"Everybody Knows My Baby Is A Revolutionary... Oh Boo Hoo Hoo..."

Skip McDonald outta Dayton, Ohio, mixes the blues with dub techniques
 and reggae riddims on the new Little Axe album:
"If You Want Loyalty, Buy A Dog" from ON-U Records.
http://www.little-axe.com/

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Rise Ashen & Flying Down Thunder -- NIGAN MIKAN/THE ROAD AHEAD -- One Nation (2011, Balanced)
Little Axe, feat. Leadbelly -- KEEP ON DRINKING -- If You Want Loyalty, Buy A Dog (2011, ON-U Sound)
The Ronald Reagan Story -- REVOLUTIONARY GIRL -- Is This Love Or Is This War? The Frank Carlone Story (1983, RRS)
Stretch Orchestra -- EL JEFE -- Stretch Orchestra (2011, Stretch Orchestra)
Mates Of State -- PROOFS -- Polyvinyl 15-Year Anniversary Sampler (2011, Polyvinyl)
Staff Benda Bilili -- JE T'AIME -- Tres Tres Fort (2011, Crammed Discs)
Cowlick -- HEY CAR -- Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton 6 (2011, C+C Music Festival)
Gangstagrass, feat. Tomasia -- BIG BRANCH -- Gangstagrass (2011, Gangstagrass)
Twilight Sound System, feat. Matics Horns -- HORNS CUT -- Twilight Sound System Presents Rasta International (2006, M Records)
Les Negresses Vertes -- LES YEUX DE TON PERE -- Mlah (1988, Sire/Warner)
Kae Sun -- WEH-WEH -- Outside The Barcode E.P. (2011, Urbnet)
Little Richard -- I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT -- The Explosive Little Richard (1967, Okeh)
Lee "Scratch" Perry -- GOD SMILED (Moody Boyz remix) -- Nu Sound & Version (2011, ON-U Sound)
Gato Perez -- TIENE SABOR -- Achilifunk: Gipsy Soul 1969-79 (2007, Love Monk)
The Books -- ALL BAD ENDS ALL -- Thought For Food (2002, Tomlab)
Bunker Hill -- HIDE & GO SEEK, PART 1 -- Hide & Go Seek, 7" single (1962, Mala)
Bruce Peninsula -- AS LONG AS I LIVE -- Open Flames (2011, Hand Drawn Dracula)
Casiokids -- DR. TARZAN MONSOON -- Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (2011, Polyvinyl)
Wayne Jarrett -- HOLY MOUNT ZION -- Wackies Sampler, Vol.2 (2005, Wackies) [orig. 1982, Wackies]
Crookers, feat. Mike Snow -- REMEDY (Cassius remix) -- Remedy E.P. (2010, Southern Fried Records)

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"Adjust The Treble, Get Rid Of The Trouble..."

International broadcaster: Lee "Scratch" Perry, back in the 70s

Slipped my mind... I neglected to point out some worthy vocalists on a few tracks today.  First, Lee Perry is ably assisted by Roots Manuva and LSK on the song "International Broadcaster." Posdnuos of De La Soul and Talib Kweli rap magnificently on the DJ Shadow tune called "Stay The Course." They even manage to drop Plato's name into their lyric, which pleases Plato-centric Snark-types. And finally, during the broadcast, I assumed that a guest vocalist did the singing on "Humpty Dumpty World," but it was actually Ry Cooder himself. That is all.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Lee "Scratch" Perry, feat. Roots Manuva & LSK -- INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTER (Moody Boyz remix) -- On-U Sound Presents Lee "Scratch" Perry: Nu Sound & Version (2011, ON-U Sound)

Beats Antique -- THE PORCH -- Elektrafone (2011, Antique Records)
Ray Charles & Betty Carter -- YOU & I -- Ray Charles & Betty Carter (1961, ABC)
Casiokids -- OLYMPISKE LEKER -- Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (2011, Polyvinyl)
The Mekons -- THE DEVIL AT REST -- Ancient & Modern 1911-2011 (2011, Bloodshot/Sin Records)

The Boom Booms -- ¡HOT RUM! -- ¡Hot Rum! (2011, Lit Fuse)
DJ Shadow, feat. Posdnuos & Talib Kweli -- STAY THE COURSE -- The Less You Know, The Better (2011, Island)
Phyllis Dillon, feat. Hopeton Lewis -- THE RIGHT TRACK -- Trojan Reggae Sisters Box Set (2003, Trojan) [orig. 1978, Treasure Isle]
Ry Cooder -- HUMPTY DUMPTY WORLD -- Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down (2011, Nonesuch)
Aşa -- ORÉ -- Beautiful Imperfection (2011, naïve)

Little Axe -- SONG TO SING -- If You Want Loyalty, Buy A Dog (2011, ON-U)
St. Rupertsberg -- IN ALBANIA -- Seasonal Glimpse E.P. (2011, St. Rupertsberg)
The Waterboys -- THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE -- An Appointment With Mr. Yeats (2011, Proper Records UK)
Charanga Cakewalk -- LA CUMBIA LOUNGE -- Putumayo Presents Latin Beat (2011, Putumayo)

Fry Truck -- ALISON BROWN -- Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton 6 (2011, C+C Music Festival)
Allison Brown -- CALLING MY CHILDREN -- Viper At The Virgin's Feet (2010, Allison Brown)
Ammoye & Rise Ashen -- BLUEBIRDS -- Haffi Win (2010, Balanced Records)
Bruce Peninsula -- IN YOUR LIGHT -- Open Flames (2011, Hand Drawn Dracula)

Smoove & Turrell -- IN DEEP -- Eccentric Audio (2011, Jalapeno)

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"...Alive In Roman Times, Call Me Mars..."

