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this time without the “sweetness” of other releases
I’ve listed. This record a powerhouse of
electronic experimentation along with bass and
drums. Epic.
Blonde Redhead – Penny
Sparkle (4AD)
Ok, this album is NOT as moody as most on
this list, which is a departure from the last few
Blonde redhead albums, but I love it nonetheless.
There is something a bit more eletro-pop
about Penny Sparkle that I love. It’s definitely an
album made by seasoned musicians looking for
new mature directions and they did it in such a
beautiful way.
djINTI
i am the hip hop dude at
amoeba berkeley.
100names – Illuminated Man
(BLACk ACrE)
one day a person named ian got at me through
my soundcloud page where i have a couple of
mixes up (soundcloud.com/djinti). in the email
was a couple of links to a couple of songs (this
group being one of them) and a statement that
he is a big fan of west coast hip-hop. lucky me
the music was soooooooper goood and i to am
a big fan of the west coast undergound hips-
hops.
instrumental hip-hop, samples, good synth work
and nice vibes.
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for those who like… flying lotus, tokimonsta, suff
daddy, prefuse 73, teebs, phantogram, j dilla,
madlib, etc. ya know… all that future beat-ish
coming out of LA and europe/eastern europe
and stuff.
Chico Mann – Analog Drift
(WAx pOETICS rECOrDS)
heavy latin flavor with analog drum machines
and sounds, fella stylee guitar. new old sounding
radness. dance the night or day away. there
needs to be more music like this.
El Guincho – Pop Negro
(YOUNg TUrkS)
more latin radness. the only thing i found in the
same family of sound as the chico mann. the
amazing video for the amazing song “bombay” is
sooper weird/sexy/beautiful.
Salem – King Night
(IAMSOUND rECOrDS)
what’s up with this band? looks like brooklyn
hipsters drudged out love for southern rap has
arrived. let’s see what this group can do next
after blasting off from obscurity. internet you
are so strange and these bands i find on you so
interesting. forreal.
Jay Electronica
when will you come out with an album? you are
sooooo late, by years.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
(2010) – Directed by Edgar
Wright
funny ass moovie, with so much of generation Y
commentary and comic book nerd references.
the whole vegan bit…? hilarious.
Tip:
love, love, love, music. its like math, the language of the
universe.
jIM V
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
– Almost Acoustic/Ragged But
Right (JErrY gArCIA/rHINO rECOrDS)
The recently reissued Almost Acoustic and the
newly released Ragged But Right make available
for the first time the full repertoire of
the short-lived, but much beloved Jerry garcia
Acoustic Band. Drawing on the music, as well
as some of the players that garcia favored in
his pre-grateful Dead days, these albums were
compiled from the approximately two-dozen
shows the group played between October and
December 1987. garcia, along with guitarist David
Nelson and mandolin,dobro and banjo player
Sandy rothman — who produced both releases
— share vocals and get ample instrumental help
from fiddler Kenny Kosek, drummer David Kemper
and long-time garcia cohort John kahn on
bass. Whether it was the chance to reunite with
some players from an earlier time or the classic
country, bluegrass and blues tunes they played
together, Jerry garcia has rarely played and sang
better in an acoustic setting then on these two
releases.
Mike Patton – Mondo Cane
(IpECAC rECOrDS)
Vocalist Mike patton’s latest project might surprise
even long-time fans of the former Faith
No More front man. Mondo Cane is patton’s take
on some of the classic Italian pop songs of the
’50s and ’60s, done in a style that’s faithful as
well as fresh. Co-produced by fellow Ennio Morricone
fanatic Daniele Luppi, Mondo Cane lets
patton give full rein to his talents as a vocalist,
arranger and conceptualist. Most of the albums
11 tracks combine patton’s intense singing with
some downright lush orchestrations to great effect.
Despite the occasional vocal blast, Mondo
Cane can be finely textured and nuanced as well.
great accompaniment for an Italian soda or a
Campari on the rocks before a night of Mario
Bava films.
Treme – Music from the HBO
Original Series, Season 1 (gEFFEN
rECOrDS)
great 19-track collection based around the
HBO series Treme that’s set in post-katrina
New Orleans. While some of the usual suspects
appear — Dr. John, Irma Thomas and Allen Toussaint
to name a few — there are a lot of lesser
known artists as well. In particular there are a
handful of selections by some first class brass
bands that add more than a little infectious funk
to the proceedings. Also adding their own particular
musical take on the Big Easy are contributions
from Kermit Ruffins, Trombone Shorty
and Donald Harrison as well as some fine vintage
tracks from Lil queenie & the percolators
and Louis prima. Thumbnail histories of each of
the songs are included and each are given the
same care and detail that must have gone into
the selection of these songs. The album provides
a reminder of how much great music has come
out of the Crescent City.
Black Sabbath: The Secret
Musical History of Black-Jewish
Relations – Various Artists
(IDELSOHN SOCIETY)
Sub-titled “The Secret Musical History of Black-
Jewish relations,” Black Sabbath showcases a
diverse collection of African-American artists
doing a collection of songs that give new meaning
to the phrase “old school.” released by a
quartet of dumpster-diving, thrift store shopping,
record collectors, Black Sabbath includes a
bit of everything from Alberta Hunter and Billie
Holiday to Cannonball Adderley and Cab Calloway
covering material that goes from sacred and
serious to silly and non-sensical. How can you
possibly pass up a collection that includes not
only Slim gaillard singing Dunkin Bagel, but also
The Temptations doing a medley of tunes from
the hit Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof? The
release also comes with a 40-page booklet that
offers some thoughtful writings on the songs as
well as the Black/Jewish musical dynamic during
the early recording era.
Down Home Music/Hear Me
Howling! – Various Artists
(ArHOOLIE FOUNDATION/ArHOOLIE rECOrDS)
These two releases make for an incredible time
capsule containing a wide range of mostly roots
music recorded by Arhoolie records founder
Chris Strachwitz.
The Down Home Music DVD was edited together
by Maureen gosling from a 1963 documentary
originally shot for german television, with “tour
guide, assistant sound, lighting and translations“
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