"Hey Diggle Diggle, The Cat And The Figgle..."

Thanks to Dubspot, a link to the Adrian Sherwood video recap is coming soon.

Dubspot, the dub school in New York, presented a live dub effects workshop with Adrian Sherwood on Thursday, September 8th, 2011. They're working on getting a "video recap" of it up on their website for anyone who missed the live-streaming version.

This Friday, September 16th, Mad Professor will likewise do a live workshop at Dubspot at 6 p.m., and you can watch and learn as it happens from the comfort of your home computer.

It's all part of the Dub Invasion Festival, taking place from September 7th to the 16th in New York and Boston.


The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Aline Morales -- NEGO -- Flores, Tambores, E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
Brother Culture -- TURN IT AROUND (Youth remix) -- Youth In Dub (2003, Dragonfly)
Mr. Airplane Man -- WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE -- C'mon DJ (2003, Sympathy 4 the R.I.)
Booker T. Jones -- HARLEM HOUSE -- The Road From Memphis (2011, Anti)
These New Puritans -- ATTACK MUSIC -- Hidden (2010, Domino)
Grand Analog -- NOT ENOUGH MONDAYS -- Underground Hip-Hop, Vol. 6 (2011)
Citywide Vacuum -- MODERN POPULATION THEORY -- Pact (2007, Eleven 37)
Ammoye & Rise Ashen -- TRY -- Haffi Win (2010, Balanced)
The Actions -- KPOKPOSIKPOSI -- The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria (2010, SoundWay) [orig. 1972]
10 Ft. Ganja Plant, feat. Prince Jazzbo -- RECESSION -- Shake Up The Place (2011, ROIR)
David Holmes -- THE STORY OF THE INK -- The Holy Pictures (2008, Universal)
The Spys -- WATCHING YOU -- Original Punkrock From Canada 1979-80 (2001, Incognito)
Samia Farah -- PERSONNE -- The Many Moods Of Samia Farah (2008, SAM)
Paquito D'Rivera -- ANNETTE'S FOR SURE -- Big Band Time (2003, Universal Latino)
Digital Dubs -- UPBEAT VIBES -- #1 (2011, ROIR)
Jorge Martinez -- RAMONA -- Cadencias (2011, Cuntrera)
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi -- MAKONOVETSKI'S ZHOK -- Absolutely Complete Introduction To Klezmer (2006, Transcontinental)
African Head Charge -- LANGUAGE & MENTALITY -- Off The Beaten Path (1986, On-U Sound)
Scritti Politti -- P.A.S. -- Early (2005, Rough Trade) [orig. 1979]

Thanks for listening!

Or perhaps you'd like to listen now... here's the direct link to the show. Available for 4-6 weeks or so from the original broadcast date.

Oh yeah, I played a Spys song today because Elad has a new record coming out with a new band called Magnificent Bastards -- and the CD release show is this Friday, September 16th at FM Lounge.

"It's A Kind Of Scratching, Collapsing, Irritated, Dissatisfied Kind of Music..."

Back cover detail from People Get Ready For The Fabulous Chambers Brothers, 1966.
No dissatisfaction with this record. It's got the quality seal of approval.

