Saturday, July 31, 2021

4a) Daily Zen

 

4a1) "Raging Rumble" 
Composed By – Julien, Raphael Aletti 
Composed By [Picture of Spring] – Jack Arel, Pierre Dutour 
Remix – Count De Money 

4a2) "To start this series off, Galerie, the super left-field label from France, present a collection of remixes of the legendary Jack Arel Chappell sessions, recorded in Paris in the 60s.
["Raging Rumble"] contains elements from Picture of Spring."

4a3) Most of the Chappell library collection is worth listening to. But it never hurts to have a set of DJs comb through and remix the breaks into new compositions. This is one of the early examples from the first volume of a ten volume set called Nuggets, released by Universal. Any library or beats fan would be remiss in opting out. You can view the whole series at the Universal website.


 

4b1) "Crazy Flute and Happy Guitar" 
David Perian Orchestra 

4b2) A nice example of the near unhinged exuberance the Chappell crew could get up to. 

Friday, July 30, 2021

4a) Reprise

 

  4a1) Can "Vitamin C" Ege Bamyasi (1972)


 

4a2) 24-Carat Black "24-Carat Black (Theme)" Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth (1973) 


4a3) In a bit of a who made who mystery, this is a stunning coincidence. It is unlikely that Can made it to Dale Warren's turntable as he was putting together Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth. Was anyone outside of Europe listening to Ege Bamyasi in 1973? Even in the 70's, I would assume there was a crew of global heads that had knowledge, access, and the wherewithal to grab up the oddities coming out of Germany, and Europe at large. 

I don't know that anyone would know the "true" story. But the similarities between the two songs are enough that it would be an odd coincidence if both groups stumbled across a similar rhythm, and then built a song out of it. That is, unless there was something in the ether of a more nascent form.

4a4) DJ Food's loop of 24-Carat Black pointed me to the similarities when I mistook it for a Can sample. 



4aWTF?) Just in case someone needs a copyright defense.

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021

4a) In Appreciation of Raymond Scott

 

4a1) Raymond Scott "Powerhouse" (Various Performers)
One of the more anarchic bits of music accompanying the antics of the Looney Tunes crew.

 

4a2) Raymond Scott Quintette "Powerhouse"


 

4b) Raymond Scott "Naked City" 
"The recording of “Naked City” featured here is a brilliant recreation of the Scott original, in sparkling sound, made by Jan Stulen, conducting the Metropole Orchestra. The Metropole Orchestra is a multiple Grammy winning jazz and pop orchestra based in the Netherlands, and is the largest full-time ensemble of its kind in the world." 


4c) "Scott called his music “descriptive jazz”—his name for a novel chamber music style that drew on the propulsive drive of swing, with all the riffs and syncopation of that dance style, but with less improvisation and proclaiming a taste for extravagant, quasi-industrial sounds. It was like techno before there was techno, but with a jitterbug sensibility." 




 

4e) Callithumpian Consort "For Your Eyes Only" Composed by John Zorn

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

4a) Reasons Why the 70's Rocked


4a1) Linda Ronstadt "Tumbling Dice" and "You're No Good," Atlanta 1977

4a2) "There are two kinds of men in this world. Those with a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who never heard of her."
Willie Nelson
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