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PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
New | Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments | ||
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Wadada Leo Smith | Angela Davis | Spiritual Dimensions | Cuneiform | Recorded live in April 2009. An exploration of Miles Davis' electrified music on this disc. "A rich but astringent stew." (And FYI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis) | |||
* | Tomutonttu | Tomutonto 3 | Tomutonto | Fonal | orig. from 2006. Finland. "Echoed, chanting vocals, ethnic flutes, droning or rushing electronics, ritualistic mantras, low intonations, oscillations, ululations, sped-up tape squiggle, blistered bass tones and thudded percussion. Word. | ||
Tomutonttu | Tomutonto 4 | Tomutonto | Fonal | " " | |||
Schooner | Open Door | You Forget About Your Heart | Pox World Empire | lo-fi mopey pop of the highest order from right here in NC | |||
Schooner | Stunts And Showmanship And Codes | You Forget About Your Heart | Pox World Empire | pickin' up the pace here... | |||
* | White Rainbow | Tuesday Rollers And Strollers | New Clouds | Kranky | "another colorful psychedelic dose of nu new age dream-hop." From Portland. | ||
The Helio Sequence | Transistor Radio | Com Plex | Cavity Search | 2000 | |||
Flied Egg | Dr. Siegel's Fried Egg Shooting Machine | Dr. Siegel's Fried Egg Shooting Machine | MSI Music | 1972. Japanese prog-rockers. | |||
* | The Tuesday Blues | Have You Ever Loved Somebody | (VA) Lost Souls Vol. 2 | Psych Of The South | Comp of Garage Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond, 1965-71 | ||
* | George & Beathovens | Jdi Dal | (VA) Psychedelic Super Piotr | Past & Present | 60s pysch rock from E. Europe. George & Co. from Poland. | ||
Olympic | Krasna Neznama | (VA) Psychedelic Super Piotr | Past & Present | from Czechoslovakia | |||
* | Love | Good & Evil II | Love Lost | Sundazed | 1971 never before released Arthur Lee & his incarnation of Love... | ||
Rex Stewart and His Band | South Rampart Street Parade | Dixieland On Location featuring Rex Stewart and His Band | Concert Hall Jazz Series | ||||
M. Ashraf feat. Nahid Akhtar | Life Hai Kuch Dinon Ki | (VA) The Sound of Wonder! The First Wave Of Plugged-In Pop At The Pakistani Picture House | B-Music/Finders Keepers | spectacular Pakistani film music from the 70s | |||
J.W. Grasshopper & The Butterfly | Ali Shuffle | (VA) Hits & Misses: Muhammad Ali & The Ultimate Sound of Fistfighting | Trikont | right on! | |||
* | Betty Davis | Bottom Of The Barrel | Is It Love Or Desire | Light in the Attic | 1976, Durham native! Not issued til now. Check out the brief interview with Betty at http://www.myspace.com/bettymabrydavis | ||
Albert Collins | Do The Sissy | The Complete Imperial Recordings | EMI | 1969 or so. Fine piece about this 2-disc set and Albert Collins' guitar playing here: http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/302947/review/5943109/thecompleteimperialrecordings | |||
* | Sounds of Liberation | New Life | Sounds of Liberation | Porter | Re-release of a 1972 LP from jazz funk soul band from Philly | ||
* | Felt | Whaleface | Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez | Rhymesayers | |||
* | Diego Bernal | On4 | For Corners | Exponential | |||
* | Jackson Conti | Brasilian Sugar | Sujinho | Mochilla | Excellent collaboration of Madlib & Brazilian drummer Ivan "Mamão" Conti. Tasty tasty tasty! | ||
* | Elder Beck | Rock And Roll Sermon | (VA) Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel (1944-2007) | Tompkins Square | Amazing comp! Recommended fo sho. Elder Beck, Mobile Alabama c. 1956, states his case against rock & roll in this sermon, but... HE ROCKS! Gets craaaazzeeee, I tell ya. | ||
Shaw Singers | Since He Touched Me | (VA) Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel (1944-2007) | Tompkins Square | ca. 1975 here. Memphis duet of Opal and Lewis Shaw, backed by piano AND organ. Love it. They still pastor a church in Stanton TN and make the music! | |||
Elder & Sister Brinson & The Brinson Brothers | He's Coming Back | (VA) Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel (1944-2007) | Tompkins Square | 1963, location not known. Tempo! Bass! Snare! Shout! | |||
Lula Collins | Help Me | (VA) Fire in My Bones: Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel (1944-2007) | Tom | ca. 1973. Lula Collins was Memphis-based and known as the Delta Gospel Queen. Bow down! | |||
* | Laura Veirs | Sleeper In The Valley | July Flame | Raven Marching Band Records | new from a fellow Coloradoan & Carleton alum! | ||
* | The Jezabels | Into The Ink | She's So Hard | Waterfront | New from Sydney, Australia. | ||
Schnitzel | Sandston Girl | Cold Harbor | self-released | 2007. Richmond, VA. a.k.a. Jim O'Brien. | |||
Allison Moorer | The Broken Girl | Crows | Ryko | new | |||
* | Roberto Carlos Lange | Amazonian Pacific | Music For Memory - Library Catalog Music Series, volume 5 | Asthmatic Kitty | |||
Seven Gallon Jug Band | Wipe Em Off | (VA) Victrola Favorites | Dust-To-Digital | 1929 | |||
* | Slavic Soul Party! | Tatiana | Taketron | Barbes | #92 on the WXDU top 100 albums list of 2009 | ||
Scissor Sisters | Laura | Scissor Sisters | Polydor | 2004. Catchy throwback 70s-ish pop stuff, even sounding Elton John-like a lot... | |||
* | Tommy T | September Blues | The Prester John Sessions | Easy Star | new from the bass player of Gogol Bordello. Thanks for listening! |