Today's blog-post title is a quote from Green Gartside of Scritti Politti, taken from Totally Wired: Postpunk Interviews and Overviews by Simon Reynolds (US edition, Soft Skull Press, 2009). Gartside was asked about the song "Opec-Immac," which we heard today on The Snark, and that's what he had to say about it. Completely accurate description. No wonder it's the Summer of Scritti.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones -- SWEET POMEGRANATES -- Rocket Science (2011, E One)
The Skeletones Four -- TRAP DOOR -- Gravestone Rock (2011, Label Fantastic!)
Așa -- BRODA OLÉ -- Beautiful Imperfection (2010, Naïve)
Scritti Politti -- OPEC-IMMAC -- Early (2005, Rough Trade) [orig. 1979]
Mr. Chill & The Witnesses -- ROLLING THUNDER -- Cold Testament (2005, Mr. Chill & The Witnesses)
Charles Bradley -- NO TIME FOR DREAMING -- No Time For Dreaming: The Instrumentals (2011, Dap-Tone)
Invincible -- STATE OF EMERGENCY -- ShapeShifters (2008)
African Head Charge -- MYSTERIOUS HAPPENINGS -- Voodoo of the Godsent (2011, On-U Sound)
Johnny West -- MOTIVATION BEHIND THE METHOD -- My Hellhound Crooked Heart (2010, Tosteestostas)
10 Ft. Ganga Plant -- STRENGTH -- Shake Up The Place (2011, ROIR)
Gypsophilia -- ZACHARY'S CZARDAS -- Constellation (2011, Forward Music)
Dub Spencer & Trance Hill -- TRAIN IN VAIN -- The CLASHification of Dub (2011, Echo Beach)
Koola Lobitos -- OLOLUFE MI (MY LOVER) -- Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky Lagos (2009, Strut) [orig. 1964]
Ambition -- BETTER MAN -- Just For Kicks (2010, Backburner)
The Chambers Brothers -- SUMMERTIME (live) -- People Get Ready: For the Fabulous Chambers Brothers (1966, Vault)
Trio Bembe -- LA MUCURA -- Oh My Soul (2011, Trio Bembe)
U-J3RK5 -- EISENHOWER & THE HIPPIES -- U-J3RK5 (1979)
Dennis Walks -- BELLY LICK -- Trojan Reggae Brothers Box (2003, Trojan) [orig. 1968]
Smoove & Turrell -- IT'S THE FALLING IN LOVE -- Eccentric Audio (2011, Jalapeno)
Hollie Cook, Prince Fatty, The Moody Boyz -- MILK & HONEY (remixed by The Moody Boyz) -- Milk & Honey: 100% Dubstepper: Moody Boyz vs. Prince Fatty (2007, Mr. Bongo)

Thanks for listening!

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R.I.P. Jerry Leiber and thanks for the songs.

Above photo from Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography,
by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, with David Ritz,
Simon & Schuster, 2009.

I generally try to avoid writing about the music I play, but I couldn't help it -- I did two posts about Leiber & Stoller after I read their book.

"If You Wanna Party Right..."

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Brian Ferry -- ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO -- Dylanesque (2007, Virgin)
Clancy Eccles -- UNCLE JOE -- Trojan Brothers Reggae Box Set (2003, Trojan)
Gasper Lawal -- KOKOROKO -- Abio'sunni (1986, Hot Records) {Thanks to the Detroit expat blogger No Condition Is Permanent}
The Cortinas -- I TRUST VALERIE SINGLETON -- True Romances (1978, CBS)
Thievery Corporation -- CULTURE OF FEAR -- Culture of Fear (2011, ESL)
Shugo Tokumaru -- TRACKING ELEVATOR -- Port Entropy (2010, Polyvinyl)
Brown Bag Allstars -- DUMBIN OUT -- Brown Bag Season, Vol. 1 (2011, Nostomania)
Smoove & Turrell -- SLOW DOWN -- Eccentric Audio (2011, Jalapeno)
Aline Morales -- PRA QUE SAMBAR -- Flores, Tambores, E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
Diamond Dust -- SOUTHWEST -- Diamond Dust (2011, Diamond Dust)
Big Sugar feat. Shane Murphy -- DONE SO MUCH IN THE DARK -- Revolution Per Minute (2011, Bread & Water)
Zapp & Roger -- (EVERYBODY) GET UP -- Double Dose of Funk: Lost & Found Oldies (1996, Thump)
Collections of Colonies of Bees -- LAWN -- Giving (2010, Home Tapes)
Michael Rose -- BORN FREE (DISCOMIX) -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (1997, Blood & Fire)
Leif Vollebekk -- YOU COULDN'T LIE TO ME IN PARIS -- Inland (2010, Nevado)
ESG -- GET FUNKY -- A South Bronx Story (1991, Soul Jazz)
Herajika -- HIGURASHI -- Love Universe (2011, Herajika)
Scritti Politti -- DOUBT BEAT -- Early (2005, Rough Trade) [orig. 1979]
Eddie Harris -- LIVE RIGHT NOW -- What It Is! Funky Soul & Rare Grooves, 1967-77 (2006, Rhino/Wea)
The Souljazz Orchestra -- BBQ RIBS & FRIED CHICKEN -- Uprooted (2005, Fu Manchu Records)

Thanks for listening!

