OLD FOREST LOOp EP

“More substantial than most summery confections,
Old Forest Loop has the citrus punch
of an orange sherbet popsicle.”

— Memphis Flyer, July 2018

all sounds made and mixed by PsT. (mastered by IMAKEMADBEATS) A few words about this recording... In November of 2015 I released a mostly acoustic EP named after, and as an homage to, one of my favorite places on earth- The Old Forest Trail, a trail system that runs through the Old Forest Arboretum in Overton Park(Midtown Memphis, Tennessee). It also served as a tribute to my father who had recently departed as it mainly consisted of little ditties that I had played bedside for him while he was at the end of his life's journey. Subsequently, the next year I was walking the trails with my beloved jackhuahua Owl Jackson Jr. and noticed that Overton Park had actually changed the name of the trail system from Old Forest Trail to the Old Forest Loop. “What the !?” I exclaimed! i was at first aken aback by the rebranded signage, which seemed to lack the poetic nature of the original; but then it dawned on me that I could make lemons out of lemonade. Hence my follow up EP- an electric journey through the Old Forest, the Old Forest Loop. These are summertime jams- meant for bike rides, pool parties, night time drives and camping trips. This music is happy to be played in the background! There’s not much in the way of overt melodies, solos or lyrics- so make up your own features in the songs. Sing along, play along, rap along. Much as The Old Forest Trail was in tribute to my father, this record is in tribute to Owl Jackson Jr. who sadly passed earlier this year. An electric passage into the most sacred Old Forest right in the heart of Midtown Memphis Tennessee. crank it up!!

Paul “ Snowflake” Taylor followed the circular grooves of his 45s to their vortex, and when he emerged in the 21st century, he was surrounded by beats, guitars, and loops. And the hoops he’d trooped through include his dad’s Memphis music history – local legend Pat Taylor made ’60s rock, ’70s prog rock and ’80s pop --and his own history as Memphis's best kept secret on drums, bass, and guitar. On these six tracks, under the nom de plume **New Memphis Colorways**, Paul’s thoroughly in the binary programming moment, even as he channels his Steve Cropper on “Don’t Get Run Over” and his inner Bar-Kays on “Paulykneewon.” On “PT Phone Home,” he just hip-mo’-tizes. The **Old Forest Loop** is, like the Memphis park it’s named for, dense, alive, and unpredictable. But there’s no poison ivy and you can dance to it! -
-Robert Gordon, Midtown Memphis, mid-2018
Robert Gordon’s books include *It Came from Memphis* and *Respect Yourself* and his films include the Emmy award-winning documentary *Best Of Enemies*.
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These "vignettes" are totally improvised first takes of each respective instrument, and totally unedited.