Bee Gees: Lemons Never Forget (mono mix)
Sparks: Tryouts For The Human Race
It seems like Russell, Ron, and Giorgio had a nice, creative vibe going in the studio when they convened in Munich to record this LP.
COMING SOON: the extended mix
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Al Stewart: On The Border
I'm feeling the need to revisit this bumrocks via cracklin' chim heater from '06. Best snare-drum-on-2-but-not-on-4 tension since the intro to this one.
From Year of the Cat. Produced by Alan Parsons. Sleeve by Hipgnosis.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Steve Hunter: Eldorado Street
From Swept Away. Best part at 1:47. Jim Gordon on drums.
Cover illustration by Don Punchatz.
Donovan: Wear Your Love Like Heaven b/w Oh, Gosh!
Big B, that melodic connoisseur, emailed me an mp3 of "Wear Your Love" a few months back. "Oh, Gosh!", a similarly blissed-out major-seventh ditty, was the B-side of the original U.S. single release. Too much.
Both songs available on A Gift from a Flower to a Garden.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Grateful Dead: Crazy Fingers
Arguably my favorite Garcia/Hunter composition. It was cool to see this getting some reaction from the dream chimney community awhile back. The one downside of the studio version is you miss the Spanish bit they used to do at the end, so I spliced in some live footage to remedy that.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Gabor Szabo:
Rambler
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye
original air date: 4/27/07
both compositions by Wolfgang Melz
Gabor Szabo:
Rambler
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye
original air date: 4/27/07
both compositions by Wolfgang Melz
Dee Clark: Nobody But You
First hitting turntables in October '58 on Chicago's Vee-Jay Records. [Check out their jukebox.] What's missing are Vee-Jay's first US releases of The Beatles.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tim Maia: Verão Carioca
The triumphant re-return of T. Maia to these pages. Featuring Tim himself on drums, making the executive decision to drop the tempo slightly after each chorus. Also: great snare drum sound.
available on: this
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wanderléa: Calypso
written by Egberto Gismonti & Geraldo Eduardo Carneiro; arranged by Egberto; featuring Egberto on kalimba, tonton e sintetizadores
available on: Vamos Que Eu Ja Vou
Friday, October 17, 2008
Roxy Music: To Turn You On
Not necessarily the best song on the album, but one that's been speaking to me lately. A semi-schmaltzy yuppie power ballad with a beat. Featuring the legendary Alan Spenner on bass. Wicked muted fill from guitarist Neil Hubbard at the 0:25 mark; anomalous vocal double-tracking at 1:51.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Daryl Hall: Babs and Babs
Words and music by Daryl Hall. Produced and featuring guitar & Frippertronics by Robert Fripp. With Kenny Passarelli on bass, evidently enjoying himself on the outro. From the album Sacred Songs.
This is a good one to turn to when you're in the mood to listen to "Rich Girl" but you don't actually want to listen to "Rich Girl".
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Pavement: Birds in the Majik Industry
From the B-side of the "Stereo" 45. Be sure to pick up the forthcoming deluxe Brighten The Corners reissue on Matador to hear the "unedited vocal version"...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hatsune Miku: Thatness and Thereness
Composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Vocals by Hatsune Miku. This recording and video by ???
Composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Vocals by Hatsune Miku. This recording and video by ???
Friday, October 10, 2008
Harpers Bizarre: Witchi Tai To
The triumphant return of Harpers Bizarre to these pages. This one has appeared on a couple of other blogs before, and with good reason, as it's a bloody masterpiece. Written by Jim Pepper, based on Native American healing chants. Available on Harpers Bizarre IV.
BONUS BEATS:
Jim Pepper: Witchitai-To, from Pepper's Pow Wow. With Billy Cobham, Chuck Rainey, and Larry Coryell.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Touch Of Class: I'm In Heaven
Produced & featuring keyboards by John "The Monster" Davis. Written by Mervin & Melvin Steals. Recorded & mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia. Vince Montana on vibes.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Johanna Group:
Strange Love Action
Hors Phase
Foot-stompin' good times from Germany's Johanna Group, a collective of anonymous library musicians. Both tracks originally from the album Strange Love Action; now available on this and this respectively. (If anyone has the original LP, please feel free to post a full rip.)
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Odyssey: Who
A hypnotic favorite off of this compilation from days of yore. Arranged and produced by Vangelis Papathanassiou.
BONUS BEATS
Monday, October 06, 2008
Roger and the Human Body: Nature's Song
Music by Roger Troutman. Lyrics by Larry Troutman. Featuring Roger Troutman on vocals, bass, flute, guitar, and synthesizer. Available on the album Introducing Roger.
