Give the Drummer Some's
10 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere
(see Comments, below, for helpful info about downloading)
I'm baaack! Yes, big mama bird is ready to regurgitate another jawful of sonic worms into your gaping ears. (Ew!) And with the WFMU Marathon set to swoop down upon us, now is a good time to remind yourself just how much you've come to depend on us for musical nourishment... Done reminding? Good, let's get snacking.
Highlights this week: lovely, unadorned solo home-taping sessions (Jimi Hendrix), shiver-your-timbers percussion audacity (Olodum), and churning and cheerful Ghanaian brass-band highlife. [Speaking of which, my 2009 marathon premium, Around the Horn, serves up 17 breathtaking brass band performances.]
¡Bombas y Plenas Mas Chevere!
Cortijo y Kako ~ "Ritmos y Cantos Callejeros"
(Blog: La Bodeguita de la Salsa)
Oompah from Ghana
Asiakwa Brass Band ~ "Agyata Wuo"
(Blog: Aduna)
From the album: Agyata Wuo (Medley) (mp3)
[Scroll down to Trésors Oubliés #6]
Absurd Abundance of Groovers (4 CDs' worth!)
Various ~ "The First Days of Funk"
(Blog: Sarava Club)
[7 more high-protein morsels after the jump]
Sufi Devotional Magnificence
Abida Parveen ~ "Hazrat Sultanul Arafin Haq Bahu Rematullah"
(Blog: Chenehuby)
From the album: (mp3)
Sweet, Sunny Psyche
Strawberry Alarm Clock ~ "The World in a Sea Shell"
(Blog: Hippy-Djkit)
From the album: Barefoot in Baltimore (mp3)
With Just a Guitar and a Tape Deck
Jimi Hendrix ~ "By Himself: The Home Recordings"
(Blog: Never Get Out of the Boat)
Oddball Tales from the Southland
Various ~ "Country Comment"
(Blog: Uncle Gil's Rockin' Archives)
[Check out my earlier post featuring an MP3 of a bizarre pro-segratation tune from this LP]
Legendary Composer's Only Record of His Own
Cal Massey ~ "Blues to Coltrane"
(Blog: Casquería Fina y Menudillos de Ocasión)
Listen Through Your Sternum
Olodum ~ "Egito Madagáscar"
(Blog: Nordest Na Veia)
From the album: Olodum Florente na Natureza (mp3)
William Blake Devotional Magnificence
Allen Ginsberg ~ "Songs of Innocence and Experience"
(Blog: Music Musica Musique)
Listen for music from these and other incredible finds on
Give the Drummer Some, Fridays on WFMU, 9 to Noon (ET).
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 try Captain Crawl.
Posted by: Doug Schulkind | February 25, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Great stuff
Here's a couple I've found recently.
Indonesian Jaipong
http://madrotter.blogspot.com/2009/01/emi-nurhayati-buah-kawung-kembang.html
Donso from West Africa
http://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/02/donso-1-yoro-sidibe.html
And "Oro god" has some amazing T.P. Polyrithmo posts recently.
Posted by: icastico | February 25, 2009 at 04:14 PM
keep up the great work Doug! i always enjoy looking into what you discover out there in the blogosphere! isn't the internet the best thing ever?! i'm so glad Al invented it!! speaking of blogs, i'm hoping you or anyone else out there might be able to shed some light on what happened to my "favorite" blog (besides WFMU of course), ChrisGoesRocks...? anybody know? i wouldn't bring it up but it was a very popular one so i'm sure a lot of people know/knew of it?
Wow, is it March already???
Posted by: spaceboy5367 | March 01, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Spaceboy:
ChrisGoesRocks was a tremendous blog. It sputtered back to life briefly with a new URL, but then got quashed almost immediately. Rest assured, if I learn of a new location, I will pass along the info via this column.
Cheers,
Doug S.
Posted by: Doug Schulkind | March 01, 2009 at 04:29 PM