RIP Jack Rose

Jack Rose died yesterday of a heart attack, at age 38. He will be missed. This is his 2005 record, Kensington Blues.

1. Kensington Blues
2. Cross The North Fork
3. Cathedral Et Chartres
4. Rappahanock River Rag (For William Moore)
5. Sunflower River Blues
6. Now That I'm A Man Full Grown II
7. Flirtin' With The Undertaker
8. Calais to Dover

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Tiki Tunes Vol. 2

The long-awaited sequel to my first post to this blog. This one even comes with cover scans of all 20 of the LPs that the music is taken from. Another invitation to float away to the sands of a Pacific paradise...

1. Tommy Garrett - Quiet Village
2. Wout Steenhuis & The Kontikis - Patu Patu Ake
3. Roberto Delgado - Sun of Hawaii
4. Bill Wolfgramme - Alo I Talau
5. Big Ben Hawaiian Band - On The Beach of Waikiki
6. Gene Rains - Jungle Drums
7. Les Baxter - Legend of The Island Gods
8. Tommy Garrett - Moon of Manakora
9. Bill Wolfgramme - Malihine
10. Alf Barrie - A Lei of Stars
11. 101 Strings - Hawaiian Bells
12. Weberly Edwards - Ho-Le Waimea
13. Gordon Jenkins - Ke Kali Nei Au
14. The Out-Islanders - Little Island
15. Wout Steenhuis - Silhouette Hula
16. Los Indios Trabajaras - Jungle Dream
17. Big Ben Hawaiian Band - Paradise
18. Hawaiian Beach Boys - Flower Lei
19. Living Strings - Sweet Leilani
20. Al Caiola - Sweet Leilani
21. Gordon Jenkins - Sweet Leilani
22. Roberto Delgado - Sweet Leilani
23. Tommy Garrett - Sweet Leilani
24. Arthur Lyman - Sweet Leilani
25. Big Ben Hawaiian Band - Sweet Leilani
26. The Out-Islanders - Beyond The Reef
27. Al Caiola - Aloha My Tani
28. The Polynesians - Aloha Oe

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And if you like this one, be sure to check out Tiki Tunes Vol. 1!

Cliff's Dance Party

This one is for Cliff, the blackest white guy I know. Photo is Macho Man Randy Savage freestyling for Santa Claus. Happy holidays!

1. Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to The Ounce
2. James Brown - Sex Machine (Live in Paris)
3. Chic - Good Times (12" Version)
4. Heatwave - The Groove Line (Special Disco Version)
5. Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists
6. Curses! - The Deep End (Holy Ghost Day School Dub)
7. DJ Kaos - Love The Nite Away (Tiedye Mix)
8. Macho - I'm A Man (12" Version)
9. UNKLE - In A State (DFA Remix)

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Stars of the Lid And Their Refinement of The Decline

Brian McBride & Adam Wiltzie's group Stars of The Lid are all about raking in profits, as you can see. That, and epic slow drones that are beautiful and cinematic in scope. This one, their latest album, is basically flawless - I just can't get tired of it, no matter how many times I listen. Great for drawing, painting, falling asleep, and other creative work.

CD1
1. Dungtitled (In A Major)
2. Articulate Silences (Part 1)
3. Articulate Silences (Part 2)
4. The Evil That Never Arrived
5. Apreludes (In C Sharp Major)
6. Don't Bother They're Here
7. Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
8. Even If You're Never Awake (Deuxieme)
9. Even (out) +
10. A Meaningful Moment Through A Meaningless Process

CD2
1. Another Ballad For Heavy Lids
2. The Daughters of Quiet Minds
3. Hiberner Toujours
4. That Finger on Your Temple Is The Barrel of My Raygun
5. Humectez La Mouture
6. Tippy's Demise
7. The Mouthchew
8. December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface

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Deep in The Heart of Tuva: Cowboy Music of The Wild East

This is sort of in response to my previous post of Paul Pena's blues record. This compilation CD has many of the stars of Tuvan throat-singing, including Pena's awesome blues-throat singing hybrid "Kargyraa Moan". I won't even bother to type out the tracklist, since all the names and titles are in Tuvan!

