Tuesday, January 3, 2012

"Let Us Go & Have A Few & Wait Until Low Tide..."

Wardell Gray grew up in Detroit.
The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra -- RAT RACE -- World's Funkiest Covers (2011, Cultures of Soul) [orig. 2010, Exactamundo]
Ilhan Ersahin -- BLACK SEA -- Istanbul Sessions (2011, Nublu Records)
Random Recipe -- SHIPWRECK -- Fold It! Mold It! (2010, Bonsound)
Stan Rogers -- THE WRECK OF THE ATHENS QUEEN -- Fogarty's Cove [reissue] (2011, Borealis) [orig. 1976, Barnswallow]
The Undertones -- IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN -- The Very Best Of The Undertones (1994, Rykodisc) [orig. 1981]
Del Bel -- SLAVE TO THE DEEP -- Oneiric (2011, Out Of Sound)
Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -- MAINOO OLE BAI KE PEE LAIN DE -- Dub Qawwali (2007, Six Degrees)
Alvin Robinson -- SOMETHIN' YOU GOT -- The Red Bird Story (1999, Charly UK) [orig. 1964, Tiger]
Jono McCleery -- HOME -- There Is (2011, Counter)
Big Daddy A & The Merves -- CHIPS & PORRIDGE -- We Stole Your Wallet (1998, 1984 Records)
Playdough, feat. Freddie Bruno) -- SO WHAT -- Hotdoggin' (2011, Playdough)
Domenico + 2 -- TEMA DA ZORRA -- Sincerely Hot (2004, Luaka Bop)
Ammoye & Rise Ashen -- TRY -- Haffi Win (2010, Balanced Records)
Vieux Farka TourĂ© -- ANA -- Vieux Farka TourĂ© (2007, World Village)
Count Basie & His Septet -- SONG OF THE ISLANDS -- The Wardell Gray Story, Volume 3: Twisted (2003, Proper)
Roots Manuva -- BEYOND THIS WORLD -- 4everevolution (2011, Big Dada)
The Hypnotics -- HOLIDAY IN THE CITY -- Static Fuzz City (2011, New Values)
Earth & Stone -- DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU -- Kool Roots (1997, Pressure Sounds) [orig. 1978, Channel One]
John Maus -- HEY MOON -- We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves (2011, Ribbon Music)
Wild Domestic -- UNIVERSALLY KNOWN / ALREADY FORGOTTEN -- Wild Domestic (2011, Out Of Sound)

Thanks for listening!

Here's a link to listen... (it'll take you directly to the CJAM archive, no waiting!)
Link is live for about 4-6 weeks from the original broadcast date.

6 comments:

  1. The Antibalas cover is so very good! WOW! Thanks Snark!

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  2. ...and I gots ta check out some more Ilhan Ersahin

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  3. Hey..."Holiday in the City" is pretty darn good. Unfortunate band name though.

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  4. Hey! I was just checking out "Hey Moon" last night for the first time! Interesting enough to check out more of his stuff.

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  5. And the Wild Domestic was good as well. More research...

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  6. I keep meaning to listen again to Maus and Wild Domestic myself... WD's songs are really long... which may be deterring me... slightly...

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