live at the techno club: they don’t make em like they used to

“amazing someone had the brains to document this…”

 

nitzer ebb – live at technoclub, belief tour 1989

tracks: [01]. intro (T.W.A.) [02]. without belief [03]. warsaw ghetto [04]. violent playground [05]. my heart [06]. blood money [07]. for fun [08]. hearts and minds [09]. getting closer [10]. captivate [11]. join in the chant [12]. drive [13]. shame [14]. let your body learn [15]. control i’m here [16]. murderous [17]. blood money (encore) by ac

ivan smagghe : lot radio stage at making time

franco ivan smagghe full set = solid….

steady agit-bot all the way through. this aint no death-disco. press play and get some shit done… recording from lot radios booth at making time” festival, fort mifflin, philadelphia… about lot radio new yorks finest : lot radio is an independent, non-profit, online radio-station live-streaming 24/7 from a reclaimed shipping container on an empty lot in new york. “we got a great deal on the rent”. by nk

peace now: some words of wisdom from charles mingus

charles mingus at a peace rally circa 1967

charles mingus – don’t let it happen here

“…one day they came and they took the communists, and i said nothing because i was not a communist.

then one day they came and they took the people of the Jewish faith, and i said nothing because i had no faith.

then one day they came and took the unionists, and i said nothing because i was not a unionist.

they burned the Catholic churches one day, and i said nothing because i was a protestant.

one day they came and they took me, and i could say nothing because i was as guilty as they were of genocide, destroying the rights of any man to live…”

some great words by charles mingus, genuine people should follow them regardless of the parties – follow them when they effects the jews and follow them when they effects the palestinians. cease fire now, free the hostages, stop the illegal settlements, demand a just peace, there is no humane alternative – by xy

elektron digitakt : effect box and sampler

elektron digitakt 8-voice drum computer and sampler – approx $800

this video picks the roland as the winner – but hey it’s a free market out there

oh the digitakt 8 – this was always on my list, despite newer, cheaper, and better units like the roland SP404 have come to challenge it. im putting this here so we don’t forget what to get next christmas. by bh

Design and photography : the album cover art of Hipgnosis

from bb with love

squaring the circle (the story of hipgnosis album cover art)

and the full film watch it before its taken down

great film for all you music lovers, this goes back into the 60s and 70s and the rise of album cover art of the era. pink floyd most famous album art; from dark side of the moon, atom heart mother (cow cover), and animals, with the flying pig that escaped the tethers and almost crashed airplanes landing into heathrow. watch it all on this free link on youtube before they take it down. by bb

Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones x Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1969

o.k. now that were on the topic of jazz great rahsaan roland kirk

i was pleasantly surprised to learn that this track that we all know, used on austin powers, has the flute which was actually performed by rahsaan roland kirk! i’m shocked but now that i know it, i can hear it! definitely more quincy jones (pop) than roland kirk (jazz). by uh

Rahsaan Roland Kirk : The Case Of The Three Sided Dream

“the case of the three sided dream”

i was updating an old fela kuti clip and showing it to a good friend of mine, and he pulled out this little trailer…. an older documentary i must have missed on the great rahsaan roland kirk. kirk was politically outspoken. during his concerts, between songs he often talked about topical issues, including african-american history and the civil rights movement. his monologues were often laced with satire and absurdist humor. kirk became blind at the age of two, which he said was a result of improper medical treatment. he often played several instruments at once not as a gimmick but rather as a necessity to communicate his layered thoughts. his blindness stifled his life to some extent, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the most influential jazz musicians in history. excited to watch it and thank you my friend for the lead. by uh