{"title":"Black Music","description":"\u003ch1\u003eI know, it's almost all Black music when it comes down to it, but this section features Black music done by Black musicians.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, this is not the only section on the website where these records are featured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pages are created depending on how we tag items...we work to make these sections as accurate as possible but mistakes happen....like you might wonder why Abba ended up on this page or why that Funkadelic album on the webstore is not on this page...these mistakes are not intentional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"guantanamo-baywatch-chest-crawl-cd","title":"Guantanamo Baywatch - Chest Crawl - New CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=798176230\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/dirtnaprecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/guantanamo-baywatch-chest-crawl\"\u003eGuantanamo Baywatch - Chest Crawl by Dirtnap Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2nd album (first for Dirtnap) of sexy, sleazy, reverb'd out slime from Guantanamo Baywatch.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Guantanamo Baywatch was started by Jason Powell and Chevelle Wiseman in Portland about 4 years ago to an immediately enthusiastic reception, released a very well received and now out-of-print LP on Portland's awesome Hovercraft Records, as well as a couple of EP's\/tapes. The band really came into it's own, though, in late 2010, with the addition of Chris Michael (also in BOOM!) on drums. Technically they joined the Dirtnap roster in June 2011, but they took their time recording their debut for the label, done mostly at home by the band themselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chest Crawl sees the band working more vocal numbers into the mix, incorporating the usual surf\/garage suspects (Cramps, Trashmen), more obscure 50's rock n' roll\/RNB wildmen, as well as slightly heavier nods toward the young-oldies sound being popularized today by bands such as Hunx, Shannon And The Clams, Nobunny, etc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wildly popular here in Portland, and not afraid to tour, Guantanamo Baywatch are gonna be all over the place in 2012, starting with a 2 week tour with frequent bill-mates The Mean Jeans in March, followed by a solid summer of touring following the release of Chest Crawl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dirtnap doesn't sign up local Portland bands very often (last one was Mean Jeans in late 2008!), so when we do, pay attention!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtnap Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37346960113825,"sku":"SKU-24767","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/guantanmobaywatch_9e6e287a-f0b4-4820-b6d7-612339238dbc.jpeg?v=1409863850"},{"product_id":"bradley-charles-victim-of-love-lp","title":"Bradley, Charles - Victim Of Love - New LP","description":"Bradley and writer\/producer\/multi-instrumentalist Thomas \"TNT\" Brenneck returned to Dunham studios and recorded the most exciting Daptone release to date, Victim of Love. 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In his distinctively rough-hewn timbre one hears the unmistakable voice of experience--each note and gruff infection a reflection of his extended, sometimes rocky, personal path. It's only fitting that \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Time For Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003es producer Thomas \"Tommy TNT\" Brenneck (also a member of The Dap-Kings and The Budos Band)would recognize in Bradley a kindred musical spirit--a singer whose performances exude both raw power and poignant beauty. Recorded at Dunham Studios, and mixed at Daptone Records' internationally revered \"House of Soul\" Studios, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Time For Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the inspired sound of an awakening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3617474445\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbradley.bandcamp.com\/album\/no-time-for-dreaming\"\u003eNo Time For Dreaming by Charles Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daptone Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33808592910,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/bradleynotime.jpg?v=1523151187"},{"product_id":"bradley-charles-changes-lp","title":"Bradley, Charles - Changes - New LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\" face=\"verdana, sans-serif\"\u003e2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\" face=\"verdana, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\" face=\"verdana, sans-serif\"\u003eSoul singer Charles Bradley’s star has been on the rise since the release of his widely praised 2011 debut album No Time For Dreaming, and his ascent has continued long after the release of his triumphant second album, 2013’s Victim of Love. Dubbed “The Screaming Eagle of Soul,” the singer is proud to present his highly anticipated third album Changes, on Daptone imprint Dunham Records. The album is named for his popular, “smoldering” (SPIN) cover of the Black Sabbath track. \"I think about the lyrics very closely when I sing ‘Changes’ and get emotional,” notes Bradley. “It makes me think of my mother and the changes in my life since she passed away.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\" face=\"verdana, sans-serif\"\u003eBy now, Charles Bradley’s remarkable, against-all-odds rise has been well documented: how he transcended a bleak life on the streets and struggled through a series of ill-fitting jobs before finally being discovered by Daptone's Gabriel Roth. The documentary Charles Bradley: Soul of America, directed by Poull Brien, follows Bradley’s extraordinary journey during the electrifying and transformative months leading up to the release of debut album No Time for Dreaming. The year following the release of No Time For Dreaming was one triumph after another and Victim of Love saw Bradley emerging from his past heartaches stronger and more confident, overflowing with love to share. Victim of Love went on to receive overwhelming praise and was included on \"Best of 2013\" lists by SPIN, MOJO, Paste, BuzzFeed, Rough Trade \u0026amp; more. The album’s title track was also named one of Rolling Stone’s \"Best Songs of 2013.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8000001907349px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eCharles Bradley has also made a name for himself as a riveting live performer. He’s taken his show to venues and festivals across the globe including Coachella, Glastonbury Festival and Primavera Sound. Bradley’s also performed on famed stages including the Apollo Theater—the same place he saw his idol James Brown perform when he was 14 years old, and the Beacon Theatre where he’s separately supported The Tedeschi Trucks Band and the Afghan Whigs. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3567174391\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbradley.bandcamp.com\/album\/changes\"\u003eChanges by Charles Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Daptone Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33808660174,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/bradleychanges.jpg?v=1543092988"},{"product_id":"green-al-greatest-hits-lp","title":"Green, Al - Greatest Hits - New LP","description":"While I ain't big on greatest hits collections, there are exceptions, EWF for example, and of course this.  This is where it's at, classic sleeve, classic songs: no reason to mess with perfection. -- winch\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3367580338\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/algreen.bandcamp.com\/album\/greatest-hits\"\u003eGreatest Hits by Al Green\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3272838053912,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/al-green-greatest-hits_grande_ad154ce2-e885-49c8-a706-8044fc0afc83.jpg?v=1625451222"},{"product_id":"sharon-jones-and-the-dap-kings-100-days-100-nights-lp","title":"Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights - New LP","description":"Renowned Soul and Funk band Sharon Jones \u0026amp; the Dap-Kings released 100 Days, 100 Nights on their self-owned independent label, Daptone Records. Since the 2005 release of their Naturally LP, the band has continued to build a worldwide following for their raw soulful recordings and blistering live performances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=33074880\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/sharonjonesandthedapkings.bandcamp.com\/album\/100-days-100-nights\"\u003e100 Days, 100 Nights by Sharon Jones \u0026amp; The Dap-Kings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the highly acclaimed Naturally LP before it, 100 Days, 100 Nights was recorded in their self-built, self-operated, all analog recording studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn and bares the unmistakable Daptone Soul Sound - highly in demand among music fans and tastemakers alike. 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By the time Zairean guitarist Hembi Flory Kongo had formed the band in Dar Es Salaam in 1970 playing “copyright” cover versions, soul and funk had long influenced young musicians in Dar and ‘boogies’, weekly soul events, were commonplace at the city’s clubs. Despite the Tanzanian government banning soul (both music and dancing) through their conservative Ujamaa policy in 1969, Sunburst grew as a band and developed their own musical direction which they later called Kitoto Sound, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of the band members. Lyrical themes included black pride and colonial oppression – the band even played a gig for visiting civil rights heroine Angela Davis. After June 1973, Sunburst gained a national audience through a live session for the state-owned Radio Tanzania, a crucial means for domestic bands to air their work. A month later, they won a band competition in Dar Es Salaam and their popularity in Tanzania grew further. They began recording singles in Kenya, standing apart from the predominantly rumba, jazz or taarab styles sung in local languages at the time. In 1974, Sunburst met Zambian musician Rikki Ililonga from Zamrock group Musi- O-Tunya and he invited them to Zambia. Meeting their later manager, car company employee Peter Bagshawe, they embarked on an ill-fated tour with Kenyan funk band Matata before working on a first full album in 1976 in Lusaka with new band members. The LP came out at the height of the Zamrock scene led by bands like Witch and Ngozi Family but Sunburst offered a more intricate sound as musicians born in six different countries tapped into a multitude of styles, languages and stories. “Our songs support freedom struggles and encourage peasants and workers to work harder,” singer James Mpungo recounted. “Our songs also criticize our people for allowing themselves to be too westernized.” After a handful of further singles for Tanzanian state label TFC, including the popular ‘Banchikicha’, the band split, frustrated by living on “bare minimum earnings” from their music. The result of three years’ painstaking work after tracking down bandleader Hembi Kongo, bassist Bashir and the band’s ex-manager Peter Bagshawe, this overdue retrospective is curated by Thomas Gesthuizen (DJ Gioumanne) of Africanhiphop. com and Dave Tinning of Santuri East Africa. 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Includes download card.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3085110018\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbradley.bandcamp.com\/album\/black-velvet\"\u003eBlack Velvet by Charles Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Daptone Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18167784800326,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/LP-DAPT-054.jpg?v=1593927879"},{"product_id":"fields-lee-the-expressions-it-rains-love-lp","title":"Fields, Lee \u0026 The Expressions - It Rains Love [RED VINYL] - New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eCLEAR RED VINYL!! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNot a weak moment, going strong and giving it their all from go to whoa.  Essential.  -- winch\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4270137635\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/leefieldsandtheexpressions.bandcamp.com\/album\/it-rains-love\"\u003eIt Rains Love by Lee Fields \u0026amp; The Expressions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eAt the corner of Living Legend St. and OG Ave. you will find Lee Fields’ house. A home that was built with blood, sweat, and tears, and stands on the unshakable foundation of his god given talent. Lee has been singing for 50 plus years and is undeniably, yet amazingly, at the top of his game. Those who have paid attention know that Lee is part of the class that is directly responsible for the revival of old school funk and soul. He has inspired many of today’s younger artists who are doing their best to carry the torch. As long as the road has been, and heavy as the crown may be, Fields is proving yet again that he’s “still got it”. His latest offering is sure to be a warmly received instant classic. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eIt Rains Love is the 2nd album by Lee Fields \u0026amp; The Expressions on Brooklyn’s Big Crown Records and gives us yet another masterclass in soul. Teaming up again with frequent collaborator and producer Leon Michels and his devoted band, The Expressions, they have managed again to take a classic approach and update it. Traditional soul sensibilities are mixed with a hip-hop tinged, sample ready sound that is as much an homage to the old as to the new. Some of the songs sound like they could belong to any of the last 4 decades without it feeling like a throwback, while others are 60’s soul\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough and through. Lyrically, Lee runs the gamut from gushing admonishments of love to politically charged calls to action, from proclamations of God’s existence to love letters written to his wife. This record marks the fifth studio album from Lee Fields \u0026amp; the Expressions and we are very proud to add it to the already impeccable catalog they have created together. 