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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 | 07:00 to 09:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Fela Kuti Africa Centre of the World The Underground Spiritual Game Quannum Fela tracks strung together in one nice long mix by Chief Xcel of Blackalicious. 2004.
Queen Fight From The Inside News of the World EMI/Elektra 1977
* Olekranon Transfixed / Nine Streams Danaus Inam a.k.a. Ryan Huber. New. "Eleven tracks of noise, ambience, drone and percussion with hints of structure."
* Mood Rings Pathos y Lagrimas VPI Harmony Mexican Summer new 'n' swirly shimmery from Atlanta.
* Marcos Valle Éle E Ela Marcos Valle Light in the Attic Reissue of 1970 LP. Samba/bossa nova....
Alexandre Novarro Indian Magik Sketches Constellation Tatsu 2012 quiet electronics collage
Mazzy Star Be My Angel She Hangs Brightly Rough Trade 1990
* Esmerine Barn Board Fire Dalmak Constellation New from Montreal, following their artist's residency in Istanbul. It shows. "Dalmak" is Turkish, meaning "to be absorbed in."
CWK Jones and Son Ensemble 23 Minore Mane (VA) On A Steady Diet of Hash, Bread and Salt Soundyet This comp is an excellent free download on bandcamp
D. Charles Speer Sit Right There (live recording) - a.k.a. Dave Shuford, also of No-Neck Blues Band
* A. Kostis Dertlidikos Horos (VA) Greek Rhapsody: Instrumental Music from Greece 1905-1956 Dust-to-Digital Athens, May 1930.
unknown laterna player Kazapiko (VA) Greek Rhapsody: Instrumental Music from Greece 1905-1956 Dust-to-Digital Instanbul, 1913. "Asia Minor" Greeks from Instanbul brought the laterna to popular music of the time in Greece. The laterna is a keyboardless piano, a handcranked thing w/ a rotating wood cylinder w/ nails in it. As it turns, the nails trigger the piano hammers. Like a music box. Cool. You should see the ornate one pictured in the liner notes.
* Superchunk Me & You & Jackie Mittoo I Hate Music Merge caaaaatchy new tune (sounds nuthin' like Jackie Mittoo, fyi...)
Jackie Mittoo Summer Breeze Keyboard King at Studio One Universal Howz that for a 70s cover for ya?
Dillinger Jah Love Cocaine In My Brain Trojan 1975ish
Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters Rubba, Rubba Words Blackboard Jungle Dub Abraham/Clocktower 1981 remix of '73
* Master Musicians of B****** Arche Far West Important new
* Chester Davis & Congregation / Compton Jones, Glen Faulkner, and James Davis / Furry Lewis Glory, Glory Hallelujah (VA) Sorrow Come Pass Me Around: A Survey of Black Religious Music Dust-to-Digital Reissue of 1975 LP. Trio of versions of this spiritual combined in one album track. The middle one was recorded 40 years ago today! It features a Clorox bottle, lard bucket & empty pot for percussion, plus a "diddley bow." A What??!? It's a piece of broom wire stretched between two staples on a wall with two snuff bottles under it for bridges. Mr. Faulkner plays it by beating on it w/ a nail and sliding a medicine bottle along the strings. It's thought to be an adaptation of an African children's instrument, and a source of bottleneck and knife guitar playing.
* Nathan Salsburg Paraffin & Turpentine Hard For To Win And Can't Be Won No Quarter Salsburg is the curator of the Alan Lomax archive. Gives ya some idea of what his solo playing is like. Nice.
Glenn Jones Even To Win Is To Fail The Wanting Thrill Jockey 2011 album. Glenn Jones among many exciting acts playing the WXDU / Three Lobed Recordings day party (FREE!!) at Hopscotch, afternoon of Friday 9.6.13. See the flyer! --> http://kingsbarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/3lobedflyer.jpg
* Califone moonbath.brainsalt.a.holy.fool Stitches Dead Oceans First new material from Califone since 2009. They will be at Hopscotch, i think the last night.
Joint D=| Strike Gently Strike Gently Sorry State
* High Speed & The Afflicted Man Get Stoned Ezy Get Stoned Ezy Guerssen 1982
* Lord Dying Greed Is Your Horse Summon the Faithless Relapse new and "rifftastic" from Portland OR
Sleep Aquarian Sleep's Holy Mountain Earache 1992