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F.J. McMahon :: Spirit Of The Golden Juice

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Santa Barbara, CA folker F.J. McMahon cut his sole release, Spirit Of The Golden Juice, in 1969 following a stint in southeast Asia while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Reflective and contemplative, the album's outsider,  lo-fi folk vibe pulls from his experiences in Vietnam, at times sounding aesthetically like a sonic counterpart to Jim Schoenfeld with traces of both Fred . . .

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Jess Sah Bi & Peter One :: Our Garden Needs Its Flowers

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This guitar-slinging duo from the Cî´te d'Ivoire sought to combine West African folk styles with American country music. Pulling harmonicas, twangy guitar riffs, and gentle, plunking bass-lines bring a flavor to their songs that is equal parts Spaghetti Western to classic ‘70s singer-songwriter. Their vocal harmonies are soulfully delivered; their melodies sing like well-crafted pop country hooks. Yet, Jess Sah Bi & Peter One sound original and genuine, never imitative.

Our Garden Needs Its Flowers was a hit tape in West Africa when it came out in 1985. Its muted recording quality . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: White Fence (First Session)

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Welcome to the tenth installment of the Lagniappe Sessions. This month we catch up with L.A.'s White Fence, aka Tim Presley. In addition to his new psych-collaboration with Ty Segall, Hair, White Fence just released Family Perfume Vol. I & II via the Woodsist label. The depth and breadth of Presley's interests/influences are on hand below, ranging from his re-imagination of 90s radio-rock, The Gin Blossoms, to Nina Simone and contemporaries The Strange Boys . . .

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: I See A Darkness (New Video)

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A dapper Bonnie "Prince" Billy's black and white redux of 1999's "I See A Darkness" whilst dancing through the streets of Glasgow. To be released via his upcoming ep, Now Here's My Plan, out June 24th via Drag City

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Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family Band :: My Ancestors

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Now-Again Records ongoing African reissue series continues this month with the release of We Intend To Cause Havoc, a four disc box set dedicated to '70s Zamrockers, Witch. More on that monster in a minute - but first, as a bit of a warm up, here's a couple I've been revisiting of late . . .

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

SIRIUS 245: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ The Velvet Underground - Lady Godiva's Operation ++ Can - Mushroom ++ White Fence - Swagger Vets And Double Vision ++ The Olivia Tremor Control - Hideaway ++ The Kinks - I Go To Sleep (Demo Version) ++ Nico - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams ++ Agent Dale Cooper - The Killer In My Dream . . .

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The Allah-Las :: Tell Me (What’s On Your Mind)

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This group sounds like bungalows in canyons; hidden deco stairsteps peeking from leafy hillsides; kustom kars and dovetails and chicks in OP shorts with long, long hair, like a Dennis Hopper photo come to life. - Nick Waterhouse

MP3: The Allah-Las :: Tell Me (What’s On Your Mind)

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“Mississippi” Charles Bevel :: Overheard (1973)

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I've been outbid twice now on eBay trying to score a copy of this:  Meet "Mississippi" Charles Bevel. Released in 1973, it never saw a cd release. If anyone has a vinyl rip, do hit us up in the comments below . . .

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Rob Jo Star Band :: I Call On One’s Muse (1975)

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Mid-70s Parisian proto-punk, spit out in churlish English amidst acres of fuzz and indiscriminate pulsars. This shit is wrong in so many perfect ways. Or as my pal Nick describes it: "Like an incoherent, uber-primitive Velvets or Simply Saucer collaborating with Pierre Henry - what with all the freaky synth doodlings and such." Also, depending on your level of French, the following interview goes into the roots . . .

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Scratch The Surface :: KISS, Alive!

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(Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface takes a look at particularly interesting and/or exceptional cover art choices.)

His band having just wound down a fiery “Rock Bottom,” Paul Stanley surveys the crowd. “I got a little question for you!” he shouts. “I wanna know how many people here tonight like to take a taste of alcohol!” The crowd, an arena’s worth of people from Detroit, or Cleveland, or Jersey, or Iowa, roar their approval . . .

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Elmer & Brenda Parker & The Nite Lighters

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I'm heading into the NC mountains  to get lost in the woods for a week, but thought I'd leave you with this parting gift until I'm back on this internet thing. Without a doubt one of the funkiest homecoming jams ever laid to tape.

MP3: Elmer & Brenda Parker & The Nite Lighters :: Got To Get Back To Louisiana pt. 2

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Clifton’s Corner :: Volume 13 – Dig The New Breed

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(Volume 13 of Clifton’s Corner. Every other week on the blog Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch, shares some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b, funk, psych and beyond.)
I know I . . .

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

SIRIUS 244: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Takeshi Terauchi - What Have They Done / Venice - 30th Century ++ Beatle-ettes - Only Seventeen ++ Arif Sag - Su Sansunun Evleri ++ Nick Waterhouse - Some Place ++ Peaking Lights - Hey Sparrow ++ Sonny & The Sunsets - Dont Act Dumb (on The Tracks) ++ Buddy Holly - Dearest (version 1) ++ Ty Segall . . .

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Foxygen :: Take The Kids Off Broadway (EP)

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It’s not our own world in which “everyone’s talking ‘bout haircuts.” The world Foxygen inhabits - one of enigma, sudden shifts in the weather, triumph and desperation, doesn't have time for the filler that peppers most of our lives. Here, each crescendo, synth layer, sha-bopped and aah’d harmony section are dropped with deft precision - like Jackson Pollock doing a covers set of Titian paintings.

The bursts and jaunts that erupt across the Take The Kids Off . . .

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Dr. John: Hoodoo, JuJu & Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya

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Dr. John, née Mac Rebennack, released his 29th record last month, Locked Down. Produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, the set is a distinct return to the doctor's hoodoo alter-ego, the Night Tripper - his go-to persona between 1968-1971. Swampy, muggy and psychedelic, this week's twenty track Spotify selection focuses solely on this side of Rebennack's dark . . .

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