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While we may never know all we wish we knew about the man behind the music, we can finally complete the picture of his work. And what tunes they are. How Much Longer Must I Wait? Singles \u0026amp; Rarities 1965-1972 collects all of Lee Moses’ non-album singles and B-sides, plus three never-released tracks together for the first time ever. Most of the material here pre-dates 1971’s Time and Place, reflecting his initial bid for stardom via a series of now-legendary 45s recorded with Atlanta producer JOHNNY BRANTLEY. As for the unreleased recordings—much like the man himself, little is known about them. What remains is an oeuvre that has become synonymous with raw and emotionally charged Southern soul. Essential listening for anyone with a heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"acordion_description\" id=\"Release-Detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-description product__info-description--full product__info-description--open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-complete\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe definitive collection of Lee Moses’ legendary non-album tracks available together for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains three previously unreleased songs, plus the Southern soul classic \"Bad Girl” (both versions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP housed in a deluxe Kraft board jacket with insert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital mockups are not an exact representation of the colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor Vinyl Edition pressed on “Day Trippin’” Split Color wax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nVincent Lee Moses (March 13, 1941 – January 26, 1998), known as Lee Moses, was an American R\u0026amp;B and soul singer and guitarist. His recordings in the late 1960s as well as his 1971 LP Time and Place, are highly regarded within the deep soul genre. Life and career Lee Moses was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Booker T. Washington High School. In the late 1950s he formed his first band, the Showstoppers. They became a popular live act in the Atlanta area, and were at one time the house band at the Royal Peacock club.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height\"\u003eMoses moved to New York City in the mid-1960s, where he worked as a session musician and recorded with Johnny Brantley, who co-wrote and produced his first single, \"My Adorable One\", in 1965.  In 1966, he co-produced, with Johnny Brantley, several tracks by a virtually unknown Jimi Hendrix at Abtone Recording Studios in New York City. The tracks were later released as a 4-LP box set titled \"The Genius of Jimi Hendrix\".  In 1967, he recorded three singles – all commercially unsuccessful – for the Musicor label, including \"Bad Girl,\" and an instrumental version of The Four Tops' \"Reach Out, I'll Be There\". He also recorded a version of \"Dark End of the Street\", issued by Gates Records (probably in 1969). Moses' guitar style has been described as \"funky\" and likened to that of Jimi Hendrix, a contemporary of his on the club scene of the mid-1960s. He has also been praised for his \"rough and powerful deep soul singing style\". In 1970, Moses released a single, \"Time and Place\", on the Maple label, a subsidiary of All Platinum Records. This was followed by a nine-track LP of the same name - also produced by Brantley - that included his versions of several classic songs of the period including \"Hey Joe\" and \"California Dreaming\". The album featured several members of The Ohio Players, as well as Moses' own band, the Diciples (sic). Although the album has since been described as \"a revered and highly sought-after lost treasure for deep soul fans and collectors,\" it was a commercial failure at the time.  Moses also worked with fellow Atlanta native The Mighty Hannibal on his 1973 album, Truth. He returned to Atlanta in the early 1970s, and continued to perform locally, but did not record again. He died there from lung cancer in 1998.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"acordion_description\" id=\"Artist-Bio\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-description product__info-description--full\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"section_title\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"section_title\"\u003e---------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-bio-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artist-bio-complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn New York in the ‘60s that Moses made his greatest bid to find the solo fame he desired. Moses began working there as a session player, even playing frequently with a pre-fame Jimi Hendrix, but his close relationship with producer and Atlanta native Johnny Brantley eventually saw him getting his own break via a series of 45s in 1967 – most notably with covers of Joe Simon’s “My Adorable One”, The Four Tops’ “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and The Beatles’ “Day Tripper”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was 1971 before Moses’ dream of being at stage front was realized, when he released his Brantley-produced LP\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime And Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor Maple Records. Recorded with a band including members of The Ohio Players and Moses’ own backing group The Deciples, it was, nonetheless, Moses himself whose star quality shone through, via his scratchy guitar riffs, his throat-ripping vocals and the stirring mood that permeates the LP’s heady mix of funk, soul and R\u0026amp;B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LP did no business, and Moses’ dream quickly crumbled. Though details on his life are scarce, it’s believed he fled New York disenchanted with the music industry, feeling he’d been double-crossed by Brantley both in credit and remuneration for the countless records he’d played on. Back in Atlanta, Moses returned to playing the clubs, married twice, and fell into depression and drug dependency. He died in 1997 at the age of 56.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime And Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoon became a much-sought after item for collectors, and its cult has continued to grow over the years. Here, we represent it on deluxe vinyl, with brand new liner notes from Sarah Sweeney including interviews with Moses’ sister and his closest collaborator, the singer and guitarist Hermon Hitson. Through them, Moses becomes a little – but just a little – less of an enigma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Future Day Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44516093821089,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/5c64619af1ecd_main.jpg?v=1720036870"},{"product_id":"various-artists-nashboro-records-used-lp","title":"Various Artists - Nashboro Records - Used LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eStill sealed but shrink ripped along several seams and sleeve has considerable wear.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1977 comp from this classic gospel label out of Nashville.  It looks like it contains about 40 selections so this must be a sampler in the true sense, just samples of the many groups that graced this label, about 40 artists and 40 songs.  (Other copies of this album are double albums while this one is a single LP.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eNashboro Records \u003c\/b\u003erecorded some of the most potent and forceful gospel music of the time period. Although initially begun in response to overwhelming demand for gospel locally, Nashboro quickly became nationally applauded for its curatorial prowess (under the guidance of Rev. Dr. Morgan Babb of the Radio Four) and signature production style. The lightly-reverbed, clear sound of a Nashboro record is unmistakable...a far too overlooked and important chapter in Nashville’s music history. These musicians, store employees and businesspeople played a critical role in building the infrastructure for independent music to flourish in their city.\" -- Third Man Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ernest L. Young\u003cspan\u003e learned the music business from the ground up, starting in the jukebox operating field, and soon became one of the largest suppliers in the Nashville area. He opened Ernie's Record Mart on Third Avenue North in Nashville as a means to move more records, and realizing the advantages in making his own product, he built a small studio in the back of the store, later expanding into a larger space on the third floor of his shipping department building, finally opening the pioneering gospel label Nashboro Records in 1951. \u003c\/span\u003eYoung\u003cspan\u003e launched a secular subsidiary label, the more famous Excello Records, four years later in 1955. Always hands-on, \u003c\/span\u003eYoung\u003cspan\u003e oversaw every phase of making records at his labels, and gospel artists responded by giving \u003c\/span\u003eYoung\u003cspan\u003e's Nashboro imprint one of the finest rosters of gospel in the genre's history, while his roster for the Excello blues and R\u0026amp;B subsidiary was pretty singular too -- but that's another story.  Gritty, exuberant black gospel from a label that had as much to do with shaping the sound of pop music in the latter part of the 20th century as more famous labels like Sun and Chess Records did. The roots of soul and so much more are heard here,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the best little gospel label that ever was.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nashboro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29233093804102,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/image_2370d1c1-68f8-4c2f-b45f-9561fa886833.jpg?v=1561970860"},{"product_id":"sinkane-depayse-new-lp","title":"Sinkane - Dépaysé [IMPORT ORANGE VINYL Marked Down] - New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition: Orange vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2308265289\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sinkane.bandcamp.com\/album\/de-payse\"\u003eDépaysé by SINKANE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Under the name\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSinkane, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAhmed Gallab\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas spent over a decade steadily building up a catalog that explores more than anything else his dueling affinities for '70s funk and Aro-pop. Complemented by veins of indie rock, jazz, psych, and reggae, his work has trended toward the biographical and at times, the philosophical. Raised for the most part in the U.S., his narrative bears the complexities of immigration; an African Muslim in origin, he was born in London, lived his early childhood in Sudan, and at the age of five settled with his family in the American Midwest. More so than on any of his previous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSinkane\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereleases, 2019's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDépaysé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edelves deeply into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGallab's personal experience as an immigrant in an increasingly divided and discordant American era. The album's title is a French word referring to being \"removed from one's habitual surroundings,\" which succinctly describes the feeling of cultural displacement he'd endured many times throughout his life. Ultimately more celebratory than cynical,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDépaysé\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegins on a defiantly optimistic note with the rousing funk of \"Everybody\" and its thematic partner \"Everyone,\" a pair of inclusionary tracks praising unity through diversity. Elsewhere,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGallab\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes to terms with what he refers to as his duality, merging his competing American and Sudanese cultures on the hard, circular grooves of \"The Searching\" and the colorful Afro-pop of \"Ya Sudan.\" The title cut dramatically pairs serpentine wah-wah guitar leads with a cinematic East-African melody while alternating between English and Arabic lyrics that apparently came to him a dream. Ironically, it's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGallab's unfailingly straightforward vocal delivery that provides some of the biggest juxtapositions in his music: the rich palette of soulful musical styles he draws from is often at odds with his strangely plain American diction. Yet, the vivid tones of his African heritage transmuted through his Ohio upbringing are a major part of his story, and with his melting pot of styles, influences, and cultures,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSinkane\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esets out to prove that we can be many things at once and still find acceptance and love.\" - Timothy Monger\n\u003cp\u003ein his own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It’s easy to be angry in moments like now. And that’s OK. But it takes courage to turn that anger into productive energy. The previous Sinkane album, 2017's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife and Livin' It\u003c\/em\u003e, was released at a very crazy time: things like the Muslim ban, police shooting unarmed people of color, massive corruption in my native Sudan, fake news, Donald Trump, Brexit and so many other calamities all really forced me to think about my place in the world as a musician. I began to think about how I could use my music in a constructive way — not only to help myself but to help others who feel frustrated and powerless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m not a newbie to hate: I’m black, Muslim and even though I'm an American I'm often made to feel like a foreigner in my own country. And sometimes I\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeel like a foreigner — in fact, I once made a whole album, 2012's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMars\u003c\/em\u003e, about that feeling. I’ve made a lot of music out of my life story but I’ve always kept things vague enough that anyone listening to my music could relate to it on their own terms. And yet I have to admit that I never truly felt satisfied with that. I eventually realized that, in order to truly connect with other people, I first needed to connect with myself on a deeper level than before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the making of my new album I kept asking myself the same question: “As an immigrant to America, where do I belong?” So, during the writing process, I worked mainly by myself so that I could ensure the most honest and personal answers to that question. I read books by Joseph Campbell, the late novelist\/cultural theorist Daniel Quinn, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid, and the late African-American memoirist Philippe Wamba, hoping they’d guide me to some kind of answer. Then, one day when I was wandering around the fertile desert of the internet, I stumbled upon an amazing word: dépaysé.