A couple of years ago I posted a slowed down, 33rpm, version of Neko Case's "Deep Red Bells" which effectively transforms the already gothic tune into an even more surreal experience. The always on point Diddywah recently dropped a similar experiment with Wanda Jackson's "Funnel Of Love," as heard at 33rpm. The results are nothing less than incredible.
Speaking of, when is that new, Jack White produced, Wanda Jackson album supposed to be coming out?
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Shitty proto-drum machine. Check one. Woozy, repetitive, lounge organ. Check two. Billboard chart-busting hit? Yeah, it's that third one where you do the double take, as nothing about Timmy Thomas's "Why Can't We Live Together," from 1972, evokes any semblance of mainstream "hit" (this one made the top three in the Billboard Hot 100). More Gil Scott-Heron than Marvin Gaye, Thomas's groove here is no-frills and funky in a late-night, low lit, on your fifth scotch kinda way.
For those paying attention: We slid a fragment of . . .
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Thanks to a super-fine tip, I have been knee deep in this blog post, over at Versions Galore, comprised of 100+ covers of Allen Toussaint's "Get Out Of My Life, Woman." Whereas the name Jimmy Smith, and his backroom organ undertaking of the tune, may not be foreign to many of you, the Memphis, TN r&b of the Mad Lads very likely is. Slather it on . . .
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(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)
Named after the rural Michigan cabin Breathe Owl Breathe built, live in and work out of, the troupe's latest full-length, Magic Central, is . . .
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Halloween isn't that tough to spell. But anytime I write or type the word, I find myself subconsciously singing Wade Denning and Kay Lande's "Halloween." Released on Golden Records in 1969 as part of a record titled Halloween: Games, Songs and Stories, it's one of many songs on the album aimed at kids and their natural love of this most glorious of holidays.
I was exposed to this song in the mid to late 80s via my elementary music teacher, Ms. Bracey. I vividly remember her Halloween lesson plans. (Especially . . .
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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.
Mondo Boys Halloween mixtape available here....
SIRIUS 165: Count Chocula - Intro ++ The One Way Streets - Jack The Ripper ++ The Swamprats - Louie Louie ++ Screaming Lord Sutch - She's . . .
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Horror films have always straddled the line between sex and violence. One could say the same about porn. Put the two genres together and add a heavy dose of irony and psychedelic drugs and you get something that approximates Jesus Franco's 1971 film Vampyros Lesbos. In fact, all politics aside, there is nothing really horrific about this film unless you are afraid of beautiful sunbathing lesbian vampires, cool sunglasses, turtlenecks, and the beautiful and doomed actress Miranda Soledad. Nor is it . . .
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Back from the dead. We are Mondo Boys – a NY/LA mixtape/sound collage collaborative. This is our 2010 Halloween mix. Grab last year's here. Mucho take it easy. — MB (mondo boys are: n. punwar, m. schanzlin, j. gage and m. griffin)
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Bob Dylan is no easy cover. His distinctive voice, both vocally and lyrically, make it nearly impossible for many artists to capture the proper temperament. There are even some Dylan lyrics that just sound, well, wrong coming from the throats of anyone but him. Antony Hegarty's gift for interpreting the music of others, however, has been on its finest display when he picks up the works of Dylan - something he has done several times in his career. Whether it's taking a well-known standard and re-routing its soul, plumbing the rarer corners for more reverent treatments or . . .
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One of the more disturbing pieces to be laid on tape--Evariste's 1967 "Connais tu l'animal qui inventa le calcul intégral." Very little idea what is going on here (it's in French) except to note it sounds like a mix of ritual séance, orgy, and, well, a very fucked up variety show. Good fun!
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Last year during Halloween we profiled Charles Manson's controversial 1970 LP Lie: The Love and Terror Cult---a must-read for anyone interested in the recording. Today we're focusing on Red River Dave's biographical tale of . . .
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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.
SIRIUS 164: Jean Michel Bernard — Generique Stephane ++ The Gories — Hey, Hey We’re The Gories ++ Canarios — Trying So Hard ++ The Arrows — Blue’s Theme ++ Screaming Lord Sutch — Flashing Lights ++ The Kinks — You Really Got Me ++ Thee Headcoats — Diddy Wah Diddy ++ The Pebbles — We Love The Beatles ++ The . . .
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Not the first time Bob McFadden And Dor have graced these pages, but with Halloween next week this is definitely the most timely/appropriate. Like the majority of McFadden's shtick, "The Mummy," off the 1959 LP Songs Our Mummy Taught Us, is a kitschy spoof of the early horror films of the day coupled with the, then, contemporary beat culture. A doozy that deserves a space on any Halloween mixtape.
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Over the past 25 years the collaboration between David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti has yielded many a monster---producing some of cinemas most gothic, memorable and atmospheric scores. A relationship that began with Lynch's 1986 dark masterpiece Blue Velvet, in which Badalamenti was brought on board to flesh out the aural landscape, the film also marked the first appearance of the pair's vocal muse, Julee Cruise, who came aboard as . . .
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