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James Brown - Love, Power, Peace

Sometimes the time comes in life when we ask ourselves: Am I ready for some of that Super New New Heavy Funk? Am I ready to get on up, to stay on the scene like a sex machine? When the answer is yes, it's time to bust out James Brown's 1971 live album recorded in Paris, "Love, Power, Peace". In James Brown's band for this album are Bootsy Collins and his brother, guitarist Phelps Collins. A milestone in funk history!

1. Intro
2. Brother Rapp
3. Ain't It Funky Now
4. Georgia On My Mind
5. It's A New Day
6. Bewildered
7. Sex Machine
8. Try Me
9. Medley: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag / I Got You (I Feel Good) / I Got The Feelin'
10. Give It Up or Turnit A Loose
11. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
12. Please, Please, Please
13. Sex Machine (Reprise)
14. Super Bad
15. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
16. Soul Power
17. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Finale)

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Joanna Newsom - Ys

"This isn't a great album because she owns a dog-eared encyclopedia, or because it stands above the cheap rewards or superficial freakiness we expected from her. It's great because Newsom confronts a mountain of conflicting feelings, and sifts through them for every nuance. It's intricate and crammed with information, but it's never bookish, and she never sits back in a spell and lets her heart flutter: She swoops into the sky and races across the ground, names every plant and every desire, and never feels less than real. The people who hear this record will split into two crowds: The ones who think it's silly and precious, and the ones who, once they hear it, won't be able to live without it." - Chris Dahlen's review on Pitchfork.com

1. Emily
2. Monkey & Bear
3. Sawdust & Diamonds
4. Only Skin
5. Cosmia

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P.S. She's also my future wife.

Gordon's Crazy Rad Shit Vol. 1: A to C

So in the process of putting together some mixes for my friend Gordon, I realized I just had too many great tunes. So I'm taking it alphabetically and splitting this series up into about 10 mixes. Here's Volume 1, A to C!

1. Chic - Good Times (12" version)
2. ALF - Melmac Rock
3. Albert King - Look Out
4. Beastie Boys - 3-Minute Rule
5. Bruce Springsteen - Jacob's Ladder
6. Bravo Brasso - When I'm Sixty-Four
7. Animotion - Obsession
8. Bootsy's Rubber Band - Pinnochio Theory
9. Bakelite 78 - St. James Infirmary
10. Cannonball Adderley - Zanek
11. Alf Barrie - Soft Green Seas
12. Australian Aborigine Songs - Morning Star and Devil Bird
13. Biosphere & Pete Namlook - Sky Lounge
14. Charles Mingus - Duet Solo Dancers: Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces

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Tunes for Steph

Anyone can listen to these but they are for Steph in particular!! The Ozark Mountain Daredevils track was recorded in a men's room...

1. Robert Wyatt - Stay Tuned
2. Atlas Sound - Walkabout
3. Animal Collective - Winters Love
4. The Rolling Stones - Congratulations
5. James Brown - Try Me
6. Circulatory System - Joy
7. Devendra Banhart - Pumpkin Seeds
8. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Can't Hear My Eyes
9. Free Energy - Dream City
10. Kimya Dawson - Being Cool
11. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Life Is Long
12. Girls - Summertime
13. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Satisfied Mind
14. Grizzly Bear - Reprise
15. Mogwai - 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
16. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra - Eureka & Climbers High Ending

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Nirv@na - Live at Re@ding

Their 1992 headlining performance at England's Reading Festival. Great for the chilly November air. Put on an old flannel shirt and rock out to some quality grunge...

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Paul Pena - New Train

"The world is here for giving, and life is here for living..."
"You got to go to Hell before you get to Heaven..."