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDépaysé is a French word that basically means “to be removed from one’s habitual surroundings.” By extension, it means to be disoriented, homeless. That's a feeling I relate to very much in these times — and I don’t think I’m the only one who feels this way. That word gave me clarity and made the journey inward that much more exciting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter I finished writing the album I brought the music to my band. Sinkane is an American band comprised of people from all over the world: I am Sudanese, guitarist Jonny Lam is Chinese, keyboardist Elenna Canlas is Filipina, drummer Chris St. Hilaire is Trinidadian, and bassist Michael “Ish” Montgomery is Black American. Our collective experience as children of the diaspora helped bring the music to life in the most honest way possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo here we are.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDépaysé\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of an immigrant’s journey of self-discovery in the Trump era. The music is loud and raw, and it's bursting with energy unlike anything I’ve ever done before. It starts with a call to arms: “Everybody,” a rock \u0026amp; roll song in the spirit of Sly Stone and funky early-'70s Afro-rock bands like the Funkees and the Hygrades. Every day we wake up to another horror story about racism, and it’s left many of us angry, confused and frustrated. But we can change the news for the better. We can show people that a multicolored world is a beautiful one. Celebrating our differences yields beauty in life. And that takes... everybody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second song of the album, the desert blues\/dancehall-tinged “Everyone,” continues that line of thought to its logical conclusion: love is the key to helping us understand one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe psychedelic, groovy East African-inspired title track came to me in a dream: I dreamed I was walking the streets of Omdurman at night, a city along the Nile in my native Sudan, when I heard someone playing guitar and singing in Arabic. It turned out to be my father! He was sitting cross-legged on the ground, under a streetlight in front of my childhood home. His voice sounded hypnotic, raw and powerful as he sang: “I am your life\/And all of our lives\/From within the city until our uprising\/Our days have left us in the city and, with our imagination, we move forward.” He sang that over and over, and I sing those same words in my song. This, along with the rest of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDépaysé\u003c\/em\u003e, has given me peace. I am no longer afraid of the unknown. I’m no longer confused about my duality of my Sudanese and American identities. Now I accept it. And it's made me feel new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ya Sudan” and “The Searching” explore that duality. In “Ya Sudan” I pay homage to my country of origin and in “The Searching” I discuss what it means to move forward from that. Truly understanding one's duality means seeing beyond where you came from: let go of any definition that others put on you and then you can truly see the beauty of your life experience. “Stranger” and “Be Here Now” address one of the most confusing aspects in the diaspora experience: religion. Lots of people have questions about their faith: What does this all mean? After all this work why do I still feel uncertain? What about all the bad people who are like me? And the good who are not? Those questions loom larger when you grow up with people different from you. I wanted to bring this up and let people like me know that they’re not alone in questioning their faith. I also thought it would be funny to spitefully ask God to take accountability for his actions. The Arabic lyrics translate to “Oh God, aren’t you our protector? Help me through these murky waters that seem part of your master plan.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs always, I'm inspired by Sly Stone, Fela Kuti, George Clinton and Bob Marley, as well as the beautiful music of east Africa (especially the Dur Dur Band from Somalia, Mulatu Astatkefrom Ethiopia, and Mohammed Wardi from Sudan). These people all spoke their minds confidently in front of a beat that made you dance. They welcomed every kind of person into their worlds with open arms. We live in an often terrible time but that shouldn’t silence our desire to have a good time. To dance. To dream. To love. To be one with the world. To realize that we’re not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to make it clear that the world is a better place because of our differences. We’re all strangers in this ever-stranger land of America. We are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe American Dream.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDépaysé\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a place we can all know as home, with elements of all our homes. It's an act of imaginary cartography — on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMars,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI called that place “Caparundi,” a place where Africa, North America, South America, Asia, and the Caribbean all meet in joyous harmony. The music is playing there all night long. Come in and dance and sing. And stay for the conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSincerely,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAhmed Gallab\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Slang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29240378261574,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/SINKANE.jpg?v=1562146044"},{"product_id":"professor-longhair-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans-new-lp","title":"Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras in New Orleans (1949 - 1957) - New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReissue of an anthology originally issued in 1981, housing cuts from 1949 - 1957.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1838725381\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/track=294424529\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/professorlonghair.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-bach-of-rock\"\u003eThe Bach of Rock by Professor Longhair\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1838725381\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/track=1007488534\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/professorlonghair.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-bach-of-rock\"\u003eThe Bach of Rock by Professor Longhair\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1838725381\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/artwork=none\/track=4091929440\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/professorlonghair.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-bach-of-rock\"\u003eThe Bach of Rock by Professor Longhair\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Plenty of rarities are featured on\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMardi Gras in New Orleans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it a valuable cross-section of \u003c\/span\u003eProfessor Longhair\u003cspan\u003e's early releases. Both sides of the pianist's first two 78s for Star Talent Records are aboard, as well as sides he cut for Mercury, Federal (\"Curly Haired Baby,\" \"Gone So Long\"), Wasco (\"East St. Louis Baby\"), Atlantic, and Ebb.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003eBill Dahl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Justly worshipped as a founding father of New Orleans R\u0026amp;B,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoy \"Professor Longhair\" Byrd\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas nevertheless so down-and-out at one point in his long career that he was reduced to sweeping the floors in a record shop that once could have moved his platters by the boxful. That\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade such a marvelous comeback testifies to the resiliency of this late legend, whose Latin-tinged rhumba-rocking piano style and croaking, yodeling vocals were as singular and spicy as the second-line beats that power his hometown's musical heartbeat.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrought an irresistible Caribbean feel to his playing, full of rolling flourishes that every Crescent City ivories man had to learn inside out (Fats Domino,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHuey Smith, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAllen Toussaint\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall paid homage early and often).  Longhair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egrew up on the streets of the Big Easy, tap dancing for tips on Bourbon Street with his running partners. Local 88s aces Sullivan Rock, Kid Stormy Weather, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTuts Washington\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall left their marks on the youngster, but he brought his own conception to the stool. A natural-born card shark and gambler,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan to take his playing seriously in 1948, earning a gig at the Caldonia Club. Owner Mike Tessitore bestowed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith his professorial nickname (due to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eByrd's shaggy coiffure).  Longhair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edebuted on wax in 1949, laying down four tracks (including the first version of his signature \"Mardi Gras in New Orleans,\" complete with whistled intro) for the Dallas-based Star Talent label. His band was called the Shuffling Hungarians, for reasons lost to time! Union problems forced those sides off the market, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair's next date for Mercury the same year was strictly on the up-and-up. It produced his first and only national R\u0026amp;B hit in 1950, the hilarious \"Bald Head\" (credited to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoy Byrd \u0026amp; His Blues Jumpers).  The pianist made great records for Atlantic in 1949, Federal in 1951, Wasco in 1952, and Atlantic again in 1953 (producing the immortal \"Tipitina,\" a romping \"In the Night,\" and the lyrically impenetrable boogie \"Ball the Wall\"). After recuperating from a minor stroke,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame back on Lee Rupe's Ebb logo in 1957 with a storming \"No Buts - No Maybes.\" He revived his \"Go to the Mardi Gras\" for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Ruffino's Ron imprint in 1959; this is the version that surfaces every year at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. \u003cspan\u003eOther than the ambitiously arranged \"Big Chief\" in 1964 for Watch Records, the '60s held little charm for \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e. He hit the skids, abandoning his piano playing until a booking at the fledgling 1971 Jazz \u0026amp; Heritage Festival put him on the comeback trail. He made a slew of albums in the last decade of his life, topped off by a terrific set for Alligator, \u003c\/span\u003eCrawfish Fiesta\u003cspan\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etriumphantly appeared on the PBS-TV concert series Soundstage, co-starred in the documentary Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together (which became a memorial tribute when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonghair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edied in the middle of its filming; funeral footage was included), and saw a group of his admirers buy a local watering hole in 1977 and rechristen it Tipitina's after his famous song. He played there regularly when he wasn't on the road; it remains a thriving operation.  Longhair\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewent to bed on January 30, 1980, and never woke up. A heart attack in the night stilled one of New Orleans' seminal R\u0026amp;B stars, but his music is played in his hometown so often and so reverently you'd swear he was still around.\"  -- \u003cspan\u003eBill Dahl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTracks A1 to A7 rec. 1949\u003cbr\u003eTracks A8 to B2 rec. 1951\u003cbr\u003eTrack B3 rec. circa 1952\u003cbr\u003eTrack B4 rec. 1952\u003cbr\u003eTrack B5 rec. 1954\u003cbr\u003eTracks B6 to B8 rec. 1958\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nighthawk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29351654195270,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/files\/R-11071420-1509306497-8540.jpg?v=1724883511"},{"product_id":"nikki-hill-heavy-hearts-hard-fists-new-lp","title":"Hill, Nikki - Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists - New LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subscriber-preview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Nikki Hill adds some sultry R\u0026amp;B and Stones-style riff rock to her '50s-rooted rock ‘n’ roll on “Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists,” the Southern Fireball’s excellent debut album. A powerhouse singer and killer live barroom performer, Hill’s delivers her brand of soul-rock ‘n’ roll with expressive verve, variety and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subscriber-preview\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s the sultry shimmy of “And I Wonder,” the blues-rocking title cut and the swaggering “Hotshot.” Plus there's riff rock on “Struttin’,” and “(Let Me Tell You ‘Bout) LUV,” which sounds like it came off “Exile on Main Street.” \u003c\/span\u003eThe '50s numbers -- the burner “Oh My,” “I’m Gonna Love You” with its jumpin’ vamp and the frenetic “Scratch Back” -- really connect and the showcase ballad “Nothing With You” proves Hill can handle the slow ones just as well as the rockers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subscriber-only\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOh yeah, the record ends with swinging version of Sam Cooke’s “Twistin’ the Night Away.