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"Rat Salad" with mark (archive)

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | 07:00 to 09:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Kokomo Arnold Sagefield Woman Blues Kokomo Arnold & Casey Bill Weldon: Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s Yazoo 1934
Kokomo Arnold Back To The Woods Kokomo Arnold & Casey Bill Weldon: Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s Yazoo 1934
Kokomo Arnold Salty Dog Kokomo Arnold & Casey Bill Weldon: Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s Yazoo 1937
Kokomo Arnold Feel So Good Kokomo Arnold & Casey Bill Weldon: Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s Yazoo 1935
Dex Romweber Nabonga Blues That Defy My Soul Yep Roc Dex Romweber & The New Romans TOMORROW night at Duke Gardens, rain or shine. Info here: http://dukeperformances.duke.edu/artists-genre/music-in-the-gardens
Dex Romweber Come Back Blues That Defy My Soul Yep Roc (usually the Duke Gardens things are on Weds... not this week)
* Füxa Our Lips Are Sealed Electric Sound of Summer Rocket Girl song written by Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin and Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall.
* BLO Mind Walk Step Three Hot Casa Nigeria, 1975
Madlib African Bounce Medicine Show Vol. 3 - Beat Konducta in Africa Madlib Invasion 2010 mash-ups
* Paul Béhanzin et son Ensemble Cholie (VA) Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM Dust-To-Digital Benin, W. Africa, early 1950s. Possibly a funeral song.
Kekere Tiamiyu and his Group Saka Amodu (VA) Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM Dust-To-Digital Nigeria, sung by Yoruba Muslims, 1950s. You can hear a "goje" fiddle in this.
Youkoui Bamileké Ngwop (VA) Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM Dust-To-Digital Call & response, whistles etc. Yemba language. Cameroon, 1940s.
Madlib African Map Watch Medicine Show Vol. 3 - Beat Konducta in Africa Madlib Invasion
* Angel Eyes Tastes of Kindness Vice to Vice Moon Glyph new lo-fi hypno pop from Melbourne Australia
* Benoit Delbecq & Francoise Houle Le Concombre de Chicoutimi Because She Hoped Songlines piano/clarinet compositions from a Frenchman & a French Canadian.
Sun Ra & His Astro-Galactic Infinity Arkestra Enlightenment Sun Ra - The Singles Evidence Recording from the early 70s
Eric Dolphy Iron Man Vintage Dolphy GM Recordings Recorded in April 1963. He died the next year. Birthday shout-out to Mr. Dolphy, who would have been 84 today.
* Erland Dahlen Piratman Rolling Bomber Hubro New percussion work from Norway. Per Discogs.com, he plays: Drums, Saw [Musical Saw], Timpani, Gong [Gongs], Musical Bow [Bow On Cakeform With Springs], Percussion [Tank Drums], Cuica, Maracas, Kalimba, Temple Block [Temple Blocks], Steel Drums, Percussion [Logdrum], Bells, Electronics, Performer [Megaphone], Performer [Sticks/mallets On String Instruments (monkey Drummer With Battery)]
Amon Düül II Cerberus Yeti Repertoire Germany, 1970
* Nishan Keljikian Ouskeh Gukas (VA) To What A Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora, 1916-1929 Tompkins Square Beautiful new 3-disc comp. Keljikian was born in Turkey in 1886 and came to Massachussetts in 1911. This song is his reflection on America's "melting pot." 1929.
Armenag Chah-Mouradian Andouni (VA) To What A Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora, 1916-1929 Tompkins Square b. 1878. Moved to Paris later and performed in the US too. Recording from 1917.
* Wood Ear Wasteland Steeple Vultures Churchkey New local music, out last week.
* Michael Rank & Stag The Goat KIN Louds Hymn more new local stuff
* Broken Water When You Said Tempest Hardly Art new from Olympia, Washington trio.
Death By Chocolate Sky Blue Death By Chocolate Jetset
Death By Chocolate Daddy's Out Of Focus Death By Chocolate Jetset IS he, now? Well, yeah, I guess.
Eric Peters Planet Travel (VA) G-Spots: The Spacey Folk Electro-Horror Sounds of the Studio G Library Trunk Collection of stuff used in TV shows & commercials at London's Studion G, mostly 60's and 70's era I think.
Messer Für Frau Müller Funny Man Under Anesthesia (VA) Russkie Wig-Out! - Demented Surf/Electro/Exotica from Behind The Iron Curtain Omni really fun disc that came out last summer
* Stereo Total Le Ridicule Ne Tue Plus Cactus Versus Brezel Staatsakt new ST!
* Mirel Wagner Joe Mirel Wagner Friendly Fire New, haunting, beautiful
* John Fahey Dorothy/Calvert Street Blues Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You Dust-To-Digital Extensive new Fahey box set. This tune recorded February 1962 at St.Michael's Church, Adelphi, Maryland.
Chris Thile & Michael Daves Ookpik Waltz Sleep With One Eye Open Nonesuch nice album from last year
Bill Conti Gonna Fly Now (Theme from ROCKY) United Artists 7-inch United Artist You still have today & tomorrow to get downtown to the Carolina Theatre cinema to see ROCKY, the original film, on the big screen. This is the actual 45 single I bought in 1977. :)
The Meters Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part II (VA) What It Is! Funky soul and Rare Grooves Rhino