Artist Info: Ed Askew

Ed Askew (born Edward C. Askew in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1940, died January 4, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter and painter who first recorded in 1968. He collaborated with Sharon Van Etten on his 2013 album For the World.

Askew is known for his album in the original ESP Disk’s vague rock/folk/freak series, issued eponymously and since reissued as Ask The Unicorn.

Years later, thanks to detective work by Clint Simonson of the De Stijl Records imprint [read more...]