Give the Drummer Some's
10 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere
(see Comments, below, for helpful info about downloading)
Warmest regards go out this week to the Miner's all-time musical hero and guru Yusef Lateef, who has just been awarded—along with seven others—a Jazz Masters Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. The recognition carries with it a one-time grant of $25,000 which is no small perk for any working musician, let alone a vital improviser, composer and educator, who's career is now stretching into its seventh decade.
There are no Yusef Lateef discs among this week's offerings, but there are many dozens of astounding recordings of his to seek out. (The Miner recommends "Yusef Lateef's Nigeria," "Psychicemotus" and "Yusef's Mood: The Complete 1957 Sessions" to start.)
Merlin in Ragas
Robbie Basho ~ "The Falconers Arm I & II"
(Blog: FM Shades)
Sunny Ade's Secret Weapon
Bob Aladeniyi & His Juju Rock Stars ~ "Juju Rock Sound"
(Blog: With Comb & Razor)
Killer Dillers from Chicago's J.O.B. Records
Various ~ "Blues Is Killin' Me"
(Blog: Bluestown)
From the album: Things Going So Tough With Me (mp3) by Little Hudson's Red Devil Trio
[Yusef would dig the 7 additional selections, provided after the jump]
Trombone Colossus
Grachan Moncur ~ "Echoes of Prayer"
(Blog: Nothing Is V2.0)
Amazing Amazigh Pop!
Fatima Tabaamrant ~ "Amazigh Music of the Anti-Atlas"
(Blog: Snap, Crackle & Pop)
From the album: Nswingm Sawlghe (mp3)
No Mere JB Wannabe — A JB Wanna Is
Bobby Williams ~ "Funky Super Fly"
(Blog: Soul Food)
Jamaican 78s from the Mid-'50s
Various ~ "Dip & Fall Back: Classic Jamaican Mento"
(Blog: El Diablo Tun Tun)
[password = eldiablotuntun.blogspot.com]
From the album: Dr. Kinsey Report (mp3)
Swedish Jazz Orchestra Slays Afro Pop
Archimedes Badkar ~ "Tre"
(Blog: Tyme After Tyme)
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Rumba Rejuvenated
Daniel Ponce ~ "New York Now!"
(Blog: Music Hertz)
Grab-You-By-the-Lungs Japanese Free-Jazz Ensemble
Shibusashirazu Orchestra ~ "Dettaramen"
(Blog: Mutant Sounds)
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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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.
Posted by: Doug Schulkind | May 27, 2009 at 12:12 PM
icastico's mandatory make it a dozen additions.
Mexican Pop Rocks
http://crudcrud.blogspot.com/2009/05/que-ironia.html
90's electronic master work from former severed head
http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2009/05/size-actual-size-cd-1999-australia.html
Posted by: Icastico | May 27, 2009 at 06:56 PM
Some of these were a bit of a challenge to get to play...but well worth the extra software instal in the end. I dont know how you guys dig this stuff up. There is NOTHING like this in Australia. Awesome! Merry Xmas Joanna
Posted by: Sydney Psychologists | December 25, 2009 at 09:39 PM