-WIDE—on Castle Dome Records—is the sophomore release from the late guitarist Charles ‘Poppy Bob’ Walker. Following 2024’s Dirt Bike Vacation (Worried Songs), a collection of haunting recordings made on a cassette field recorder in mid-1980s Yuma, Arizona, this collection navigates more cinematic terrain, creating a soundtrack for an acid western that never was. Here, Walker uses a Tascam 4-track recorder acquired toward the end of his life to create more expansive, overdubbed compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Creosote Wind” invokes the sparse lonesomeness of Ry Cooder’s Paris, Texas through meandering, overdriven slide guitar and synth textures, while “If My Banjo Was a Train” hints at the minimalism of Michael Hurley’s sonic world, featuring a solo banjo performance warped by analog tape delay. Other tracks, such as “Nameless Wash” and “Shorty’s Repair Shop,” are extended, lo-fi tape loops constructed from eerie source material found in the vast archive of dusty cassettes Walker left behind. As a whole, DOUBLE-WIDE further maps Walker’s hidden life in the Sonoran Desert, while framing his restless artistry as a bold new landmark in ambient and American Primitive guitar music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCredits: Charles Walker (guitar, synthesizers, banjo), Cameron Knowler (archivist, producer, transfer \/ mixing), Joe Caithness (mastering), Annabella Boatwright (cover design) .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castle Dome Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47893256601770,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/6976\/6826\/files\/IMG_1038.jpg?v=1772123835","url":"https:\/\/www.ruralguitar.com\/products\/charles-poppy-bob-walker-double-wide-cassette-pre-order","provider":"Rural Guitar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}