Here's a link to this show,  though it won't last forever.
(Patience, dear listener, the show that comes before me takes almost a full two and a half minutes of Snark time!)

A Talkbox is not the same as a Vocoder.
Roger Troutman used a custom-made
Electro Harmonix "Golden Throat" Talk Box.
(Not the one pictured above.)

"Keep The Basslines Round..."

Leroy Sibbles, Toronto, 1980.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Casiokids -- HUN ER MIN VENSTRE HÅND -- Top stemning på lokal bar (2010, Polyvinyl)
Anna Atkinson -- INTERMISSION -- Mooniture (2011, Anna Atkinson)
Noiseshaper -- DUNK (Adrian Sherwood remix) -- King Size Dub, Volume 15 (2011, Echo Beach)
James Brown -- LICKING STICK - LICKING STICK (live) -- Foundations Of Funk: A Brand New Bag, 1964-69 (1996, Polydor)
The Myelin Sheaths -- HALFWIT -- Get On Your Nerves (2010, Southpaw)
Opopo -- LEMME WALK -- Light Work (2011, Urbnet)
Ocote Soul Sounds -- PRIMAVERA -- Taurus (2011, ESL Music)
Movitz! feat. Olle Nyman-- PÅ DRIFT, NORRBOTTEN -- Out Of My Head (2011, Slimstyle)
Battles -- DOMINICAN FADE -- Gloss Drop (2011, Warp)
Miriam Makeba -- PATA PATA -- The Jerry Ragovoy Story: Time Is On My Side, 1953-2003 (2008, Ace) [orig. 1967]
Crissi Cochrane -- COMING HOME -- Darling, Darling (2010, Crissi Cochrane)
Aline Morales -- MUSA -- Flores, Tambores, E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
Roy Shirley -- I AM THE WINNER -- Trojan Reggae Brothers Box (2003, Trojan)
Scritti Politti -- UMM -- Anomie & Bonhomie (1999, Rough Trade)
Brian Eno -- SOUNDS ALIEN -- Drums Between The Bells (2011, Warp)
Da Cruz -- CHEGA -- Sistema Subversiva (2011, 6 Degrees Records)
Roots Manuva vs. Wrongtom -- DUPPY WRITER (skit) -- Duppy Writer (2010, Big Dada)
Count Sticky & His Calypsonians -- CHICO CHICO -- Soundman Shots: The Caribou & Downbeat 78s Story (2009, Complete Roots/Snapper) [orig. 1960, Caribou]
Beastie Boys -- NONSTOP DISCO POWERPACK -- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011, Capitol)
Leroy Sibbles -- I'VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL -- Now (1980, Generation)
Extra Happy Ghost -- PITIFUL -- Modern Horses (2011, Saved By Radio)
Animal Farm, feat. Abstract Rude -- MUSIC FOR IDIOTS -- Culture Shock (2011, Focused Noise)
U-J3RK5 -- U-J3RK5 WORK FOR POLICE -- Vancouver Complication (1979, Sudden Death)
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 -- AFRICAN SOLDIER -- From Africa With Fury: Rise (2011, Knitting Factory)

Thanks for listening!

And huge thanks (yet again) to Martin from CJAM's Wake The Town for taking over Snark spinning duties, hopefully for the last time! Should be back next week, crutches and all! Argh!

"Try To Think Again About Tuesday Maybe..."

