February 17, 2012

2012-02-18 monolake over brussels

2012-02-18 Robert Henke aka Monolake will play live in Brussels - not at the Atomium but at the Recyclart via das Goethe Institut. New album "Ghosts" coming up! Hey and do check our 2001-02-20 interview in [uzine 01.04]!
http://www.monolake.de/
http://recyclart.info/nl/agenda/nl/1802
http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/bru/ver/nl8450686v.htm
http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/bru/kul/dub/rmx/de8773213.htm
http://www.factmag.com/2011/09/21/monolake-stirs-up-ghosts/
http://www.factmag.com/2012/01/23/monolake-summons-ghosts-in-surround-with-shackleton-and-peverelist/
http://www.factmag.com/2012/02/17/monolake-on-how-we-cope-with-death-mythologies-rituals-drugs-and-ghosts/

December 20, 2011

dropped in unconditionally

Yes, the Big Lebowski classic … bùt do note: the original version is by Jerry Lee Lewis, off his "Soul My Way" lp (1967)! Mickey Newbury didn't release his own version of his song (a Jimi Hendrix favourite) until his 1968 debut "Harlequin Melodies". The First Edition's version (featuring Kenny Rogers) is from the same year. Bettye LaVette's wonderful cover version (1969) of "Just dropped in (to see what condition my condition was in)" can be found on Trikont's first "Dirty Laundry - The Soul Of Black Country" (US-0333, 2000) v/a comp … whilst Sharon Jones' version (with the Dap Kings) dates dates from 2002 or 2004. Carcass frontman Jeff Walker's cuntry metal version dates from 2006, Supergrass' "Condition" is off 1995's "Alright / Time" single, and die Haut's is off 1988's "Headless Body In Topless Bar" lp and features Nick Cave. Got that?

December 18, 2011

johnny gangster of love watson

"Gangster of love", some twenty years after the original version. Do listen to the delicious intro, with nods to the Coasters' "The Shadow knows" and "Riot in cell block no. 9" … (and did I recognise a "Limehouse blues" too?) - a sublime performance by Johnny 'Guitar' Watson & his band from 1977, recorded in Bremen (Germany). A well documented best of JGW's early work has just been reissued on HooDoo (who still have no website) as "Space Guitar Master (The 1952-1960 Recordings)" (2011, cat. no. 263397). "Motor head baby" is off that compilation and dates from 1952. Freaks note: the man was an important influence on Frank Zappa, and Jimi Hendrix dug "Love bandit" aka "Gangster of love" too; like the Cadets, he recorded a version …

December 7, 2011

reiss' you

The first two albums of You - "Electric Day" (Cain 1979) and "Time Code" (Rock City 1983) - have been reissued by Bureau B, both on lp and cd - with extra tracks on the latter format only - you can hear two of the six below. Sadly You's "Scanner" 12" (on black vinyl! Cain 1981) has been overlooked as a possible source for such bonus bonanza.

November 15, 2011

a dauner in the life

Another cool version of the Beatles' "A day in the life", this time around off das Wolfgang Dauner Quintet's "The Oimels" lp (MPS 1969).

November 4, 2011

mah na mah na dat bip bippadotta

Piero Umiliani's classic track (1968), as made famous by David Mahna MacKay (in 1969 - more on him in the next post), Sesame Street (1969), Sesamstraße (?) and, last but not least, the Muppets (e.g. 1976) … Apparently, Jim Henson c.s. have recorded several versions, most of them by the character Bip Bippadotta ... but Sandra Bullock did her part too - see http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mahna_Mahna_(song) for more on all that!

October 17, 2011

a man and a machine

Wonderful tracks off my fave comp of the year: the "A Man & A Machine III" v/a 2cd (le Son du Maquis cat no. 214, rel. 2011-09-08). I could have picked any track, really, as the third volume is the best yet in the series. (Apparently it's won a Qwartz award for best electronics compilations. Don't think Qwartz or Maquis will win prizes for keeping their sites up to date, though.)