I happily grouse against The Guardian’s crap political coverage, but regarding music and art, they’re absolutely formidable. This article covers the reemergence of the ever-wonderful Van Der Graaf Generator, who never seem to die off or fade away.
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[Music] Gata Sulejmanov – Sir-Darja
A rather nice example of traditional music from Bashkortostan, a Turkic Republic inside of Russia. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information available on the artist, Gata Sulejmanov.
[Music] 10 More Essential British 1970s folk-rock albums — Make Your Own Taste
This is a follow-up to the very popular post on 12 Essential British 1970s Folk-Rock albums. The genre was not as big and popular as it should be, so with a couple of these, I may be stretching the “essential” label. But if you are heavily into collecting this stuff, you are going to want […]
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[Music] Three Dog Night – It’s For You
If my memory serves me right, my old friend Pat and I were being taken home from either school or baseball practice, and we ended up in their garage as I waited to go to my house. We rummaged through some records, and a live version of this song came up. I was hooked by Three Dog Night at that very moment.
[Music] John Coltrane – Coltranology Vol. 2
Sundays are great days for indulging in John Coltrane albums.
[Music] Prince Buster – Madness
Another big loss in music today. Ska legend Prince Buster passed away today at the age of 78. In memoriam, we play one of our favorite songs by the master.
[Music] Groupe Naissance – Vivre Avec Toi
I can find no information on Groupe Naissance except for the fact that they were a Christian psychedelic folk group out of France. Charming stuff.
Thanks to my dear friend Betül Etik, who is responsible for finding this piece.
[Music] RIP Rudy Van Gelder — Flea Market Funk
Photo Courtesy John Munson/ Star Ledger Truth be told, it was engineer Rudy Van Gelder who got me hooked on jazz. I had no idea of that when I started listening. I just heard the music and was drawn to it. I had failed miserably in 6th grade playing saxophone because of my teacher Mr. […]
[Music] Gong co-founder Gilli Smyth dies, aged 83
She was our pussy. Gilli Smyth has gone off to Planet Gong to join Daevid Allen, who also left this mortal coil a year ago. The Guardian eulogizes her here.
[Music] Incredible String Band – Creation
The Incredible String Band were at their best when the Scottish acid folkies would just let go and jam for long stretches at a time.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 