You might be familiar with Paul Pena from his starring role in the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. The film tells the story of how blind American bluesman Pena discovered the tradtional throat-singing style of Tuva, a remote central Asian country. After teaching himself to throat-sing, this man who was only able to go to the local corner store by himself went on to compete in Tuva's triennial world throat-singing championships in the country's capital of Kyzyl in 1995. He passed away ten years later in 2005 due to complications from diabetes and pancreatic cancer. This album, his second of soulful blues rock, was recorded in 1973 and features Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel guitar on a few tracks. RIP Paul Pena!

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Rocking All Night Long

With the exception of tracks by Girls, Tim Cohen, and Nodzzz (all songs from the past year by SF bands), these are all garage rock tunes from 1970 or earlier. Classic jams...

1. Freedom's Children - That Did It
2. Ladies WC - I Can't See Straight
3. The Night Shadows - So Much
4. Girls - Big Bad Mean Motherfucker
5. The Creation - Making Time
6. Mars Bonfire - The Night Time's For You
7. The Kaleidoscope - Why Try
8. The Moon - Got To Be On My Way
9. The Nickel Bag - Lovers' Litany
10. Cryan' Shames - The Sailing Ship
11. Tim Cohen - Take Aim Goliath
12. The Paupers - Numbers
13. Q65 - I'm A Man
14. Ladies WC - Put That In Your Pipe and Smoke It
15. Freedom's Children - Sea Horse
16. Nodzzz - Highway Memorial Shrine
17. The Nickel Bag - She Was A Phantom of Delight
18. The Remains - Don't Look Back
19. Raven - Let's Eat
20. Ladies WC - I'm Gonna Be

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My Favorite Coltrane

During the year 1957, I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life. At that time, in gratitude, I humbly asked to be given the means and privilege to make others happy through music. I feel this has been granted through His grace. - Liner notes to A Love Supreme

John Coltrane has been an inspiration to me lately. His passion, discipline, and tenacity encourage me to keep going through the current challenging period of my life in which I am working full time and also going to college. I can relate to a lot that he's been through; I feel like the paths we follow are not extremely different. Here is a CD I put together of some of my favorite tunes of his, mostly in chronological order, so you can see how his playing progressed between the years 1957 and 1964.

1. Nutty (from Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall)
2. I Hear A Rhapsody (from Lush Life)
3. Moment's Notice (from Blue Train)
4. Countdown (from Giant Steps)
5. Spiritual (from The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings)
6. Chasin' The Trane (from The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings)
7. My Favorite Things (from Newport '63)
8. Acknowledgement (from A Love Supreme)

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Mitch Hedberg collection

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My new favorite comedian!

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Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda (1970)

Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders showing us all exactly how much cooler they sound than everyone else. Which would be quite a bit.

1. Journey In Satchidananda
2. Shiva-Loka
3. Stopover Bombay
4. Something About John Coltrane
5. Isis and Osiris

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Rocking is Serious Business

So I'm tired of all this indie rock bullshit nowadays. Being indie is cool and all but sometimes it's used as a cop-out to NOT FUCKING ROCK HARD ENOUGH. The importance of rocking must not be forgotten!!

1. Thee Oh Sees - Enemy Destruct
2. The Rolling Stones - Rocks Off
3. Dead Moon - Dead Moon Night
4. The Strangeloves - Night Time
5. The Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper
6. Raccoo-oo-oon - Invisible Sun
7. Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin'
8. The Cramps - Human Fly
9. The Stooges - 1970
10. Dead Moon - Johnny's Got A Gun
11. Nazz - Open My Eyes
12. Talking Heads - Found A Job
13. The Clash - The Magnificent Seven
14. Ty Segall - The Drag
15. The Reverberators - Terror Pipe
16. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Chicken Train
17. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - (Ooh Boy) It's Hot
18. Albert King - Night Stomp
19. Thee Oh Sees - Destroyed Fortress Reappears
20. Vivian Girls - I Believe In Nothing

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