\" \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA-\" -- L. Kent Wolgamott\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4139870946\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nikkihill.bandcamp.com\/album\/heavy-hearts-hard-fists\"\u003eHeavy Hearts Hard Fists by Nikki Hill\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subscriber-preview\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"North Carolina’s Nikki Hill is blessed with the kind of classic soul voice that could place her comfortably at any point in the history of modern music from the mid-50s onwards – feminine and tough, rich, but with that devilish Tina Turner rasp that hints at mischief to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There’s a lot of character at play here. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd I Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshe paints a picture of a woman not quite in control of her wicked side, attracting the wrong element and loving it. Vocally at least, this particular track is swimming in similar waters to the searing, heart-on-sleeve honesty of Amy Winehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"And while the songwriting here falls short of the magic of Camden’s favourite daughter – it’s too focused on recreating a live barroom feel to transcend the shackles of trad blues tropes on the likes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Let Me Tell You ’Bout) Luv\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– the easy boogie of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot Shot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecould happily nestle among AC\/DC’s back pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Meanwhile, the soft-centred\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNothin’ With You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis so perfectly pitched for a cosy Sunday afternoon indoors, it ought to be served up with a bowlful of apple crumble.\" --Emma Johnston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ----------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subscriber-preview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subscriber-only\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded and mixed by Billy Horton at Fort Horton Studios, Wyldwood, Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMastered by Jim Wilson Mastering in Longmont, Colorado\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll songs written by Nikki Hill except as credited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Deep Fryed Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29393742463046,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/R-8593088-1483040633-3742_jpeg.jpg?v=1579805007"},{"product_id":"gladys-knight-the-pips-letter-full-of-tears-new-lp","title":"Gladys Knight \u0026 the Pips - 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winch \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(This album is missing a few cuts that were included on the 1995 CD, but apparently this features all the best cuts because the following review is for the 1995 CD and all the \"highlights\" called out in the review are included on this vinyl release from 2008.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This live concert, broadcast over Swiss radio features the \u003c\/span\u003eThad Jones\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003eMel Lewis\u003cspan\u003e Orchestra at its prime. The remarkable all-star group includes two first trumpeters (\u003c\/span\u003eSnooky Young\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eAl Porcino\u003cspan\u003e) and such soloists as trumpeters Richard Williams, \u003c\/span\u003eDanny Moore\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eThad Jones\u003cspan\u003e, trombonist \u003c\/span\u003eJimmy Knepper\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eJerome Richardson\u003cspan\u003e on soprano, Jerry Dodgion on flute and alto, baritonist \u003c\/span\u003ePepper Adams\u003cspan\u003e, pianist \u003c\/span\u003eRoland Hanna\u003cspan\u003e, bassist \u003c\/span\u003eRichard Davis\u003cspan\u003e and tenor great \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Henderson\u003cspan\u003e whose short stint with the band was long enough to include this European tour. Highlights of the superior set include \"Second Race,\" \"The Waltz You Swang For Me,\" \"Don't Get Sassy\" and \"Groove Merchant.\" Highly recommended to fans of the band, this Swiss CD can be found with a bit of a search.\" - \u003c\/span\u003eScott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groove Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29414333153350,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/thad_and_lewis.jpg?v=1563383820"},{"product_id":"diddley-bo-s-t-new-lp","title":"Diddley, Bo - s\/t - New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ereissue of 1958 Chess release that housed his hits from the 1950s.  Essential.  One more time: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEssential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RX1_lAiwvo0?si=_cikn5Wkj7oNRaSD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HlRR6jDtJJQ?si=473ZmZdf4lhQWjiz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"review-author headline\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bo Diddley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas one of the founders of the form -- and he did it like no other.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDiddley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad only one real style, that being the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBo Diddley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeat: a syncopated, rhythmic drive, loaded with tremolo. There are 12 examples of it on this record, and that is about all you need. It's one of those records that, after listening to just a few cuts, will find you tapping the beats on every available surface.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDiddley's guitar and vocals have a gruff feeling that recalls bluesmen such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWaters, yet he has his own style. Buttressed by drums, funky piano, and usually maracas, it's absolutely infectious. This is one of the greatest rock sounds that you're likely to hear, and it's all on this one record.\" -- Matthew Greenwald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e -------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's tempting to say that Bo Diddley recorded 11 full-length albums, each one better than the last; but that would be denying the pure, unsurpassed genius of his first,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBo Diddley. \u003c\/em\u003eMusic historians have wasted so many perfectly good words trying to explain the significance of Bo Diddley. \"Bo Diddley liberated the blues from the 12-bar form and melded it to an insistent, infectious rhumba beat,\" they bleat. \"Diddley was the progenitor of all that was to come in the evolution of rock and roll,\" blah blah blah blah.Listen: Why is eating a plateful of ribs and dripping all over your hands and clothes fun? BECAUSE IT JUST IS. Why is walking around with cotton candy in one hand and a blue, helium-filled balloon on a string in the other fun? BECAUSE IT JUST IS. Bo Diddley is fun BECAUSE HE JUST IS.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBo Diddley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(the album) was rock and roll's Big Bang, dripping with sinew and grease and humor and understated swagger. The simplest ingredients - a guitar, a drum, and some maracas - were packed in a gunny sack and slung over the shoulder of some smiling guy with a slick process and a wild plaid jacket, who took it and ran headfirst into oncoming traffic. Reckless, yet crazy cool. He made it sound easy. Geniuses can do that.  No doctoral thesis will explain Bo Diddley, the man or \"Bo Diddley,\" the album. You won't find the answer in some scholarly article called The Epistomological Roots of \"Diddy Wah Diddy\" or something like that, in your dog-eared copy of the Journal of the American Institute of Ethnomusicology. Bo Diddley just is. \u003cem\u003eBo Diddley.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(the album) is not an option, it's mandatory. We'll be imposing fines on anyone who thinks otherwise, so best to pick up a copy if for no other reason than to avoid a big hassle later on. We're not kidding!\u003cbr\u003e- Rock and Roll's most iconic album, PERIOD. - audiophile pressing from the original Chess\/Checker masters in glorious mono - Faithful reproduction of the original artwork Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBo Diddley • I’m A Man • Bring It To Jerome • Before You Accuse Me • Hey! Bo Diddley • Dearest Darlin’ • Hush Your Mouth • Say Bossman • Diddley Daddy • Diddy Wah Diddy • Who Do You Love • Pretty Thing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sundazed Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29426608308294,"sku":"SKU-31867","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/LP-5443_900.jpg?v=1645728197"},{"product_id":"kimbrough-junior-all-night-long-new-lp","title":"Kimbrough, Junior - All Night Long [DUSTY PINK VINYL] - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1506620354\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/juniorkimbrough.bandcamp.com\/album\/all-night-long\"\u003eAll Night Long by Junior Kimbrough\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003ereal deal, insanely good.  - winch (green noise records)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\"A beautifully packaged edition of Junior Kimbrough's first album, recorded live in the converted church that replaced Kimbrough's original wooden shack juke joint. 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It’s rare to hear someone get their hands on a ‘standard’ and really do something interesting and new with it, and Matthews really makes the song his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Try and get your hands on a copy of the album, which is excellent from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Oddly enough, Matthews second LP ‘For the People’ moves in a more psych-rock direction and is sought out by collectors of the genre.\" - Larry (Funky16Corners)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Commonwealth United Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29448071610438,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Matthews_Milt_-_Milt_Matthews_Inc..jpg?v=1564380961"},{"product_id":"free-tillman-my-way-home-new-lp","title":"Free Tillman - My Way Home - New LP","description":"\u003ch1\u003e BACK TO BLACK: 100%. \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e100% of the sale of this item goes to the artist.  In other words, you pay 10 buck, artist gets 10 bucks.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e----------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"My Way Home is an instrumental album that tells the story of a person finding his way home and everything that entails. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story begins with our protagonist going about his everyday life knowing that something is wrong. He wants to move to the big city and become an artist but his girlfriend wants to stay.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter some back and forth he decides he needs to leave but before long he realizes that the big city could not care less about his dreams. He starts having second thoughts. He misses his girl and after a few too many drinks he decides to head back “home”.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s at that point that opportunity knocks and he realizes that it wasn’t his hometown or his girlfriend that he missed: it was the comfort. Unfortunately comfort isn’t going to lead him to the life he wants. In the words of Phonte Coleman “Do you really want to win, or just look good losing?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2419152872\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/freetillman.bandcamp.com\/album\/my-way-home\"\u003eMy Way Home by Free Tillman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Tillman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34801038557345,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/a0133306080_10_6cf1f43d-49c9-4308-9082-ac44f51bbd3b.jpg?v=1564653727"},{"product_id":"porter-david-sweat-love-used-lp","title":"Porter, David - Sweat \u0026 Love - Used LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVG: some wear to both vinyl and sleeve, some crackle between songs; sleeve has ugly drill hole in bottom left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Porter: Under appreciated living legend from the world of North American music...born and raised at the center of it all in Memphis, staying in his hometown to become songwriting partner of Isaac Hayes in the 1960s, house composers for Stax, they penned most of Sam \u0026amp; Dave's hits, “Soul Man\" and \"Hold On! I'm Coming, Porter’s name ending up on the credits of hundreds of songs. While his songs traveled the world, he remains dedicated to his hometown, founding the Memphis-based Consortium MMT, a nonprofit organization seeking to develop the music industry in Memphis.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ePorter has a street named after him in Memphis and was awarded the Governor's Arts Award for his achievements including founding The Consortium MMT venture.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEven fans aren’t always aware that he recorded his own albums at Stax, like this one just added to greennoiserecords.com, not surprisingly an enjoyable set, of course focusing on the many sides of falling hard, falling in and falling out, slow-burning waterbed soul and mid-tempo funky numbers, focused on originals by Porter and Ronnie Williams, featuring the Memphis Horns and a group of musicians called Ebony Web (who released at least one single on Hi in 1972), all enjoyable with several highlights.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enterprise \/ Stax","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29506992832582,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/David_Porter.jpg?v=1565926702"},{"product_id":"damon-lochs-black-monument-ensemble-where-future-unfolds-new-lp","title":"Locks, Damon Black Monument Ensemble - Where Future Unfolds - New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3239489699\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/intlanthem.bandcamp.com\/album\/where-future-unfolds\"\u003eWhere Future Unfolds by Damon Locks - Black Monument Ensemble\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eWhere Future Unfolds is a new work spirited by Chicago-based sound \u0026amp; visual artist Damon Locks. 