W.B. Yeats, by John Singer Sargent, 1908.

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Cedric Im Brooks/Light of Saba -- SABASI -- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba (2003, Honest Jons) [orig. 1970s]

The Waterboys -- THE HOSTING OF THE SHEE -- An Appointment With Mr. Yeats (2011, Proper Records UK)
Paris Combo -- FIBRE DE VERRE -- Attraction (2001, Polydor)
Will Currie & The Country French -- THE WHALE -- Awake, You Sleepers! (2011, FU:M)
Casiokids -- KASKADEN -- Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (2011, Polyvinyl)

Bob & Earl -- HARLEM SHUFFLE -- The Weekend Starts Here: Original 60s Mod Hits (2008, EMI) [orig. 1963, Marc Records]
Sarazino -- PELO SHAO -- Putumayo Presents Latin Beat (2011, Putumayo)
The Boom Booms -- LONELY -- ¡Hot Rum! (2011, Lit Fuse)
Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra -- LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA -- Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord/Hear Music)

The Mekons -- GEESHIE -- Ancient & Modern 1911-2011 (2011, Bloodshot/Sin Records)
Augustus Pablo -- FROZEN DUB -- El Rocker's (2000, Pressure Sounds) [orig. 1972]
Bureaucrats -- TODAY & EVERYDAY -- Bureaucrats ROI (1999, Bureaucrats) [orig. 1980]
Mogwai -- DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN? -- Earth Division E.P. (2011, Sub Pop)
Flight Distance -- INFO-POP_OUTBREAK -- Bad Information (2011, Flight Distance)

The Astors -- TWILIGHT ZONE -- After Hours: Northern Soul Masters, Vol.1 (2002) [orig. 1965, Stax]
Regina Carter, feat. Carla Cook -- THERE'S A SMALL HOTEL -- I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey (2006, Verve)
B.A. Johnston -- SESAME STREETFIGHT -- Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton 6 (2011, C+C Music Festival)

Langston & French -- LET'S GET FUNKY -- Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels (2008, Numero) [orig. 1968]
Isothermal -- SYNAESTHESIA IN BLACK -- Out Of Ottawa (2011, 613 Records)
Louis Prima -- I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING -- Call Of The Wildest (1957, Capitol)
Mighty Popo -- URUGENDO -- Gakondo (2010, Borealis)

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"Like A Madman I'm Up In The Morning..."

What more do you need?
Ella's voice and a piano, heard on the stupendous song "Black Coffee."
Music by Sonny Burke, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.  

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Dub Colossos -- FEQER AYDELEM WEY -- Addis Through The Looking Glass (2011, Real World)
  
Casiokids -- DRESINEN -- Aabenbaringen over aaskamen (2011, Polyvinyl)

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames -- YEH YEH -- The Weekend Starts Here (2008, EMI) [orig. 1965]

ASK -- GRAVITY BOOTS -- Another Saturday Knight (2008, Ask)

Mighty Popo -- GAKONDO -- Gakondo (2010, Borealis Records)

  
Porcelain Forehead -- UNFINISHED PORCH -- Right Now! The World Needs A Clear Head 7" (1983, Porcelain Forehead)

Dave Barker -- LONELINESS -- Trojan Reggae Brothers Box (2003, Trojan) [orig. 1974]

Webb Pierce -- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE -- The Best of Webb Pierce: Millennium Edition (2001, MCA) [orig. 1955]

Boycrusher -- VIDEO QUEEN -- Out Of Ottawa (2011, 613 Records)

       
Patti Labelle -- TEACH ME TONIGHT -- Barrio Nuevo: Latin Funk, Latin Rock, Latin Disco, Latin Soul (1999, Soul Jazz) [orig. 1978]

Jim Messina & The Jesters -- YANG BU -- Surfin' Instrumentals: 30 Wet & Wild Tracks (2006, Surf Records) [orig. 1964] 

Ella Fitzgerald -- BLACK COFFEE -- Coffee Time Jazz (2007, Verve)

Mogwai -- GET TO FRANCE -- Earth Division E.P. (2011, Sub Pop)

African Head Charge -- CATTLE HERDERS CHANT -- Songs Of Praise (1990, ON-U Sound)

Action Makes -- BUDDIES -- Action Makes (2010, Optical Sounds)

Eccodek -- IN THIS DRUM A SECRET (Four80East Sunshine Mix) -- Remixtasy (2011, White Swan Records)

The Bandwagon -- BREAKIN' DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE -- The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (2001, Virgin) [orig. 1963]

Bonjay -- STUMBLE -- Broughtupsy (2010, Mysteries of Trade)

Count Lasher's Calypso Quintet -- SLIDE MONGOOSE -- Boogu Yagga Gal: Jamaican Mento (2002, Heritage Music) [orig. 1960s, Caribou]

Headlights -- CHERRY TULIPS -- Polyvinyl 15-Year Anniversary Sampler (Polyvinyl, 2011)

Johnny West -- A GANGSTER'S MOLL ONLY DANCES TO SONGS SHE'S NEVER HEARD BEFORE -- My Hellhound Crooked Heart (2010, Tosteestostas)

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