Deep cuts here, reminiscent of Fela Kuti with a heavy dose of Lee Scratch Perry
https://play.google.com/music/m/Bvtjbm2fkjuoxjfvskei3vbbi5i?t=World_Psychedelic_Classics_5_Who_Is_William_Onyeabor_-_William_Onyeabor
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Scarfolk Council unearths a forgotten Prog Rock masterpiece by Scarfolk town native Beige, inexplicably...
Scarfolk Council unearths a forgotten Prog Rock masterpiece by Scarfolk town native Beige, inexplicably unavailable on streaming music services:
Here's the story of 'Space Minstrel' from the LP's inner sleeve notes:
"The earth has been completely smashed up by a disappointing nuclear war. The only survivor, a minstrel, clings to a big lump of rock that was once part of the Queen's garden. As the minstrel hurtles through the spacious universe, he sings show tunes and music hall favourites to the planets as he passes them. But without a real audience he's soon depressed and considers flinging himself off his rock into a nearby black hole...
...However, his love of song is too strong. He endures and his voice echoes through the heavens, bouncing off stars, nebulas and other cosmic rubble. 400 billion years and 3 days later, his vocal vibrations are picked up by an alien race called The Capri-Cortina. They discover a bit of thumb in the minstrel's white glove, rebuild him, and create millions of copies. The minstrels are given their own planet called Zipadeedoodah31-TX where they happily sing for what is left of eternity..."
'_Space Minstrel' was, perhaps not surprisingly, Beige's first and only album. They disbanded in 1979 and Geoff Djeff formed a short-lived minstrel punk band called 'The Dainty Boys._'
'Space Minstrel' (Scarfolk Records & Tapes. 1977)
Tracklist:
1. The Apocalypso of Creation's Demise
i. Earth Dearth
ii. Part I
iii. Celestial Dixie Suicide (in Top Hat & Tails)
2. The Majestic Cosmos of the Infinity-sized Steamboat Vortex
i. Mammy with the Four Green Arms in 4/4
ii. [Instrumental: Mellotron & banjo duet]
iii. New Horizons of the Intergalactic Space Minstrels in Space
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2013/03/space-minstrel-by-beige-prog-rock-1978.html?m=1
Here's the story of 'Space Minstrel' from the LP's inner sleeve notes:
"The earth has been completely smashed up by a disappointing nuclear war. The only survivor, a minstrel, clings to a big lump of rock that was once part of the Queen's garden. As the minstrel hurtles through the spacious universe, he sings show tunes and music hall favourites to the planets as he passes them. But without a real audience he's soon depressed and considers flinging himself off his rock into a nearby black hole...
...However, his love of song is too strong. He endures and his voice echoes through the heavens, bouncing off stars, nebulas and other cosmic rubble. 400 billion years and 3 days later, his vocal vibrations are picked up by an alien race called The Capri-Cortina. They discover a bit of thumb in the minstrel's white glove, rebuild him, and create millions of copies. The minstrels are given their own planet called Zipadeedoodah31-TX where they happily sing for what is left of eternity..."
'_Space Minstrel' was, perhaps not surprisingly, Beige's first and only album. They disbanded in 1979 and Geoff Djeff formed a short-lived minstrel punk band called 'The Dainty Boys._'
'Space Minstrel' (Scarfolk Records & Tapes. 1977)
Tracklist:
1. The Apocalypso of Creation's Demise
i. Earth Dearth
ii. Part I
iii. Celestial Dixie Suicide (in Top Hat & Tails)
2. The Majestic Cosmos of the Infinity-sized Steamboat Vortex
i. Mammy with the Four Green Arms in 4/4
ii. [Instrumental: Mellotron & banjo duet]
iii. New Horizons of the Intergalactic Space Minstrels in Space
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2013/03/space-minstrel-by-beige-prog-rock-1978.html?m=1
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Lovely, pleasant dities in the olden style.
Lovely, pleasant dities in the olden style... but a bit conventional, overshadowed by more adventurous contemparies such as Gryphon and Stackridge.
https://play.google.com/music/m/Tkh7r4ccfabbac6kh3jg7fnbz4q?t=Spring_Air_Live_-_The_Amazing_Blondel
https://play.google.com/music/m/Tkh7r4ccfabbac6kh3jg7fnbz4q?t=Spring_Air_Live_-_The_Amazing_Blondel
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