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Recalling the spirits of Phil Cohran's Artistic Heritage Ensemble, Eddie Gale's Black Rhythm Happening, Archie Shepp's Attica Blues, and Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, the album presents an inspired, innovative \u0026amp; immediate intersection of gospel, jazz, activism \u0026amp; 808 breaks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"The music moves easily between Afrofuturist gospel—typified by the spacy synths of “Which I Believe It Will” and the luminous electro beats of “Which I Believe I Am”—and hip-hop grime. “The Colors That You Bring” sets the choir’s soulful harmonies against wavering strings and murky boom-bap drums, like a civil rights protest movie scored the RZA. Upping the intensity, sampled fragments of archived speeches are embedded in the songs; on “Solar Power” a voice proclaims, “There's no black person on this planet that will disagree with freedom.” These spoken snippets give the album a militant edge, recalling interludes from the classic Public Enemy records, where speeches from social reformers like Frederick Douglass were fused with steely breaks.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Where Future Unfolds\u003c\/em\u003e began as a retelling of the Civil Rights movement of the ’50s and ’60s, but as the title suggests, it is also concerned with what is to come. At one point we hear the sweet, youthful voice of Rayna Golding—the daughter of Black Monument Ensemble singer Monique Golding—leading the choir in a vow: “I can rebuild a nation no longer working out.” The line comes to encapsulate the tenor of the album: gritty sentiments that radiate an optimistic glow. In the way that music from old eras can be sampled and repurposed into new forms, Locks’s majestic work strives to reach better days by looking back and learning from the past.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack LP in a heavyweight tip-on gatefold jacket *coated in metallic gold foil* with our standard dome-patterned inner-sleeve, and our Japanese-style obi strip. 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If you wanna settle for half steps, by all means, be our guest, but ’Niggative Approach’ shouldn’t merely challenge you to imagine the possibilities, but maybe even get your hands dirty in making them happen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey’ve all been bold expressions of his wide vision. But his third, 2014’s Louder Space, was a true breakthrough. The hip-hop and R\u0026amp;B strains that course beneath his noisy one-man garage rock came into sharper focus on that record, his first made in a proper studio. It also showed that Thomas could delve deeper into specific sides of his persona—in this case, by crafting legit rap jams—without sacrificing the many styles of which he’s capable.  The three Obnox albums that Thomas made after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLouder Space\u003c\/em\u003ewere solid and diverse, but *Niggative Approach feels like its true spiritual follow-up. The album is heavily focused on beats—Thomas has drummed in many vital Cleveland post-punk outfits—and filled with earworm-ready grooves. If Louder Space  was his hip-hop album, Niggative Approach is his funk platter, bubbling with big bass lines and filled with studio touches like horn sections and keyboard accents. There’s still a lot of punk spirit here; the album’s title nods to hardcore legends Negative Approach, whose singer John Brannon opens and closes the album with spoken exhortations to Thomas. But Niggative Approach is first and foremost about groove. Many of Thomas’s grooves are so simple and powerful they feel instantly classic, as if he plucked them from some hidden vault of magic funk tricks. They also help create some of the most upbeat music he’s ever made. After Brannon’s brief invocation, *Niggative Approach *opens with three tracks ripe for blasting from car windows while cruising down beachside strips. “Hardcore Matinee” is positively bouncy, while “Jack Herer” sounds like a dream take on Curtis Mayfield's \"Freddie's Dead.\" “State to State” soars on a funky guitar line, chiming keyboard chords, and Thomas’s multi-voiced hums. Things even get romantic during “Carmen, I Love You,” a groove-ballad that Thomas could’ve sung while lying on the grass staring at clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre bending at its finest. Lamont Thomas, the one-man band that is Obnox, creates a deep, heady stew of noise, punk, funk, hip-hop, and R\u0026amp;B that is somehow polished as much as it is complete chaos. The album opens with a sample from Negative Approach’s John Brannon—hence the play on the album title and song title—and slowly, song by song, steeps into a deep trance of thick bass, a spattering of horns, keyboard synth, and Parliament-esque funk. It’s punk yet also completely not punk, and it’s dumbfounding how seamlessly lines get blurred. This particular album continues Thomas’s evolution into broad, spacey territory that is undeniably diverse. It can speak to many different audiences, and it’s totally enthralling. -- Razorcake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"12XU Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29566359076934,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Obnox_-_Niggative_Approach.jpg?v=1584387315"},{"product_id":"obnox-know-america-new-lp","title":"Obnox - Know America - New LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObnox continues to keep it raw and real, acid-rock punk and garage fuzz funk, harrowing and burrowing, spreading out and the moving in, dynamo of the machinery and the diamond of the drill bit targeting in on some specifics.  Another essential listen from the one and only from Sandusky.  -- winch (green noise)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=768839804\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/evernever-records.bandcamp.com\/album\/know-america\"\u003eKnow America by Obnox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne thing is for sure, if only half the artists out there had even a fraction of the talent and drive of Thomas, music would be better for it.\" - Noisey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"His music is alive in a way few records are these days – complex, emotional, and political in a way that resists sloganeering and cuts to the quick of what matters.\" - Pitchfork \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eComing at you direct from Cleveland, Ohio, Lamont “Bim” Thomas has transitioned seamlessly from journeyman sticksman in some of the state’s finest bands (This Moment In Black History, Unholy Two, Puffy Areolas, Bassholes, etc.) to the full-on phenomenon known as Obnox. From\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea foundation of dirt-level garage punk, Thomas sculpts deep cuts out of blown-out beats, redline guitar damage, and soulful singing, as if your local gospel choir had been raised on a steady diet of The Pagans and Back From the Grave comps. Incredibly, 'Know America' -- Obnox’s fifth\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efull-length -- is the second of three albums to come out in 2015. In addition, 'Know America' is the first of two albums this year on NYC label-to-watch Ever\/Never Records. Part of an ambitious Ever\/Never 2015 release schedule, 'Know America' secures Obnox’s top ranking\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eamongst the creme de la creme of the worldwide underground.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Know America' is a loose concept album, something like Thomas’ deep soul take on 'Pump Up The Volume' or 'Airheads'. Right at the start, on “Signal Takeover,” Obnox is hijacking the radio waves. A DJ that sounds suspiciously like Thomas, let us know that we are tuned to\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Radio 420\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWEDE” and that we better prepare for some “trunk punk.” In case you haven’t picked up what he’s laying down, Thomas informs you that the LP you just slapped on your turntable is “reefer on wax.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe beat-driven “Grease” is a statement of purpose -- a manifesto of sorts -- as Thomas sings “This is the party where I like to be\/Thank you for coming and inviting me.” To Thomas, music is a two-way street. You’re either coming towards him looking for a good time, or heading away\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith a big fat smile on your face. “Cracked Up” is pure Midwest basement punk, more tuneful than it has any right to be. That’s Obnox’s secret ingredient -- good songs. Simple as that. Finding Thomas in a vulnerable mood, the gorgeous “Menocause” is a stately reverie, a peek\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebehind the curtain. If it were thirty years ago, Spaceman 3 would be covering this wonder of slomo guitar fuzz and minimal percussion. In the vein of 'Louder Space' hit “Molecule,” “Loudpack” is another resounding success in Obnox’s all-natural blending of hip-hop and noise\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erock. Slammin’ beats, big bass hits and a guitar so grimey you’d have to get on your hands and knees with a toothbrush to scour its grout clean. “Loudpack” is exactly the kind of block-buster that dudes who drive around with the windows open and the stereo up should be cranking from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etheir overtaxed sound-systems. Firmly making it his own, the Obnox cover of Columbus mainstay Tommy Jay’s “Village Idiot” amplifies the main guitar hook into a twist on the Breeders’ alterna-rock smash “Cannonball,” and too bad it’s not the ‘90s because Obnox could\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave competed for play on MTV -- at the very least Beck would have played him during a guest hosting gig on '120 Minutes'.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hillbilly Intervention” is a station break that inverts the typical hip-hop skit into a crackerbaiting segment that also functions as a breather. And you’ll need that moment of rest before Obnox busts into “Freaky,” a two-minute barnstormer originally by Canadian cuddlecore queens\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCub -- Thomas injects the song with booty-shaking low end making it seem like some recently unearthed Sly Stone b-side. On “Life Long Vine,” Thomas is in spooky mode, recalling the vaguely sinister moods of early Pink Floyd and Pretty Things. “Situation Comedy,” written by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCleveland spazz-pop maestro Mikey Machine, is where everything boils over, soaking you in scalding-hot rock action.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking as his own mixmaster, Thomas keeps the radio dial spinning with a heavy-as-dirt version of Bo Diddley classic “Power House.” The album ends with every DJs favorite part of the 24 hour cycle -- “Safe Harbor” -- a haven for bold, free speech and in-your-face music pushed into the red. Obnox is on his home court here, sovereign territory even. Thomas is not only familiar with the lay of the land, he’s out there discovering new horizons with each new release. Know America is another feather in the man's cap. Onward and upward!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ever\/Never Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29566396596294,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Obnox_-_Know_America.jpg?v=1592416578"},{"product_id":"obnox-boogalou-reed-new-lp","title":"Obnox - Boogalou Reed - New LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I\u003c\/span\u003ef you had to force a standard narrative on Obnox, the solo project of Cleveland’s Lamont \"Bim\" Thomas, it might go something like this: prolific, lo-fi one-man band steps into a proper studio to make his most accessible and acclaimed album—last year’s wide-ranging, hard-hitting *Louder Space—*and must grapple with how to follow that peak. The problem with that story is that Thomas isn’t much of a grappler when it comes to making records. \u003cem\u003eBoogalou Reed\u003c\/em\u003e, released less than a year after \u003cem\u003eLouder Space\u003c\/em\u003e, finds him still cockily speeding along, cranking out high-octane, hip-hop-influenced garage rock like it’s a spiritual calling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Even if Thomas is a song-making factory, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoogalou Reed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sounds nothing like an assembly line. In contrast to *Louder Space—*his first full-on exploration of his rap leanings—this is more of a straight-up garage-punk album, filled with hyper-fuzz guitars, stomping beats, and snarling vocals. That’s reflected in some of Thomas’s rock-history-sniffing song titles: \"Cynthia Piper at the Gates of Dawn\", \"Too Punk Shakur\", the title track. Judged solely on the scale of how hard it rocks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoogalou Reed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a head-rinsing success.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But Thomas has been at his craft too long to settle for anything that simple. He knows the value of head-down rock action, but he also knows how to layer that with something more complex. Most of these 15 tracks are miles-deep sonically, with guitars piled high, beats thickened into gunshots, and vocals that morph hip-hop fire with punk frenzy. The result is just as varied—albeit in a sneakier way—as \u003cem\u003eLouder Space\u003c\/em\u003e. Blink and you might miss the twists and turns, as Thomas dives into sultry noise-R\u0026amp;B (\"Situation\"), stoner grunge (\"Protopipe\"), rap-metal (\"Watching You\"), organ-driven '60s rock (\"Empire\"), and even a demolishing cover of \"Ohio\" that beats Neil Young at his own guitar-growl game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What glues all these sides of Obnox together is the way Thomas infects every moment with electricity. The lightning-bolt energy that courses through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoogalou Reed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s 15 tracks is a kind of genre of its own, a sonic signature that Thomas can fit many styles into without losing the mark of his bold handwriting. As he \u003c\/span\u003eput it\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecently, \"White cats can get into it. Hip-hop niggas can get into it. Punks can get into it. Indie rock dude, he’s already in. Noiseheads. It’s all in there.