A panel from Great Pop Things by Colin B. Morton & Chuck Death,
Penguin Books, 1992.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 -- FOR THEM EYE -- From Africa With Fury: Rise (2011, Knitting Factory)
Brian Eno -- SEEDPODS -- Drums Between The Bells (2011, Warp)
DJ Dolores, Eugene Hutz, Otto, Fred 04, & Isaar -- A CIDADE -- Red Hot + Rio 2 (2011, Eone)
Sidney Pinchback -- SOUL STROKES -- Mojo Presents: Heavy Soul (2010, Mojo) [orig. 1969]
Vivian Jackson & the Ralph Brothers -- CONQUERING LION -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (1997, Blood & Fire) [orig. 1972]
New Country Rehab -- MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS -- New Country Rehab (2010, NCR)
Extra Happy Ghost -- SO AT ONE -- Modern Horses (2011, Saved By Radio)
Field Assembly -- OUT OF THE ARMS -- Broadsides & Ephemera (2009, Field Assembly)
Marlena Shaw -- CALIFORNIA SOUL -- The Spice Of Life (1969, Cadet)
Scritti Politti -- PETROCOCADOLLAR -- White Bread, Black Beer (2006, Rough Trade)
Cyndi Lauper -- SHATTERED DREAMS -- Memphis Blues (2010, Downtown)
Afrocubismo -- DAKAN -- Afrocubismo (2010, World Curcuit)
FM Belfast -- MONDAYS -- Don't Want To Sleep (2011, Morr Music)
Johnny West -- SURVIVAL OF THE LEAST FIT -- An Absence Of Sway (2009, Tosteetostas)
Ambition -- TRUE GRAND IMPERIAL -- Just For Kicks (2011, Backburner)
Marinda + Solari -- IL FAUT LE TEMPS -- Motif (2010, LuaSol)
Dudley Sibley & Peter Austin -- HOLE IN YOUR SOUL -- Rock Steady Scorchers (a 2006 virtual compilation) [orig. 1968, Studio One]
The Wave Pictures -- LITTLE SURPRISE -- Beer In The Breakers (2011, Moshi Moshi)
aKido -- PAPER CHASE -- Gamechanger (2010, Nordique)
Allison Brown -- UNCLOUDY DAY~ EVENING TRAIN -- Viper At The Virgin's Feet (2010, Allison Brown)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers -- PING PONG -- Original Jazz Classics Remasters Sampler (2011, Concord) [orig. 1961]

Thanks for listening!

I'd like to thank Martin for spinning the music variety for me again this week. Twice in a row! Yikes!

If you want to hear great reggae, dub, dubstep, and mento, look no further than CJAM's Wake The Town. His July 1st (Canada Day) show was particularly good: "Canada Calling" featured two hours of superb reggae and dub tunes all of which mention Canadian places in the lyrics or title. Really cool concept and dedicated listening by Martin.

Click here to listen to Martin's faux-Snark... (The previous programme overlaps into Snark-time for about a minute and seventeen seconds of extreme heaviness, but then after the station id and a psa, the music variety begins.)

"Take Heed..."

Prince Far I: vocals everlasting...

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Edd Henry -- YOUR REPLACEMENT IS HERE -- Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label (2006, Numero) [orig. 1961]
Scritti Politti -- THE WORD GIRL -- Absolute (2011, Virgin) [orig. 1985]
Scritti Politti feat. Ranking Ann -- FLESH & BLOOD -- Cupid & Psyche '85 reissue (2001, Virgin) [orig. 1985, cassette only?!]
Rökkurró -- SÓLIN MUN SKÍNA -- Made In Iceland IV (2011, Iceland Music)
Tussle -- ELEPHANTS -- Telescope Mind (2006, Smalltown Supersound)
African Head Charge -- TAKE HEED... AND SMOKE UP YOUR COLLYWEED -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (2011, On-U Sound)
Hidden Fortress feat. Kaigen -- SLANGSHOT -- All That Is (2010)
Afuche -- PABLO LEON -- Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match (2011, Cuneiform)
Graham Townsend -- ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL -- Championship Fiddle Favourites (1960s?, London) {Thanks to Lonesome Lefty's Scratchy Attic}
Orchestre Poly Rythmo -- GBETI MADJRO -- Cotonou Club (2011, Analog Africa)
LiLiPUT/Kleenex -- HIS HEAD ALL RED -- LiLiPUT: The Complete Recordings, 1978-83 (2001, Kill Rock Stars)
Graham Wright -- NO HARD FEELINGS -- Shirts vs. Skins (2011, Graham Wright)
Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet -- SUMMERTIME -- From Latin to Jazz Dance, Volume 1 (2003, Rare Groove Recordings) [orig. early 60s?]
Tehimana Kerr -- FOR A WHILE -- Defamation of Character (2008, Capital)
Ken Parker -- RUN COME -- Rock Steady Scorchers (a 2006 virtual compilation?) [orig. 1967? single, Studio One] {Thanks to V-Rocket blog}
Anna Atkinson -- E MINOR WALTZ -- Mooniture (2011, Anna Atkinson)
Bonjay -- SMALL HOURS -- Broughtupsy (2010, Mysteries of Trade)
Johnny West -- STUTTER STEPS -- Gift For A Spider (2011, Tosteetostas)
k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang -- A SLEEP WITH NO DREAMING -- Sing It Loud (2011, Nonesuch)
DA CRUZ -- WARM LEATHERETTE -- Sistema Subversviva (2011, Six Degrees)
The Slits -- IN THE BEGINNING -- Peel Sessions (1998, Strange Fruit) [orig. 1981]

