“Some for The Makossa Man,” a celebration and glance at the world of afrobeat giant, Manu Dibango: a trailblazer whose music laid the groundwork for what would become disco and hip-hop. He passed away today from COVID-19. Rest in peace, Makossa Man . . .
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For his debut Lagniappe Session, Ward decided to dig deep into the historical archives to rework some classic standards—one jazz, one classical—using some heavy guitar strings and the rustic hum of vintage Americana . . .
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For years if you lived in Nashville you were lucky to have the soothing sounds of WAMB 1160 AM, playing glorious easy listening music from the past. But what was truly special about WAMB was their late night programming, from roughly 12 am to 5 am, dubbed 'beautiful music in the night.' During this time frame the station would play blocks of old reel to reel mix tapes assembled by the late Nashville radio personality Ken Bramming . . .
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Quarantine Scene Check, Day Infinity (Sunday): The depths of AD HQ’s office closet beckoned. And like Hiram Bingham III, but hatless, I entered. The 7 year old's pleas for FROZEN II dissolved behind me (I ignored them) as I fought past the aesthetic pleasures of BASF stacks and Scotch reel-to-reel tapes. And then there I found it, the unsightly treasure: a cache of ‘90s Case Logic books . . .
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Prior to the release of their ninth record -- the incredibly apt titled Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart -- Black Lips touched down in Los Angeles for a secret show at Gold Diggers in East Hollywood. The following Lagniappe Session was cut just prior in the studio out back. Having morphed in both personnel and sound in recent years, drummer Oakley Munson runs us through the band's cover selects, below -- from drawing inspiration from Hank Williams to long lost VU nuggets . . .
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We've been espousing Bandcamp as one of the most artist friendly online music services since launching Tyler Wilcox's Bandcamping series. Today, Friday, March 20th, in support of artists impacted by the mass tour cancelations required by the COVID-19 outbreak, Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share, putting more money directly into the pockets of artists hit hard by this unprecedented loss of income . . .
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If you were out on Long Island from the mid-70s to the mid-80s, your best bet for adventurous and eclectic live music was My Father's Place. The Roslyn, NY club hosted an array of genre-leading talents: prog monsters, folk rock legends, reggae icons, jazz fusioneers, punk pioneers and beyond. Lucky for us, many of these shows were broadcast over the WLIR-FM airwaves — and drawing from that deep archive, the latest Unearthed bootleg mix extravaganza cherrypicks some choice My Father's Place performances from the club's heyday. Download and get lost in the Long Island . . .
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Dig this downbeat soul from Louisiana’s Toussaint McCall. 1967's “I’ll Do It For You” plunges the depths of a brooding nocturnal oddity; a swirling woozy organ is complimented by accents of washboard and maracas, producing an eerily vague Latin flavor in contrast to McCall’s downtrodden and desperate plea for affection . . .
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Strange days. Transmitting via the AD quarantine bunker, northeast Los Angeles. SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays . . .
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Not exactly easy listening, but something like counter programming against the ambient dread of the moment. “We try not to lose our hearts, not lose our minds . . .
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Five days after the first moon landing. Five days prior to the release of In a Silent Way. One month before the recording of Bitches Brew. The Miles Davis quintet at the 1969 Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-les-Pins . . .
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The UK based Be With records ongoing reissue campaign of essential library classics continues with two more KPM titles: Visual Impact and The Hunter (Drama Suite) / Adventure Story, two more from the Themes series, and its first foray into the iconic German library institution, Coloursound with The Now Generation (Percussive Underscores).
As a sequel to our 2018 mixtape, the following was once again created live in one take, using all vinyl at Be With’s Manchester HQ . . .
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...the Hamburg, Germany imprint Bureau B has taken up the task of solving at least a portion of the the enigmatic artist's puzzle: their latest release, NY, Hel, Barca (1994-2001), compiles 20 favorites from 6 of Tenor’s LPs, serving as a welcome primer to the emergence of Jimi Tenor, the solo artist . . .
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Aquarium Drunkard is powered by our patrons. Help us continue doing it by pledging your support via our Patreon page. Independently run, AD turns 15 in May. We've been through some shit together, and we will all get through this together . . .
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Horse Lords have a way of infusing radical ideas with rational approaches. Over four studio albums, the Baltimore quartet has developed a sharp line of inquiry around systems that organize not only music-making but also society, philosophy, and belief. The ensemble gives the folksy appearance of a rock band–bass, drums, guitar, and saxophone–yet they regularly employ dense weaves of polyrhythms and explore mathematically derived tuning systems with modified instruments and electronic processing . . .
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