\" Yet none of those categories takes over; you never get the sense that Thomas is trying on costumes or speaking a second language. His supreme confidence steamrolls any worries of dilettantism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Steamrolling is basically Thomas’ job now. Since launching Obnox after years spent in some of Ohio’s best garage bands, he’s slammed forward with all the force of a smoke-blowing engine. (He’s already got another record on the way soon, a \"punk rock concept album\" called \u003cem\u003eKnow America\u003c\/em\u003e about taking over a radio station.) But that steamroller metaphor doesn’t catch how Thomas’ music is as subtle as it is pummeling. His business is all about charging forward, but his art is about more than just the moment.\"  - Marc Masters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"12XU Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29566423531590,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Obnox_BoogalouReed.jpg?v=1567130938"},{"product_id":"gay-ben-lamar-downtown-castles-can-never-block-out-the-sun-new-lp","title":"Gay, Ben LaMar - Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun [DELUXE EDITION] - New LP","description":"2025 edition: With obi strip, printed inner and 4-page 11\" insert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2780930414\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/intlanthem.bandcamp.com\/album\/downtown-castles-can-never-block-the-sun\"\u003eDowntown Castles Can Never Block The Sun by Ben LaMar Gay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\"Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun\" is as much a 'greatest hits' as it is a 'debut album' for Ben LaMar Gay. 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Our goal is to make your musical experience replenish your faith in the power of Rock \u0026amp; Roll. Cheers to all our fans and friends for believing in the power of music!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAJ Haynes - Vocals, Guitar\u003cbr\u003eAdam Davis - Bass, Backup Vocals\u003cbr\u003eJesse Gabriel - Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone, Backup Vocals\u003cbr\u003eTyran Coker - Keyboard, Piano, Synth, Guitar, Backup Vocals\u003cbr\u003eTravis Stewart - Guitar, Backup Vocals\u003cbr\u003eMatt Combs - Strings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Bradley Shultz - A Small House Production\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Production on “Crossfire” by Chris Sunday\u003cbr\u003eRecorded by Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes Recording, Nashville, TN\u003cbr\u003eMixed by Claudius Mittendorfer\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Adam Grover at Sterling, Nashville, TN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u0026amp;R: Kim Buie \u0026amp; Chris Sunday\u003cbr\u003eManagement: Kim Ross at Quartz Management\u003cbr\u003eBooking: Matt Hickey at High Road Touring \u0026amp; Alex Bruford at ATC Live\u003cbr\u003eStylist: Annika White\u003cbr\u003eDesign \u0026amp; Layout: Matt Etgen and Nate Treme\u003cbr\u003e------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are beyond grateful for Kim Ross, Elizabeth Gregory, Matt Hickey, Alex Bruford, Jason Klein \u0026amp; Fender, C\u0026amp;C Drums \u0026amp; Bill and Jacob Cardwell, Shreveport Music Co, Lottie Haynes, Hope Medical Group, Todd \u0026amp; Adrienne Gabriel, Lewis Pesacov, Jesse Phillips, Jeremy Ferguson \u0026amp; Bear Ferguson, Kim Buie, John Allen \u0026amp; our New West Records Family. Special thanks to Chris Sunday and Brad Schultz, we love you dudes. Most importantly we want to express our gratitude to our extended family--our fans. We couldn't do this without your continued Love and support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------------------\u003cbr\u003e© \u0026amp; P 2019 New West Records, LLC. 2923 Berry Hill Dr., Nashville, TN 37204. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-tags tralbum-tags-nu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30340722294921,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Seratones_album.jpg?v=1589641340"},{"product_id":"obnox-murder-radio-new-lp-1","title":"Obnox - Murder Radio - New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4176854117\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/evernever-records.bandcamp.com\/album\/murder-radio\"\u003eMurder Radio by Obnox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a mind-boggling seven LPs and nine EPs in six years, you’d be forgiven for thinking that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"break\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou could safely ignore OBNOX’s newest full-length opus Murder Radio. You’d be wrong. Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"break\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewrong. Coming hot on the heels of 2017’s other ‘Nox platter (Niggative Approach courtesy of 12XU), Murder Radio is another deep dive into the humid underground lair that Obnox (aka LAMONT \"BIM\" THOMAS) calls home. Along with the usual stacked roster of utility players, Thomas is joined on Murder Radio by steady new drummer STEVE MEHLMAN (PERE UBU) and the divebombing, corkscrewing guitar of CHUCK CIESLIK. Murder Radio finds Obnox pressing their foot down on the metaphorical gas pedal for another trip around the turntable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"break\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"break\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile kaleidoscopic cuts like “Movimiento” and “The Movement” are an attempt to combine curb-level justice with radical politics, “Woe Is Me” finds Thomas gifting doubters and naysayers a kiss-off to hum to themselves as he leaves them in the dust. “I Hate Everything” is yet another stellar example of Thomas’ by-now patented soaring psych-rock gems while “Enter The Hater” focuses the fuzz into a punk attack. Side-closer “Bangaar” comes riding in on a classic hip-hop clip and sounds like a perfect combo of Eric B \u0026amp; Rakim, The Beastie Boys and Stereolab. It wouldn’t be an Obnox record without an ode to the Great Green God in the Ground and Murder Radio doesn’t disappoint—Side Two opener “Sun Doobie” will stone you until you become a believer. “Deep” is exactly that, so strap on your miner’s helmet and your finest spelunking gear . “Boy, you’re in deep…” Thomas drawls thru the smoke. Is that the bong or is the gas leaking? Whatever—you can get high off the kind of ‘noxious fumes belched forth from sizzling stacks of Murder Radio wax. “Mogul Chokehold” comes correct with another strangely addicting brew of pummeling rhythms and endlessly phased and stacked guitar licks. If this is the new psychedelia, then maybe the streets finally have a chance. Final cut “Cheers” isn’t an ode to that place where everyone knows your name, but it is a syrup-thick groove bomb full of weapons-grade guitar-squall perfect for smashing glasses together. Fans of Puffy Areolas (a group Thomas thumped tubs for) will rejoice. The rest of you will be happy as a pig in shit. Obnox is inclusive like that. ! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I can only hope there’s more respect from the old guard of garage-rock headed his way. Here’s hoping we can give this one enough of a proper listen before Obnox drops something new, which of course is a fine problem to have.\" - YellowGreenRed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All 10 of the songs are the angry, intense rock that you could expect from the prolific musician, who has performed in bands Puffy Areolas, V-3, Bassholes and This Moment In Black History.\" - Cleveland.Com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Obnox has an intense sound that comes from the soul and \u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003eheads straight for the senses.\"-Robert Duguay, WNPT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From first heavy-hitting track “Movimiento”, through no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e holds barred honest track “I Hate Everything”, all the way to final track “Cheers”, you might feel like your speakers will crash around you in a cacophony of sound, simultaneously allowing you a sense of freedom that only OBNOX’s music can.\" - Meredith Schneider, Imperfect Fifth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ever\/Never Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30672899899529,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/59baebfc26dd7_main_7757d836-1384-4024-9932-3f98aac8ec66.jpg?v=1571025439"},{"product_id":"obnox-wiglet-new-lp","title":"Obnox - Wiglet - New LP","description":"\u003chr class=\"no-margin-top\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1937288626\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/evernever-records.bandcamp.com\/album\/wiglet\"\u003eWiglet by Obnox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 item-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“Stripped of diamonds and gold, bought and sold\/I sit on the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efloor and see the whole globe\/Cop warmth and a piece of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003echange\/Loom large in a nigga’s brain” - “Look Into The Sun”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe people say they want the truth. Let’s take them at their word:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe People want the Truth. Lamont ‘Bim’ Thomas is the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003egod(damn\/’s honest) Truth. We all know the truth isn’t always\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epretty, and rarely is it fun -- but Thomas makes it sound like the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebest party you’ve ever been to which you’ve ever been invited. And\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emake no mistake -- everyone is invited. Obnox is soul music for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe bruised and battered; feel-good tunes for the righteously\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epissed-off masses; and a sonic salve for the neglected and ignored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiglet -- Thomas’s third full-length of 2015 -- is part two of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver\/Never’s double-fisted Obnox-ious assault on your eardrums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(following current triumph Know America). If possible, Wiglet is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas’ most wigged-out offering yet. Condensed into a solid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehalf-hour of fuzz, grease, sweat and fury, Wiglet is another entry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einto Thomas now-patented, and near-effortless, blend of punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(including garage, post and hardcore), soul and hip-hop -- all with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean ear worthy of a warped late ‘60s studio engineer. I could spend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe rest of this page using further (well-earned)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehyperbole\u003cbr\u003eextolling the various and numerous virtues of Obnox’s\u003cbr\u003eomnivorous approach to music, but instead I will regale you with\u003cbr\u003ea different angle that also speaks to Thomas’ strengths: his words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“LA Blues, Saturday night\/Trying to do everything right\/Failing\u003cbr\u003emiserably\/What if I was white\/Can’t think like that\/Plague state\u003cbr\u003eof mind” - “See Me”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fact that the thunderous “See Me,” which has drop-dead\u003cbr\u003egorgeous vocal melodies, is a strange sort of love song, does not\u003cbr\u003erender the above opening lyrics as any less truthful. It may be easy\u003cbr\u003efor Thomas’ fans to detach themselves from the very real threat\u003cbr\u003ethat he faces on a daily basis, but he’s not here to help you forget.\u003cbr\u003eHe is here for the undervalued and underrepresented. But Bim\u003cbr\u003eisn’t intent on making you feel bad, quite the opposite.\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledging that the world outside of the rock n’ roll bubble is\u003cbr\u003ea fucked-up maze of paranoia and danger would be to live in a\u003cbr\u003efalse utopia. Obnox is designed to build a new reality for Thomas\u003cbr\u003eand all his like-minded allies. It is the reason for Obnox’s\u003cbr\u003estrikingly original approach to underground music. Thomas\u003cbr\u003edevours everything in his path and spits it back out at you in\u003cbr\u003eperfect little nuggets of honesty coupled with savage intensity.\u003cbr\u003eAnd like any good MC, Thomas is a poet when it comes to the\u003cbr\u003ediss:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I was in the room with you\/You called me a jigaboo\/You\u003cbr\u003esquirted across the room\/Our relationship is doomed” - “Infinite\u003cbr\u003eTrash”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas demonstrates his no-bullshit policy, unafraid to use the\u003cbr\u003elanguage that makes us blush, makes us furious. This is where\u003cbr\u003eObnox excels -- blunt reality smoked and exhaled as truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Baby when I roll up\/You bout to get told off\/Right after the\u003cbr\u003eblunt cough\/Tell you straight to fuck off\/Played me like I was\u003cbr\u003esoft\/Didn’t wanna clip your wings off\/Should’ve dogged you,\u003cbr\u003eshould’ve dissed you\/Don’t care what you’ve been through” -\u003cbr\u003e“Baby When I Roll Up”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, Thomas is showing you mercy. It’s been a hell of a ride for\u003cbr\u003eObnox in 2015. Wiglet is the final course of one hell of a meal.