Thanks for listening!

And mighty big thanks to Martin of CJAM's Wake The Town for substitute deejaying for me!  His most excellent show is heard every Friday night from 10 p.m. until midnight, broadcasting the very best dub, roots reggae, dubstep, and mento music to the Windsor-Detroit area!

You can listen to Martin's faux-Snark by clicking here!

"Listening, Pounding..."

The Congos: Watty Burnett (baritone),  Ashanti Roy Johnson (tenor),
Cedric Myton (falsetto). Oh, such great vocalists!
Black Ark's backing band probably included Ernest Ranglin on guitar.
Produced by Lee Perry.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Orchestre Poly Rythmo -- NE TE FÂCHE PAS -- Cotonou Club (2011, Analog Africa)
100 Mile House -- LINDEN TREE -- Hollow Ponds (2011, 100 Mile House)
Kayah -- NIEZNAJOMA (Activator Remix) -- Polska Roots: Beats, Dubs, Mixes, & Future Folk from Poland (2009, Eastbloc Music)
Aline Morales -- AVOOU -- Flores, Tambores, E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
Unknown Mizery -- SOMEDAY -- Empty Handed Warrior (2010, Unknown Mizery)
The Books -- THE STORY OF HIP HOP -- The Way Out (2010, Temporary Residence)
Scritti Politti -- ASYLUMS IN JERUSALEM -- Absolute (2011, Virgin) [orig. 1982]
Fred Astaire & Bob Crosby and His Orchestra -- YOU'RE EASY TO DANCE WITH -- The Essential Collection [orig. 1942]
Anna Atkinson -- CAREFUL, MY DEAR -- Mooniture (2011, Anna Atkinson)
Matorralman -- VAQUERA ESTELAR -- Guateque Estelar (2010, Nacionel Records)
The Congos -- DON'T BLAME IT ON I -- Arkology: Lee "Scratch" Perry (1997, Island Jamaica) [orig. 1976-7]
Red Cross -- CLOROX GIRLS -- Annette's Got The Hits (1988, Posh Boy)
Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip -- GREAT BRITAIN -- The Logic of Chance (2011, Urbnet)
Johnny West -- MAPLE TREES ARE NOT MY ENEMIES -- Gift For A Spider (2011, Tosteetostas)
Brazilian Money -- GIVE UP THAT DOG -- This Is Not A Dream (2011, Brazilian Money)
The Broadside Band -- QUADRAN PAVIN -- Dances Of Court & Country (2011, CCL)
Scientist vs. Guido -- KORG BACK DUB -- Scientist Launches Dub Into Outer Space (2010, Techtonic)
ASK -- P.M. -- Future Communication (2011, ASK)
Five Alarm Funk -- FACE RIOT -- Anything Is Possible (2010, FAF)
Deadbeat -- SECOND QUARTER -- Drawn & Quartered (2011, BLKRTZ)

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"Get Ready For The Light Show, Thunder's Coming..."

