Covid-19 Music… part 9… Rjd2, Ghostwriter
Rjd2, Ghostwriter… Ghostwriter was a favourite a while a back. The rest of the album is ok, however the title track is what really does it for me. Also using helvetica and adjusting the kerning is something I used to do myself. I have never been to Vancouver but this video solves a lot of …
Covid-19 Reading… part 1… Flu Book
So I found this book at some charity used book sale a few years ago and was able to get it for $1. Didn’t read it at the time but I was looking at my bookshelf and thought that this might be the best time to read it. So, I’m not going to do a …
Covid-19 Music… part 8… Soul Makossa
Afrique, Soul Makossa, Mainstream Records… So apparently Manu Dibango died today from the Covid-19. I really wish I had more of his music. Its really hard to find his stuff used (or new) in the record stores that I usually go to. I would love to get more of his albums (and more classic African …
Covid-19 Music… part 7… Plastikman, Musik
Plastikman, Musik… I think I once met Richie Hawtin and I have to say I was a bit drunk at the time, so I don’t remember much about it other than he seemed not too happy. Anyways, I liked most of his stuff he made in the 90s, and would pick it up if I …
Covid-19 Music… part 6… Squarepusher, Port Rhombus
Squarepusher. I have to admit that I don’t like everything that he has produced. Basically, I like his early and new stuff; not a big fan of his mid career stuff. Anyways… the B side of the Port Rhombus E.P. has this track called ‘Problem Child’ which I used to listen to in the mornings …
Covid-19 Music… part 5… JJ Fad, Supersonic
Supersonic, J.J. Fad, Ruthless records… This is one big difference between Toronto and Detroit. If you said that you like the song ‘supersonic’ in either city it means two different things. In Toronto, this is what supersonic means. This is what supersonic means for Detroit people and for me as well… Checking the back, it …
Covid-19 Music… part 4… Gescom, Keynell
I got this Gescom record years and years ago (at Orange Monkey). And yes it just came in bubble wrap and an inner sleeve. Its from the electronic – abstract/experimental section… I believe that it’s good to have some variety sometimes, and I also like electronic music sometimes. From wikipedia apparently this record is 20+ years old. …
Covid-19 Music… part 3… Reggae 10″s
A few reggae 10″s today… Lee Perry, Skanking with the Upsetter, Rare Dubs 1971-1974, Jamaican Recordings, 2001. I like that it is in ‘Heavy Stereo’ instead of just regular stereo. Yeah… the Jamaican Recordings label isn’t the best in terms of authentic releases but I still like the track Dry and Heavy remixed in Kingston …
Covid-19 Music… part 2… Grant Green, The Final Comedown
So a little while ago this one record store in my neighbourhood has a special sale on used records. The place was packed and I ended up in the classical section. Not sure why but this record was in that section… that is the wrong section. Its early 70s Grant Green on Blue Note… so …
Covid-19 Music… part 1… Lee Morgan, The Sidewinder
So I have been stuck at home and listening to a lot of records lately. So try to catalog my listening by way of this blog. Starting things off with a heavy hitter: Lee Morgan, The Sidewinder, Blue Note Records… Once, at the record store this guy swooped in and bought this one record in …