Covid-19 Music… part 40… Digable Planets, Rebirth of Slick
Digable Planets, Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)… This song is one of the greatest hiphop songs ever, but the cover art is perhaps the exact opposite. The video repairs the damage for whatever the artwork was trying to do. So the record has two ‘mixes’ which sound very similar, which is still all good …
Covid-19 Music… part 39… John Coltrane, Blue Train
John Coltrane, Blue Train, Blue Note Records… A perfect record can’t say much of anything or I will take away from how good it is. For all my excursions to record stores, I never came across this in the used bin; I so I had to buy this one new. I like putting this album …
Covid-19 Music… part 38… Mike and Rich, Expert Knob Twiddlers
Mike and Rich, Expert Knob Twiddlers, Rephlex Records… So this album is the result of two electronic music kings competing creatively while being super crazy drunk. The songs are the perfect soundtrack for an 8 year olds end of school year party. When I got this album, the guy at the store told me… ‘make …
Covid-19 Music… part 37… Up, Bustle and Out, Ron y Menta EP
Up, Bustle and Out, Ron y Menta EP, Ninja Tune… With Covid19 I have been going through records that I totally forgot that I had. I was a big fan of various things on the NinjaTune label. My musical tastes have evolved a over the years, so some of these tracks do not turn my …
Covid-19 Music… part 36… Dj Shadow, Endtroducing
Dj Shadow, Endtroducing…. Recently I became aware of the film: The Man from MoWax (trailer). It took a while to track down a copy but I watched it and now understand why early MoWax records are complete gems. I had the fancy gatefold CD version of this album but my roommate at the time stole …
Covid-19 Music… part 35… Soul Jazz Records, Studio One Rockers
Soul Jazz Records, Studio One Rockers… In my opinion the UK has some great record labels like Soul Jazz Records. I had some ridiculous ideas about Brexit. One of them was that the Pound was going to lose a lot of value and then UK exports would be that much cheaper. Then these expensive UK …
Covid-19 Music… part 34… The Whitefield Brothers, In the Raw
The Whitefield Brothers, In the Raw… Playing this record while cleaning up on a Saturday afternoon is like the addition of sambal to eggs or peri peri sauce to roasted chicken. Many years ago, I randomly came across this one record store in Chicago’s Belmont/Broadway neighbourhood. I really like Chicago and would love to go …
Covid-19 Music… part 33… Miles Davis, ‘Round About Midnight
Miles Davis, ‘Round About Midnight, Columbia… So according to the radio, it’s Miles Davis’s birthday today (born: May 26, 1926). If Miles was alive today, I can only assume that he wouldn’t want to celebrate his birthday with this record (for he was always about moving forward). I have a few of his albums and …
Covid-19 Music… part 32… Jeru the Damaja, The Wrath of the Math
Jeru the Damaja, The Wrath of the Math, Payday Records… Due to Covid, I’ve been going deeper and deeper in my record collection. I have to admit that I usually focus on the stuff that it at eye level, and neglect the stuff on the bottom shelf. So today I spent some time digging through …
Covid-19 Music… part 31… Sister Nancy, Bam Bam
Sister Nancy, Bam Bam… I remember when I found this used for $4 at this one record store. It was like I found a piece of gold right in the middle of sidewalk that everyone blindly passed by. Sometimes record excursions are all about the thrill of the hunt. Can’t say much about this song …