Mining the Audio Motherlode, Volume 32 (MP3s)

Give the Drummer Some's
6 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere

Mining the Audio Motherlode is back with more mid-week marvels: (1) a gobsmacking compilation of sixties township jive from the vaults of South Africa's Motown. Accompanying the tunes, posted at the venerable Matsuli Music, is a crucial history of the music not to be missed; (2) a lovely album from the Polish folk-rockers Anawa—their first effort following the departure of founding member and legendary singer-songwriter Marek Grechuta; (3) Thailand's "King of luk thung" (rural folk song), who died last month at the age of 52. When he wasn't starring on stage and screen, Yodrak Salakjai somehow found the time to release (according to this online source) over 500 albums; (4) a rocking collection of '40s sides from smoky-voiced Savannah Churchill. She released barely 50 songs in a performing career that came to crashing halt when, during a club date in '56, a drunken fan fell on her from a balcony seat; (5) sunny angst from '69 and the Barcelona teen band Pic-Nic, featuring the debut of future Europop icon Jeanette; (6) spacey, Jesus-tinged musical mini-dramas from a California band that used to rehearse at Bob Denver's house (read the comments in Waxidermy)

Standing in the Shadows of Mavuthela
Various  ~  "Mavuthela: The Sound of the Sixties"
(Matsuli Music)
From the album: Marks Special (mp3) by Marks Mankwane

Dreamy Polish Psych
Anawa  ~  "Anawa"
(Mutant Sounds)




Thai Soap Opera Heartthrob
Yodrak Salakjai  ~  "Rap Khrueng Dieow"
(Blog: Monrakplengthai)

Tragic Darling of the Jukebox
Savannah Churchill  ~  "The Queen of R&B"
(Blog: Rockabilly Ranch)





Spanish Teen Pop
Pic-Nic  ~  "Cállate Niña"
(Blog: 18 Rodas)
From the album: Oí Tu Voz (mp3)




May the Longtime Sun Shine upon You(r Ears)
Vision of Sunshine  ~  "Vision of Sunshine"
(Blog: Red Telephone 66)
From the album: Summer Sundown Woman (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

[Icastico]

Here's a "don't miss" from Africa

http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/2009/09/sunny-ade-and-his-african-beats-late.html

And some unreleased ambience
http://victoryrosemusic.blogspot.com/2009/08/helios-goldmund-unreleased-music-world.html

[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 terrific music blog search engines Captain Crawl and Chewbone.

[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 terrific music blog search engine Captain Crawl.

[djack]

Thanks for finding Mavuthela, that is exactly what was missing in my humble but brilliant and beloved South African music collection.

Everybody reading this should follow that link and read the post.

[Sister Hairy Hymen]

I was hoping the Song by Savannah Churchill Fat meat is good meat would be on this album. Ive been looking for this track for a while, as I like songs that have double meanings like Bo Carters risque blues stuff.
alss the track wasnt here however the album is quite good.

[Doug Schulkind]

@Sister Hairy Hymen: I did find a site that has streaming audio of the track "Fat Meat Is Good Meat," and considered adding it to the post (because, as you say, the song is terrific), but I didn't because the audio file is available only in low-quality RealAudio.

Anyone interested in hearing this track can go here: http://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/fatmeat.htm