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the closing cover of Chrissy Zebby Tembo’s Afro-fuzz banger\u003cbr\u003e“Troublemaker” is the icing on the cake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ever\/Never Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30672929456265,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/obnoxwig_95253d75-71d3-42ea-b4f9-cf8bc5f1b911.jpg?v=1571026008"},{"product_id":"shelton-naomi-the-gospel-queens-cold-world-new-lp","title":"Shelton, Naomi \u0026 the Gospel Queens - Cold World - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=825302393\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/naomisheltonandthegospelqueens.bandcamp.com\/album\/cold-world\"\u003eCold World by Naomi Shelton \u0026amp; The Gospel Queens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"review-author headline\"\u003eReview by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"author\"\u003eMark Deming\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGospel and rhythm \u0026amp; blues have long been close siblings even if they don't always acknowledge each other in public -- many early R\u0026amp;B hits were essentially secularized versions of classic sacred numbers, and dozens of soul stars got their start singing with gospel groups -- so it certainly makes sense that the soul revivalists at Daptone Recordings would open their arms to the talents of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNaomi Shelton, who has sung both Saturday night and Sunday morning music over the course of her career that's spanned six decades.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShelton's second album for Daptone,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCold World, mixes elements of traditional gospel with '60s-influenced soul, and while there's less of a churchy feel to this album than 2009's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhat Have You Done, My Brother?, it certainly fits in with the mindset of acts like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCurtis Mayfield\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Staple Singers, who weren't afraid to add some Christian-leaning commentary to their music. \"Sinner,\" \"Heaven Is Mine,\" \"Humble Me,\" and the title track all have the slinky feel of vintage soul (Shelton's longtime musical director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCliff Driver\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Daptone chief\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGabriel Roth, the latter of whom wrote six of the album's 12 numbers, have helped give this music a groove that's authentic yet unforced), while\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShelton's voice -- compassionate and muscular, with just a hint of sass -- has both the power and the emotional heft to bring these tunes to life, not so much preaching as offering her audience advice about life lessons she learned the hard way.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShelton's style makes a virtue of her maturity while showing off an energy and passion one would expect from a much younger woman;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCold World\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an example of what Daptone and the retro-soul crowd are doing right, and it's an authoritative and affecting piece of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n----------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfo\" class=\"leftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLike many gospel and rhythm and blues singers, Naomi Davis grew up singing with her sisters in their Alabama church. She has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003ealso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espent much of her life in the soul clubs around New York so it’s clear that her singing is equally influenced by both facets of her life. This is soul music – informed by the church, perhaps, but soul music nonetheless, relatable to all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased July 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFive years after her Daptone debut, soul veteran Naomi Shelton returns with her second album with the Gospel Queens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e covers a lot of ground stylistically, but Shelton confidently ties everything together with songs that address social issues and paint the world bleakly.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eaomi Shelton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been singing the Lord’s praises longer than most of us have been alive. Born in the early 1940s, she began performing with her sisters at their small church in Midway, Alabama. After graduating high school and discovering soul music, she moved first to Florida and then to New York City, where she continued singing in church but also held court in Brooklyn nightclubs under the name Naomi Davis. Like many African American singers at the time, her repertoire balanced the secular and the spiritual, the worldly and the heavenly. Even though her singing career spans half a century, her recording career has been much shorter. In 1999, she and an old friend\/collaborator named Cliff Driver formed a gospel group that attracted the ear of Gabriel Roth. At the time he was running a label called Desco, for which Shelton recorded two sides; when it folded, she signed with his new venture,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDaptone Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’s been a major presence on that label’s roster, touring the world with the Daptone Super-Soul Revue and singing with the Sugarman 3. Never quite as popular or as prolific as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSharon Jones\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(who is Daptone’s flagship act), Shelton has proved a powerful vocalist and performer even into her 70s. In 2009, she finally released her debut full-length for the label,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Have You Done, My Brother?,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich closed with a soul-stirring cover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”. Five years later, she’s finally following it up with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold World\u003c\/em\u003e. As the title suggests, Shelton is concerned not just with the individual sinner but with the sad state of the world. Faith is never a private matter; because it informs how we treat ourselves and others, it is a social concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsequently, Shelton is drawn to songs that address social issues and paint the world bleakly. “It’s a Cold, Cold World” describes the back-stabbings and betrayals among humans (“They’ll step on you every every day!”) and points to a certain carpenter as the truest friend possible. With Shelton and the Gospel Queens (Bobbie Jean Gant and Edna Johnson, plus newcomer Angel McKenzie) delivering a lively call and response, the song itself sounds steeped in ‘70s R\u0026amp;B, as though making a conscious nod to the heyday of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStaple Singers. Yet, the conviction in their voices rescues the song from any sense of nostalgia, lending it some persuasive topicality beyond its musical reference points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoth, producing under his alias Bosco Mann, has put together a band of R\u0026amp;B veterans to back Shelton and the Gospel Queens on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold World\u003c\/em\u003e. If they weren’t such fine players, sensitive to the cadence of Shelton’s vocals and the sentiments of these songs, you might think they were hired for their historical connections to artists who likewise blended the secular and the spiritual. Driver himself has played with Sam Cooke and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSolomon Burke; bass player Fred Thomas was a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJB\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1970s. Somehow, the music occasionally sounds too Daptone, as though these backing tracks could have been created for Jones or anyone else on the roster. That shouldn’t reflect on Shelton, but should suggest either the label’s somewhat limited sound or Roth’s too-familiar production style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the band cover a lot of ground on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold World\u003c\/em\u003e, toggling between the reggae-tinged rhythms of “Sinner” and the breezy groove of “Everybody Knows (River Song)”, a cover of the 1965 O.V. Wright tune. Still, it’s Shelton who confidently ties everything together and insinuates a larger story arc in the sequencing: a journey that begins in doubt (“Sinner”) and ends with salvation and gratitude (“Thank You Lord”). If her label defines itself by the past tense, Shelton understands that gospel is rooted in the present (the tribulations we face today) and the future (the promise of eternity in heaven). 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Burnside\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"leftColumn\" id=\"trackInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eR.L Burnside is the ultimate paradox of blues music--he is the last genuine performer of raw Mississippi hill country sound, as well as the most cutting edge crossover artist the blues has had in the past 30 years. Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down proves it. It is the accumulation of 73 years of hard-earned experience and contains some of R.L.'s best singing ever. His voice has gained maturity and depth, while his phrasing is detailed and emotional.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased October 24, 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer – Andy Kaulkin (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4), Antony Glenn (tracks: A1, B5), Brad Cook* (tracks: A2, A5), Bruce Watson (2) (tracks: A4), Iki Levy (tracks: A5), John Porter (tracks: A2, A3, A6 to B4), Matt Johnson* (tracks: A4)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-tags tralbum-tags-nu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30898437324937,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/RL_Burnside_I_wish.jpg?v=1571558834"},{"product_id":"burnside-r-l-burnside-on-burnside-new-lp","title":"Burnside, R. L. – Burnside on Burnside [Aqua Vinyl] – New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1403706735\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"customHeaderWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"band-navbar-wrapper flex\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"trackView leftMiddleColumns has-art\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/MusicAlbum\" data-tooltips='{\"dash_seen\":null,\"tooltips\":[]}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfo\" class=\"leftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eAll tracks recorded live in Portland, OR at the Crystal Ballroom Jan. 21, 2001, except 3, 10-12 recorded live in San Francisco, CA at the Great American Music Hall, Jan. 24, 2001.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased October 23, 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten-By – R.L. Burnside (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 12)\u003cbr\u003eRecorded By – Steve Beatty (3)\u003cbr\u003eProducer – Bruce Watson (2), Matthew Johnson (4)\u003cbr\u003eMastered By – Mark Yoshida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVocals, Guitar – R.L. Burnside\u003cbr\u003eDrums – Cedric Burnside\u003cbr\u003eGuitar – Kenny Brown (2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixed at the Money Shot in Water Valley, MS.\u003cbr\u003eMastered at AudioGraphic Masterworks in Memphis, TN.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eR.L. Burnside’s first break came in the early ‘90s when the documentary film based on author Robert Palmer’s book Deep Blues featured R.L. as one of its highlights. Subsequently Palmer produced R.L.’s Too Bad Jim for the fledgling Fat Possum label. Along with Junior Kimbrough’s All Night Long, Too Bad Jim was one of the most important and influential blues albums of the ‘90s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo Bad Jim brought R.L. to the attention of post-punk musician Jon Spencer. R.L. toured extensively with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and this led to the collaboration between the two, the result was A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, a teenage party record. Ass Pocket of Whiskey made R.L an unlikely champion in the indie rock world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1997 R.L. released Mr. Wizard, Fat Possum’s debut record on their new distribution label Epitaph. The album featured R.L’s hardcore touring mates, grandson Cedric Burnside and adopted son Kenny Brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1998 R.L. released Come On In, which pitted his raw blues against modern electronica, courtesy of producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Elliot Smith). 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Burnside\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3813378908\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/rlburnside.bandcamp.com\/album\/come-on-in\"\u003eCome On In by R.L. 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Released in 1972, Straight From The Heart preceded by just two years Peebles' über-classic, I Can't Stand The Rain, proving the young, soon to be American R\u0026amp;B icon didn't need worldwide fame and record sales for a license to be fierce and provocative (see the album track \"I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight\").\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hi Records \/ Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30901114994825,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/annstraight_36872425-a48f-4e77-b009-452bd1ada4f2.jpg?v=1571721912"},{"product_id":"kimbrough-junior-meet-me-in-the-city-new-lp","title":"Kimbrough, Junior - Meet Me in the City - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4178873007\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/juniorkimbrough.bandcamp.com\/album\/meet-me-in-the-city\"\u003eMeet Me In The City by Junior Kimbrough\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfo\" class=\"leftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\"The majority of these recordings pre-date Junior's 1992 Fat Possum release, All Night Long. Though the production is not up to the standards of Junior's \"studio\" albums, the intensity of the performance more than makes up for it. Every effort has been made to preserve the integrity of the original home stereo recordings.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eI believe side one is filled with home recordings from 1966, but I'm not sure about that.  