Welcome to North America, Jaga Jazzist!
Toronto show on June 30, 2011.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Harry Beckett -- FANTASTIC THINGS -- The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett (2008, On-U Sound)
Chet Singh -- BIRDS -- Recessionary Revolutionaries (2010, Chet Singh)
Caetano Veloso -- SUMMERTIME -- A Foreign Sound (2004, Nonesuch)
The Lijadu Sisters -- LIFE'S GONE DOWN LOW -- The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria (2010, Soundway)
Beats Antique -- GRANDSTAND -- Blind Threshold (2010, Beats Antique)
Snorri Helgason -- DON'T LET HER -- Made In Iceland IV (2011, Iceland Music Export)
Johnny West -- SLOW BIRDIES -- Gift For A Spider (2011, Tosteestostas)
Casiokids -- VERDENS STØRSTE LAND -- Topp stemning på lokal bar (2010, Polyvinyl)
Barrington Spence -- CONTEMPLATING MIND -- Musical Fever (1989, Trojan) [orig. 1968]
Scritti Politti -- A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT -- Absolute (2011, Virgin)
Diplomats Of Solid Sound -- B-O-O-G-A-L-O-O -- What Comes Around Goes Around (2010, Pravda)
Anna Atkinson -- ONLY A FIDDLE -- Mooniture (2011, Anna Atkinson)
Scuba -- REVERSE -- Aesaunic EP (2009, Hotflush Recordings)
DobaCaracol -- ÉTRANGE -- Putumayo Presents Québec (2008, Putumayo)
Desmond Dekker -- PRETTY AFRICA -- The Trojan Story Vol. 1 (1980, Trojan) [orig. 1967, Beverley's]
Pigeon Hole feat. D-Sisive -- LIGHT SHOW -- Underground Hip-Hop Vol. 6 (2011, Urbnet)
Battles -- WALL STREET -- Gloss Drop (2011, Warp)
Lon Rogers -- MY GIRL IS A SOUL GIRL -- Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg (2007, Numero)
Aline Morales -- VIGNETTE -- Flores, Tambores E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
Jaga Jazzist -- BANANFLUER OVERALT (Prins Thomas remix) -- Bananfluer Overalt (2010, Ninja Tune)

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Something In Egypt, Not Italy

Anubis, from the Temple of Merenptah, Luxor.
Thanks to www.eoluk.co.uk for cool photo.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Scritti Politti -- SKANK BLOC BOLOGNA -- Absolute (2011, Virgin) [orig. 1978]
Wild Man Fischer -- WHICH WAY DID THE FREAKS GO -- An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1968, Bizarre)
Billy Stewart -- SUMMERTIME -- The Chess Story 1947-1975 (2000, MCA) [orig. 1966, Chess]
FM Belfast -- VERTIGO -- Made In Iceland IV (2011, Iceland Music)
The Diplomats Of Solid Sound -- NO MAN -- What Goes Around Comes Around (2010, Pravda)
Abstract Artform feat. Doodlebug -- SUMMER IN THE CITY -- His Story In The Making (2010, Sound Management)
Shonen Knife -- SUMMERTIME BOOGIE -- Pretty Little Baka Guy/Live In Japan (1990, Rockville) [orig. 1986, Subversive Records]
Aline Morales -- UN CHEIRO QUE ARREPIA -- Flores, Tambores, E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
The Charmers -- RASTA NEVER FAILS -- The Trojan Story, Vol. 1 (1980, Trojan) [orig. 1971, Green Door]
Len Bowen -- BIG DREAMER -- Underground Hip-Hop, Vol. 6 (2011, Urbnet)
Lykke Li -- I FOLLOW RIVERS -- Wounded Rhymes (2011, Atlantic)
Algernon Blackwood Sabbath -- ANUBIS -- Forest Hall (Algernon Blackwood Sabbath, 2011)
Bing Ji Ling -- MOVE ON -- Shadow To Shine (2011, Tummy Touch)
Aurelio -- BISIEN NU -- Laru Beya (2011, Stone Tree Records/Subpop)
James Reese & The Progressions -- LET'S GO (IT'S SUMMERTIME) -- The Funky 16 Corners (2001, Stones Throw)
Allison Brown -- SOMETHING HOLY -- Viper At The Virgin's Feet (2010, Allison Brown)
U-J3RK5 -- THE ANGLICAN -- U-J3RK5 (1980, Quintessence)
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco -- CÚCALA -- Salsa Explosion! The New York Salsa Revolution 1969-1979 (2010, Strut/Fania)
Del Barber -- COMING HOME WITH THE SUMMER -- Love Songs For The Last 20 (2010, Broken Ground)
The Chemical Brothers -- SWOON (LINDSTRØM & PRINS THOMAS REMIX) -- Another World (2010, Parlophone)

