Am I the only one to notice the similarities between “In the Fast Lane” [1] by Jean-Luc Ponty and “Good Life“[2] by Inner City? “In the Fast Lane” — released one year earlier than “Good Life” — was popular at Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls. I was there. “In the Fast Lane” is the 819th entry in my World Music Classics* series. […]
World Music Classic is a series I started on this blog in 2007. Below are the first 100 entries in a project that will eventually include 1001 postmodern world music classics. Most of the entries have YouTube links at the top of the page. Feel free to add missing YouTube connections. The series’ future entries […]
[Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK] Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring Ethiopian and Eritrean singers and musicians, best-known for its musical compositions “Erè Mèla Mèla”[1] by Mahmoud Ahmed; and “Yegelle Tezeta”[2] and “Yékèrmo Sèw”[3] by Mulatu Astatke. The music was internationally popularized by Jim Jarmusch when he used a number of songs by Astatke […]
Beastie Boys – Cooky puss 04:30 Added: 6 months ago From: iwillluvher Views: 7,489 Ciccone Youth – “Into the Groovey” 02:47 Added: 3 months ago From: dipsetmuthafucka Views: 2,381 Liquid Liquid – “Cavern” 1983 04:38 Added: 6 months ago From: tertolkin Views: 7,336 Background info: Beastie Boys – Cooky Puss, 1983 Ciccone Youth – “Into […]
Sleeve of the seven inch of Max Berlin’s “Elle et moi“ (1978) “Elle et moi” at Youtube “Elle et moi” is a musical composition by Max Berlin, first published in 1978 on the Belgian recording label USA Import. This is the type of track which has survived in popular consciousness through nightclub play rather than […]
Coming Right at You (1974) by 100% Pure Poison Youtube: 100% Pure Poison’s “Windy C”, St. Germain’s “Sure Thing” and, “Get Involved by Pete Rock If a musical composition’s popularity and quality can be measured from the number of times it’s been sampled, “Windy C” has fine credentials. Windy C is a musical composition from […]
“California Soul”Youtube (1969) by Marlena Shaw There are those records which invite you to perform grand gestures and theatrical movements on the dancefloor. This is one of them. A very spacious sound from the sunny side of the United States. Happy music. My sensibilities in literature, film and the visual arts may sometimes be more […]
[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8S51M2GAc&] Currently in heavy rotation is this track by Hercules and Love Affair. For a longer mix of better quality check Hercules & Love Affair on Myspace. I’ve heard two remixes, which were unremarkable. Best track of 2008, so far. The video reminds me of Moroder’s “Knights in White Satin” sleeve art. The whole track […]
Embedding disabled by request, click to play “Can You Feel It” (1986) by Larry Heard In the beginning, there was Jack. And Jack had a groove. And from this groove came the groove of all grooves. And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldly declared, “Let there be House!” –first lines […]
In 1994 I was crazy about the “Wilmot” track (see clip below) by Andrew Weatherall‘s Sabres of Paradise project. I had since lost the record but the mesmerizing horns kept spooking through my head over the years. Last week, I am listening with my children to a commercial radio station and I hear a track […]