Mining the Audio Motherlode, Vol. 13 (MP3s)

Give the Drummer Some's
10 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere
(see Comments, below, for helpful info about downloading)

Sure, the FBI blasted David Koresh with Tibetan chants, the Army flushed out Noriega with AC/DC, and mall managers have deployed Manilow to chase off truants, but we here at Mining the Audio Motherlode believe in using music for good, not evil. The miner doesn't spend hours scouring the caverns of subterraneana, just to make your ears bleed with sonic warfare. (Did you know that the theme to "Barney and Friends" has been used during interrogations at Guantanamo? Oh the humanity!)

So you can shred the secret memos and quash the congressional investigations—this column doesn't torture! Need proof? Exhibits A through J are submitted below in evidence. (And regular readers take note: The terrific music blog search engine Captain Crawl is back.)

 
Three Boobies Are on the Cover
Boobie Knight & the Universal Lady  ~  "Earth Creature"
(Blog: My Favourite Sound)
[password=myfavouritesound]

 
 
Is There a Dumber Genre Name than "Blue-Eyed Soul"?
Various  ~  "Country Got Soul": Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
From Volume 1: I Hate Hate (mp3) by Razzy
(Blog: My Blog Too)



His Swedish Commune Sessions
Don Cherry  ~  "Organic Music Society"
(Blog: Treehouse for Earth's Children)

 
[7 more sonic flowers for gun barrels, after the jump]

 

Jamaican Gospel: The Music Jah Listens To
Various  ~  "Man from Galilee"
(Blog: You & Me on a Jamboree)


 

Thelonious Monk Collaborator Steps Out of the Shadows
Hall Overton  ~  "Jazz Laboratory Series"
(Blog: Seventeen Green Buicks)


 

Yes, His Real Name Is Richard
Cactus Pryor  ~  "Hillbilly Humor"
(Blog: Uncle Gil's Rockin' Archive)
From the album: Can't Yodel Blues (mp3)


 

This Frenchman Blows
Michel Portal  ~  "Dejarme Solo!"
(Blog: Lucky Psychic Hut)



 

Bass Player on the Date: Spanky DeBrest!
Art Blakey  ~  "Tough!"
(Blog: Jupiter Variation)
From the album: Scotch Blues (mp3)



 

Terrific Comp from the Late, Great Salsero
Manny Oquendo  ~  "...y Su Conjunto Libre"
(Blog: Pepanito)


 
Unplugged and Unsober
Rolling Stones  ~  "Acoustic Motherfuckers"
(Blog: Walldill)
From the album: Crying, Waiting, Hoping (mp3)

Listen for music from these and other incredible finds on
Give the Drummer Some, Fridays on WFMU, 9 to Noon (ET).

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Comments

[Doug Schulkind]

A brief note about Mining the Audio Motherlode: The main focus here will be on
posts of rare and out-of-print recordings, but the blogs themselves are responsible
for the content they are providing.

A few helpful words about the downloads:
Follow the links provided to blog pages offering the downloads. Look for the
download link on the page. (Occasionally, the link is listed in the Comments
section. Also, if the original download link is no longer active, check further down
in the string of comments; a new download link may be posted there.)

Some downloads deposit a folder on your desktop; others leave an rar. file, which
needs to be opened using special software. This software is FREE and available online. (If you use a Mac, I highly recommend UnRarx.)

Some blogs provide passwords, which then must be entered when opening the rar. file.
The password is typically listed right next to the original download link.

Be sure to search the archived pages at each individual blogs to find more musical
gems. Also, check the blog rolls at each blog for leads to other great blogs.

Searching for a specific artist or album? Use Google's BlogSearch or the music blog search engine Captain Crawl.

[Fatherflot]

I think "Shoegazer" is much, much dumber than "blue-eyed soul."

[edgertor]

i have that jamaican gospel lp! it's good! it's also pressed on the crappiest, thinnest vinyl ever.

[Icastico]

To make it a dozen...

New wave from my home town,
http://wilfullyobscure.blogspot.com/2009/03/philisteens-st-1982-radio-free-america.html

And a blog dedicated to Math Rock
http://mathvsrock.blogspot.com/

[Icastico]

my vote for dumbest genre name is post-rock

[Lucky]

for michel portal's "dejarme solo!" you link to the bravo juju blog (one of the best), but in the post you tell that it's on lucky psychic hut (my blog) - in case anyone wants the same thing in the same quality, here's the link to the other blog:
http://luckypsychichut.blogspot.com/2008/12/michel-portal.html

salut, and thanks for the ad! ;)

[Doug Schulkind]

To the mighty Lucky Psychic:
Apologies for the screwed up link. The miner's head is swimming with them. It has been fixed. Thanks for pointing out the misdirection.

Doug S.

[Lucky]

Doug - your apology is very kind, but it wasn't my intention to get a link from your great side and see the one to the Bravo Juju blog erased!!

So - why not link to both of them, the content is the same, the source both the re-released CD, and Bravo Juju and me are good blogging neighbors - here is "¡Dejarme Solo!" @ Bravo Juju. There you see the altered CD cover, at Lucky Psychic Hut the original LP jacket.

Keep you up the great work, too!

Sincerely, Lucky