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"For Robin Hood To Be King One Day..."

Statue outta Sherwood...

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Dels -- TRUMPALUMP -- Gob (2011, Big Dada)
Randy Newman -- LUCINDA -- The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 2 (2011, Nonesuch)

Amon Tobin -- CALCULATE -- Asam (2011, Ninja Tune)
Pinspóló -- SKÆRLITAĐ GŰMMULAĐI -- Made In Iceland IV (2011, Iceland Music Expo)
Vieux Farka Touré -- WONDA GUAY -- The Secret (2011, 6 Degrees Records)
Afuche -- WHO'RE THEY -- Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match (2011, Cuneiform Records)

Toots & The Maytals, feat. Bootsy Collins & The Roots -- FUNKY KINGSTON -- True Love (2005, V2 Records)
Fujiya & Miyagi -- CASSETTESINGLE -- Transparent Things (2007, Deaf, Dumb & Blind)
The Love Me Nots -- THE END OF THE LINE -- The Demon & The Devotee (2011, Atomic A Go Go)
Booker T. Jones -- DOWN IN MEMPHIS -- The Road From Memphis (2011, Anti)

Lord Flea & His Calypsonians -- LOVE (LOVE ALONE) -- Swingin' Calypsos
Up, Bustle & Out -- PONCHO CAFÉ -- One Colour Just Reflects Another (1996)
Shugo Tokumaru -- DRIVE-THRU -- Port Entropy (2010, P-Vine Records)
100 Mile House -- EDWARD IV -- Hollow Ponds (2011, 100 Mile House)


The Franco Proietti Morph-Tet -- BUSHIDO -- Morphology (2008, Bongo Beat Records)
Graham Townsend -- FADED LOVE -- Championship Fiddle Favourites (early 60s, London) {Thanks to Lonesome Lefty's Scratchy Attic!}
Big Youth -- RIDE ON -- Jamaica Funk: Original Jamaican Funk & Soul 45s (2007, Soul Jazz)

Scritti Politti -- ROBIN HOOD -- White Bread, Black Beer (2006, Rough Trade)
Anonymous Twist -- PUTTIN' IN WORK -- Underground Hip Hop, Volume 3 (2006, Urbnet)
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica -- THOR'S ARRIVAL -- Third River Rangoon (2011, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica)
U-J3RK5 -- U-J3RK5 WORK FOR POLICE -- Vancouver Complication (1977, Sudden Death Records)


Twilight Circus -- 808 DUB PLATE -- Dub Plate Selection (1998, M Records)

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"I Can Drink Maple Water Anytime..."

Daniel Lanois brings his Black Dub back
to the Magic Stick in Detroit on Thursday, June  9, 2011.
Trixie Whitley, Brian Blade, and Daryl Johnson are also in the band.
If Lanois wears that giant toque in June, he's more Canadian than any of us.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas -- CISCO -- II (2009, Eskimo)

Scritti Politti -- A PLACE WE BOTH BELONG -- Absolute (2011, Virgin)
Beenie Man -- BOOKSHELF -- Kingston To King Of The Dancehall: A Collection of Dancehall Favourites (2005, Virgin)
The Brims -- ANTI GANDJA -- Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, & Progressive Rock & Funk 1970-78 (2011, Now-Again)
Battles -- INCHWORM -- Gloss Drop (2011, Warp)