The liner notes date the other cuts, one cut from 1996 and three more live 1993.  Anyway, essential blues, essential music.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased September 22, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-tags tralbum-tags-nu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30901120860297,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Junior_Kimbrough_Meet_me.jpg?v=1571722549"},{"product_id":"kimbrough-junior-god-knows-i-tried-new-lp","title":"Kimbrough, Junior - God Knows I Tried - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2466560274\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/juniorkimbrough.bandcamp.com\/album\/god-knows-i-tried\"\u003eGod Knows I Tried by Junior Kimbrough\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30901141995657,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Junior_God_Knows.jpg?v=1571723583"},{"product_id":"kimbrough-junior-most-things-havent-worked-out-new-lp","title":"Kimbrough, Junior - Most Things Haven't Worked Out - New LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepress of Kimbrough's final vinyl, recorded at Lunati Farms in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and Kimbrough's Juke Joint in Chulahoma, Mississippi.  While I mostly love the description below, this idea that there was anything odd, strange or ugly about Kimbrough and his music...it's not that his music is strange or odd...the world and the world of music is odd and strange and ugly...if Kimbrough's music gets ugly, that's a compliment to me, what makes it beautiful, and when it come to strange and odd, Kimbrough to me sounds like the only fuckin normal thing I've heard all this live long day. His music is not odd: it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but. -- winch\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=924597927\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/juniorkimbrough.bandcamp.com\/album\/most-things-havent-worked-out\"\u003eMost Things Haven't Worked Out by Junior Kimbrough\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"t\u003c\/span\u003ehe sound here is absolutely raw; aside from the ugly drum tone in \"Everywhere I Go,\" it's a perfect evocation of live performance. Indeed, half the fascination in Kimbrough's works are the strange harmonics, \"off\" notes, and just sheer noise that gives a murky depth to his repetitive looping around a song's tonic note. Even the lyrics are often buried beneath layers of blues grunge, but it hardly matters -- the whole album qualifies as a liminal, half-waking Mississippi dream. Highlights include the hypnotic \"I'm in Love,\" and the stomping \"Burn in Hell,\" which Kimbrough introduces by ribbing a bandmate: \"If I die before you, I go before you, I'm gonna be there to open the door -- come on in, brother!\" With less than a year left to live, Kimbrough could still laugh at eternity\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\" -- Paul Collins\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30901145141385,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Junior_Most_things.jpg?v=1571723954"},{"product_id":"payton-asie-just-do-me-right-new-lp","title":"Payton, Asie – Just Do Me Right - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsie Payton died of a heart attack on May 19, 1997, in Holly Ridge, Mississippi. It occurred in the early afternoon, while he was driving a tractor in the same fields he’d worked most of his sixty years. For all of 1995 and most 1996, Fat Possum tried unsuccessfully to convince Asie that the world outside Mississippi needed to hear him. But despite living below the poverty level and desperately needing the easy money of a gig, he could not be lured away from Washington County for more than a couple of hours. Fat Possum succeeded in recording Asie twice: once at Junior Kimbrough’s club, and once at Jimmy’s Auto Care, Fat Possum’s old studio. Obviously, all the songs on Worried were recorded during these two sessions, and originally intended to be demo tapes. At the time, all we knew about Asie was that he lived in a shotgun shack — no phone, no a\/c; and that whenever the fields were dry enough for tractor tires, he was working in them. When they were too wet, Asie was impossible to find. He lived in Holly Ridge almost all of his life and, like his father before him, spent Saturday nights playing in one of the two small grocery stores that qualify Holly Ridge for a name on the map– a place, instead of just a county-road intersection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30945980579977,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/asie_payton.jpg?v=1571804723"},{"product_id":"copy-of-payton-asie-worried-new-lp","title":"Payton, Asie – Worried - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003ethe hip stand on their high horses and folks crowd around them all crazy with admiration and chuck them buckets of money...musicians trying to do what Payton did so much without getting credit or money....so so much better...rural blues: yes...gut-bucket boogie: yes...killer rock n roll...rawbone rhythm \u0026amp; blues...Asie does all that, often all that at the same time. -- winch\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=99324731\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asiepayton.bandcamp.com\/album\/worried\"\u003eWorried by Asie Payton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded 1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsie Payton died of a heart attack on May 19, 1997, in Holly Ridge, Mississippi. It occurred in the early afternoon, while he was driving a tractor in the same fields he’d worked most of his sixty years. For all of 1995 and most 1996, Fat Possum tried unsuccessfully to convince Asie that the world outside Mississippi needed to hear him. But despite living below the poverty level and desperately needing the easy money of a gig, he could not be lured away from Washington County for more than a couple of hours. Fat Possum succeeded in recording Asie twice: once at Junior Kimbrough’s club, and once at Jimmy’s Auto Care, Fat Possum’s old studio. Obviously, all the songs on Worried were recorded during these two sessions, and originally intended to be demo tapes. At the time, all we knew about Asie was that he lived in a shotgun shack — no phone, no a\/c; and that whenever the fields were dry enough for tractor tires, he was working in them. When they were too wet, Asie was impossible to find. 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I’m So Glad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Bad Whiskey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Cypress Grove Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Catfish Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Goin’ Away To Stay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Crow Jane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Devil Got My Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. She Lyin’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vF-d91PvbqA?si=g8TOPxxUu3MVfCOQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. 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For the last five years of his life, he was rediscovered, found by John Fahey, Bill Barth, and Henry Vestine and bought to the attention of musicians around the world with new performances, reissues and new recordings. It’s easy to claim integrity when you come from privilege (and judge others who need money to rise out of poverty) but the integrity James showed during his rediscovery was inspirational. Because of this, his name might not have become as known as some, but musicians took notice and his rediscovery drastically and forever changed the face of American music. — winch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"headline\"\u003eArtist Biography by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"author\"\u003eCub Koda\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the earliest and most influential Delta bluesmen to record,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSkip James\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the best-known proponent of the so-called Bentonia school of blues players, a genre strain invested with as much fanciful scholarly \"research\" as any. Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJames' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Even more surprising was when blues scholars rediscovered him in the '60s and found his singing and playing skills intact. Influencing everyone from a young\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRobert Johnson\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Skip's \"Devil Got My Woman\" became the basis of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohnson's \"Hellhound on My Trail\") to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEric Clapton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(who recorded\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJames' \"I'm So Glad\" on the first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCream\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbum),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/skip-james-mn0000017137\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eSkip James\u003c\/a\u003e' music, while from a commonly shared regional tradition, remains infused with his own unique personal spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30946082357385,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/James_Skip_Worried_Blues.jpg?v=1592404596"},{"product_id":"louisiana-red-sweet-blood-call-new-lp","title":"Louisiana Red – Sweet Blood Call [MARKED DOWN] – New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-author headline\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"author\"\u003eEugene Chadbourne: \u003c\/span\u003eAt the time this album was recorded, the particularly intense blues artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLouisiana Red\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a protégé of the Blue Labor\/Labor recording empire, which was actually two guys,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKent Cooper\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand jazz arranger and composer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeiner Stadler. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4240051795\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/louisianared.bandcamp.com\/album\/sweet-blood-call\"\u003eSweet Blood Call by Louisiana Red\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCooper's involvement with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eled, as in many cases of blues producers and their clients, to co-authorship on some of the songs recorded. Cooper and Stadler regarded\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas an artist cut from the same cloth as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Lee Hooker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor Lightning Hopkins, and of the same quality -- meaning an intense, mood-setter of a bluesman with a sizzling improvisatory style. They were certainly accurate in their appraisal of his talent, and their interest in recording\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eled to several classic blues albums. The fine studio sound they got on these solo recordings makes for a superior album, and it was the first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould record unencumbered by a combo backing him up. Every nuance of his playing is captured, and he is definitely the type of blues player who thrives on solo work. He rarely sticks to a formula bar structure and likes to stretch out his licks as if casting out a line for fish, but he isn't a player who just stays on one chord like Hooker often did. One of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRed's original blues, in which he describes how his wife died of cancer, has got to set some kind of a record for misery described in a blues song, meaning it is the saddest of the sad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-author headline\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. The Whole World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Had A Date With Barbara Last Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. First Degree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Sweetblood Call\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. I Was Out Walking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Thirty Dirty Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. King Bee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Death of Ealase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Who Been Fooling You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Going Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Too Poor To Die\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more-toggle\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30946100740233,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Red.jpg?v=1595256335"},{"product_id":"williams-elmo-hezekiah-early-takes-one-to-know-one-new-lp","title":"Williams, Elmo \u0026 Hezekiah Early – Takes One to Know One - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3637199140\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/elmowilliamsandhezekiahearly.bandcamp.com\/album\/takes-one-to-know-one\"\u003eTakes One To Know One by Elmo Williams and Hezekiah Early\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis album contains some of the noisiest and most unapologetically down-home blues recorded in the post-war era. Hezekiah Early and Elmo Williams are both semi-professional musicians, but both play and sing as if their life depended on it, with force and power. The blues this duo plays are decidedly modern (even post-modern), and would appeal to any fan of Sonic Youth's white noise rock and Captain Beefheart's Dadaesque R\u0026amp;B. Williams' guitar on \"Hoopin' and Hollern'\" sounds like it was played through a completely fired amp, and Early's harp on \"Insane Instrumental\" sounds like a trucker grinding gears. But that doesn't mean the duo can't conjure up some soul. William's gospel-ish \"Let It All Go\" closes the album.- John Duffy of Allmusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fat Possum Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30979715924105,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/products\/Elmo_Williams.jpg?v=1571979011"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.greennoiserecords.com\/collections\/black-music.oembed?page=12","provider":"Green Noise Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}