Song(s) of the Day # 2,300 Langkamer
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Friday, 3 April 2009
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Absolutely the worst album I have heard for years
I can't stand 'Sgt. Peppers'. Don't understand why it is often (still) voted the best album of all time. Twee sentimentality, cod mysticism, music hall numbers and Ringo Starr. Jesus, I would have left home too.So now the Easy Star All Stars (after full reggae versions of 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'OK Computer') have turned to this. Despite the calibre of some of the artists involved: Michael Rose, The Mighty Diamonds, Luciano, Max Romeo etc. this is just a complete aural abortion. And why do I find it hard to picture any of the artists rolling up a large number and settling down to listen to Sgt. Peppers at the end of a hard day in the studio?
So this begs the question who is this designed for? Blokes in their sixties who still think that punk was the end of good music or young college kids just discovering the joys of dope and how well reggae and it go together. There is some great reggae music out there but this is certainly not an example of it.
As for the Easy Star All Stars, 'Dub Side of the Moon' sort of worked and I am afraid I am not a fan of the original version of that either. It always struck me as the perfect album for the time as stereo moved into more and more homes. I feel that the Floyd worked more on the FX and stereo separation than the words and tunes of the songs, which I was under the impression had been more important until then.
'Radiodread', sort of OK. White guys with dreads who go to college probably like it much more than me!
The Easy Star All Stars are playing at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on April 11. I won't be there.
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Why was this never released in the UK?
(French release)1982
Bass - Bill Laswell
Guitar - Nile Rodgers
Bongos - Daniel Ponce
Drums - Tony Thompson
Engineer [Remix] - Jay Mark
Producer - Material
Remix - John Luongo
Synthesizer - Michael Beinhorn
Written-By - B. Laswell/M. Beinhorn
Never released in the UK and only available on import costing a fiver, at the time that a new release album was £3:99!
More than I could afford.
Very kindly submitted by JoshR, who had seen my request for this song at other blogs as well as it being a reward for liking my 'Sting is Dead' April Fool's joke earlier today.
PS: Does anyone have the B side?
Guitar - Nile Rodgers
Bongos - Daniel Ponce
Drums - Tony Thompson
Engineer [Remix] - Jay Mark
Producer - Material
Remix - John Luongo
Synthesizer - Michael Beinhorn
Written-By - B. Laswell/M. Beinhorn
Never released in the UK and only available on import costing a fiver, at the time that a new release album was £3:99!
More than I could afford.
Very kindly submitted by JoshR, who had seen my request for this song at other blogs as well as it being a reward for liking my 'Sting is Dead' April Fool's joke earlier today.
PS: Does anyone have the B side?
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
What is wrong with this picture? (#2)
Just check out the bloke at the back of this photo of Coldplay (and there is lots wrong with them) taken at the Grammy's.Don't you just know that this is some record company executive who rails against us bloggers!
Staff Benda Bilili
Je'taime (Sex Machine)
The fourth in the Congotronics seies from Crammed Discs is by Staff Benda Bilili (Look Beyond Appearances) who hail from the streets of Kinshasa and live in the grounds around Kinshasa Zoo. A group of four disabled musicians form the core of the band, backed by a younger, acoustic rhythm section and a hand made (wire, a tin, a bent stick and a radio mike) electric one string lute called the Satonge.
"I later learn that this lean, gentle-looking kid, who goes by the name of Roger Landu, invented the instrument he's playing with such dazzling virtuosity. The raw materials of the satonge consist of a milk-powder tin, a section of fish basket frame and a single electrical wire. A few days later, at our hotel, Roger makes up satonges to order and sells them to us for $20 (14) a pop... good business for a shegue, or homeless kid, who was surviving by busking for pennies in the Kinshasa central market."
Full article here.
Another good background article here.
Reviews of their excellent album 'Tres Tres Fort' here and here.
Crammed Discs have a lot of really good information on their releases and you can listen to a number of recordings.
Bonus (Audio):
'Avramandole - Sala Mosala - Staff Benda Bilili'
The fourth in the Congotronics seies from Crammed Discs is by Staff Benda Bilili (Look Beyond Appearances) who hail from the streets of Kinshasa and live in the grounds around Kinshasa Zoo. A group of four disabled musicians form the core of the band, backed by a younger, acoustic rhythm section and a hand made (wire, a tin, a bent stick and a radio mike) electric one string lute called the Satonge.
"I later learn that this lean, gentle-looking kid, who goes by the name of Roger Landu, invented the instrument he's playing with such dazzling virtuosity. The raw materials of the satonge consist of a milk-powder tin, a section of fish basket frame and a single electrical wire. A few days later, at our hotel, Roger makes up satonges to order and sells them to us for $20 (14) a pop... good business for a shegue, or homeless kid, who was surviving by busking for pennies in the Kinshasa central market."
Full article here.
Another good background article here.
Reviews of their excellent album 'Tres Tres Fort' here and here.
Crammed Discs have a lot of really good information on their releases and you can listen to a number of recordings.
Bonus (Audio):'Avramandole - Sala Mosala - Staff Benda Bilili'
Monday, 30 March 2009
Banksy's painting for the celebrity undie auction
With two bidding days left at the charity auction of star's undies in aid of asylum seekers in the UK, here are some of the results as they stand at the moment:Jah Wobble - £27.00
Tilda Swinton - £102.00
Fergie - £430.00 (that is the pop star NOT the Duchess!!!)
Johanna Lumley - £31.00
Nick Cave - £112.00
Jordan - £132.00
Steve Bell - £340.00(Yes, that is John Major's face.)
(I think if the organisers had thought this out more they could have attracted some serious money from Japan!)
Interesting that there have been NO bids on the Banksy painting as yet.
Update with one day to go:
Wobble's thong now stands @ £40.00
Wobble's thong now stands @ £40.00
Fergie's undies @ £430.00Still zero bids on Banksy!
Sunday, 29 March 2009
'Kangaroo' (SO funny!)
Check out more from Remi Gaillard here and here.
My thanx to Fucoid for pointing me in this direction.
My thanx to Fucoid for pointing me in this direction.
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