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
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
This AI-generated Christmas carol is without doubt the best seasonal music I've heard this Yuletide. The Guardian:
This AI-generated Christmas carol is without doubt the best seasonal music I've heard this Yuletide. The Guardian:
Known to its creators as “neural karaoke”, the project from the University of Toronto can take any digital photo and transform it into a computer-generated singalong. It is a whimsical demonstration of what artificial intelligence (AI) might do for us beyond the familiar: giving voice to chatbots, wiping billions off the stock market, and ultimately destroying the human race.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/29/its-no-christmas-no-1-but-ai-generated-song-brings-festive-cheer-to-researchers
Known to its creators as “neural karaoke”, the project from the University of Toronto can take any digital photo and transform it into a computer-generated singalong. It is a whimsical demonstration of what artificial intelligence (AI) might do for us beyond the familiar: giving voice to chatbots, wiping billions off the stock market, and ultimately destroying the human race.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/29/its-no-christmas-no-1-but-ai-generated-song-brings-festive-cheer-to-researchers
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
On the turntable at Frontier Cafe, a laid back desert oasis in Yucca Valley, Ca. On the road again...
On the turntable at Frontier Cafe, a laid back desert oasis in Yucca Valley, Ca. On the road again...
Sunday, November 13, 2016
You Want It Darker (feat. Cantor Gideon Y. Zelermyer) - Leonard Cohen
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Lyrics
If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game
If you are the healer, it means I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory then mine must be the shame
You want it darker
We kill the flame
Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified, in the human frame
A million candles burning for the help that never came
You want it darker
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my lord
There's a lover in the story
But the story's still the same
There's a lullaby for suffering
And a paradox to blame
But it's written in the scriptures
And it's not some idle claim
You want it darker
We kill the flame
They're lining up the prisoners
And the guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
They were middle class and tame
I didn't know I had permission to murder and to maim
You want it darker
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my lord
Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified, in the human frame
A million candles burning for the love that never came
You want it darker
We kill the flame
If you are the dealer, let me out of the game
If you are the healer, I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory, mine must be the shame
You want it darker
Hineni, hineni
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my lord
Hineni
Hineni, hineni
Hineni
https://play.google.com/music/m/Tbevw7lsqyny53p37gt5pynw2ay?t=You_Want_It_Darker_feat_Cantor_Gideon_Y_Zelermyer_-_Leonard_Cohen
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