Vieux Farka Touré -- ALI -- The Secret (2011, Six Degrees)
Black Dub -- I BELIEVE IN YOU -- Black Dub (2010, Sony Canada)
Abstract Artform, feat. Flo Soul & DJ Platform -- HIP HOP (IS WHAT I WAS DOING) -- His Story In The Making (2010, Sound Management)
Booker T. Jones -- THE HIVE -- The Road From Memphis (2011, Anti)

Maxine Sullivan -- 'TAIN'T NO USE -- Putumayo Presents: Jazz (2011, Putumayo World Music)
Junior Boys -- YOU'LL IMPROVE ME -- It's All True (2011, Domino)
The Wave Pictures -- RAIN DOWN -- Beer In The Breakers (2011, Moshi Moshi)

African Head Charge -- GOD WILLING -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (2011, On-U Sound)
Amon Tobin -- KITTY CAT -- Isam (2011, Ninja Tune)
Sergio Mendes, feat. Ivette Sangalo -- CHOVE CHUVA -- Celebration: A Musical Journey (2011, Verve)
Spesh K -- MEDIA COVERAGE -- Underground Hip Hop, Volume 3 (2011, Urbnet)
Minotaurs -- LAZY EYE -- The Thing (2010, Static Clang)
The Love Me Nots -- MAKE UP YOUR MIND -- The Demon & The Devotee (2011, Atomic A Go Go)

Tussle -- WARNING -- Telescope Mind (2006, Smalltown Supersound)

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"I'm In Doubt Of What The Modern Cynics Shout Of..."

Blossom Dearie is her real name.
Bob Haymes & Marty Clarke wrote "They Say It's Spring."

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011.
(Artitst/SONG/Album, etc.)

Bjorn Torske -- FURU -- Kokning (2010, Smalltown Supersound)

Booker T. Jones -- HARLEM HOUSE -- The Road From Memphis (2011, Anti)
Al Tuck -- BUDDAH -- All Time Favourite (2010, Youth Club)
The Gladiators -- SOCKING GOOD TIME -- Socking Good Time: Rare & Unreleased Gems From The Trojan Vaults (1999, Trojan)
Beastie Boys -- NONSTOP DISCO POWERPACK -- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011, Capitol)

Aurelio -- LARU BEYA -- Laru Beya (2011, Stone Tree Records/Subpop)
Scritti Politti -- FROM TINSELTOWN TO THE BOOGIEDOWN -- Absolute (2011, EMI) [orig.1999]
Blossom Dearie -- THEY SAY IT'S SPRING -- Putumayo Presents: Jazz (2011, Putumayo World Music) [orig. 1956, Verve]
Fat Freddys Drop -- CAY'S CRAYS (REMIXED) -- Cay's Crays Digital Mystikz Remix (2006, Kartel)

Kiran Ahluwalia -- MUSTT MUSTT (REDUX) -- Aam Zameen: Common Ground (2011, Kiran Music)
To Rococco Rot -- HORSES -- Speculation (2010, Domino)
Keren Ann -- LE SABLE MOUVANT -- La Disparition (2002, EMI)
The Souljazz Orchestra -- INSURRECTION -- Freedom No Go Die (2007, Do Right! Music)
The Albertans -- JACKPOT -- New Age (2011, Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
Balkan Beat Box -- SUNDAY ARAK -- Putumayo Presents: Gypsy Groove (Putumayo World Music)
Johnny West -- YOU WON'T BOND WITH THE VINE, BUT I CAN'T CUT YOU LOOSE -- If I Had A Quarter For Every Time Someone Stuck A Gun In My Face, I'd At Least Have Enough Change To By A Few Chocolate Bars (2009, Tosteestostas)
                                                                                           
Dubmatix -- MY SELECTA -- Atomic Subsonic (2006, 7Arts Entertainment)

                                                                                
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Thanks to Marc from CJAM's Cowboys and Indies program for the Digital Mystikz remix of Fat Freddy's Drop, which I confess I've listened to at least four times throughout the day today.  The 12" remix that I have is totally different.  It's a delicious drum-n-bass version of the same song (Cay's Crays).  Can't wait to play it for you!