Folque were a Norwegian folk-prog band who were active in the early 1970s. According to some comments I’ve read recently, though they didn’t make much of a dent in the American market, they were quite popular in Brazil, of all places.
Classic Rock
[Music] Frank Zappa – Chunga’s Revenge
Some fine free-experimental madness from Frank Zappa. This is the title track off of Chunga’s Revenge.
[Music] Fikret Kızılok & Edip Akbayram – Yakar İnceden İnceden
Turkish rock musician and experimentalist Fikret Kızılok was one of the key figures of Turkey’s Anatolian Rock scene during the 60s and 70s. He’s paired here with Edip Akbayram, who still performs today.
[Music] Art Ensemble of Chicago – Purple Haze
Yes, that Purple Haze, the Jimi Hendrix cover. The Art Ensemble of Chicago give it a funky brass arrangement.
[Music] Los Bravos – Black is Black
Spain’s greatest beat group, Los Bravos scored a huge hit in the United States with this tune in 1966. Unfortunately, by 1967, the group began to disintegrate after the suicide of organist Manuel Fernández, who had just lost his bride to an auto accident.
[Music] Prince RIP – I Would Die 4 U
Prince has died. Another massive loss, another long round of phone calls of friends sharing why they saw him as a pivotal artist during the 1980s. May he rest in peace.
[Music] David Bowie & Klaus Nomi – The Man Who Sold The World
You expect David Bowie to tear up his own song in an amazing performance. You don’t expect Klaus Nomi to join him and up the weird quotient a thousand fold. This collaboration was done on SNL many years ago.
[Music] Bango – Hell the World (Inferno No Mundo)
This came as a nice surprise while checking out some fuzz-laden garage tracks on Reddit today. As it turns out, Bango also have this available via Bandcamp.
[Music] La Ruleta Rusa #245. Especial David Bowie
A debt of thanks for our friends at La Ruleta Rusa Radio Program in Spain for around 7 hours of David Bowie-related programming!
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[Music] David Bowie – Heroes (Live In Berlin, 2002)
The Thin White Duke was in perfect form here, having the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand. What a loss.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 