VA - 2016 - This is Kologo Power LP

Sahel Sounds ‎– 037

A BOLGATANGA GHANA COMPILATION'. This compilation is an African initiative. King Ayisoba once told Makkum Records: "I want to make the world love kologo music like Bob Marley made the world love reggae music." Most of the tracks on this album were recorded in studios in Ghana. Some are sung in Frafra, others in pidgin English. Some are with a live band and some feature just solo kologo and voice. But all the songs represent a force and unveil a very strong musical power. The connection between kologo music and (delta) blues has been made more than once and that resemblance is not written on ice; the personal and the social messages, the strong rhythms, the push that this instrument -with only two strings spanned over a goatskin on a calabash- can give to people to make sure they don't ignore the dance floor, all that makes it worth the effort of putting together at least one kologo compilation.

Tracklist
A1     –King Ayisoba     Africa    
A2     –Ayuune Sule     Who Knows Tomorrow    
A3     –Agongo     I Am Suffering    
A4     –Prince Buju     Afashee    
A5     –Atimbila     I Have Something To Say    
B1     –Atamina Feat. King Ayisoba     Africa Problem    
B2     –Amoru     Yabaa    
B3     –Barnasko     Nsoh Yaaba    
B4     –Asaa Naho     Home Witches    
B5     –King Ayisoba     Nerba

VA - 2017 - Outro Tempo: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil 1978-1992

Music From Memory ‎– 016

For their first multi-artist compilation, Music From Memory take us on a trip to the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Outro Tempo: Electronic and Contemporary Music From Brazil, 1978-1992 is a double LP that explores the outer reaches of Brazilian music, where indigenous rhythms mix with synthesizers and where MPB mingles with drum computers. As Brazil faced the last years of its military dictatorship and transition to democracy, a generation of forward-thinking musicians developed an alternative vision of Brazilian music and culture. They embraced traditionally shunned electronic production methods and infused their music with elements of ambient, jazz-fusion, and minimalism. At the same time they referenced the musical forms and spirituality of indigenous tribes from the Amazon. The music they produced was a complex and mesmerising tapestry that vividly evoked Brazilian landscapes and simultaneously reached out to the world beyond its borders.
The product of extensive research, this compilation is a unique introduction to this visionary music and features many fresh discoveries in a country well trodden by record diggers. It gathers tracks from obscure albums that have for too long been neglected by even the most avid collectors of Brazilian music. It includes now highly sought after music by Andréa Daltro, Maria Rita, and Fernando Falcão, as well as unknown gems like those of Cinema, Carlinhos Santos, and Anno Luz. This is an essential release that reveals a broader spectrum of Brazilian music, striking a unique sonic signature that is full of innovation, experimentation, and beauty.

VA - 2010 - Murder: Songs from the Dark Side of the Soul CD

Trikont ‎– 0399

Ever since the days of Cain and Abel, many a fine murder story has gripped people's imagination. Jealousy is not the only root cause of man's murderous impulse. Greed, lust, guilt, power - any one of these, it seems, is sufficient to justify taking a human life. Every day we read of brutal murders being committed. These stories were ripped from newspaper headlines and recast into verse and recorded, often within weeks of the actual event. They became part of the repertoire of hillbilly bands, blues guitarists, jugbands, r&b and tin pan alley entertainers, bluegrass artists and calypso singers.

Tracks:
01. Jimmie Rodgers - Gamblin' Bar Room Blues 2 (1932)
02. Ethel Waters - Frankie and Johnny (1938)
03. Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Funeral My Trial (1958)
04. Lord Executor - Seven Skeletons Found in the Yard (1938)
05. Billy Boy Arnold - Prisoner's Plea (1957)
06. Wilmoth Houdini and His Humming Birds - Bandsman Shooting Case (1934)
07. Roosevelt Sykes "The Honey Dripper" - 44 Blues (1939)
08. Memphis Minnie - Biting Bug Blues (1935)
09. Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys - Send Me to the 'lectric Chair (1937)
10. Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris - Down in the Willow (1937)
11. Blind Boy Fuller - Pistol Slapper Blues (1938)
12. A'nt Idy Harper & the Coon Creek Girls - Poor Naomi Wise (1938)
13. Honeyboy - Bloodstains on the Wall (1953)
14. Little Walter and His Jukes - Boom Boom, Out Goes the Light (1955)
15. Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - You Rascal, You (1950)
16. Champion Jack Dupree - I'm Going Down with You (1945)
17. The Stanley Brothers - Pretty Polly (1950)
18. Archibald - Stack-A-Lee Parts 1 & 2 (1950)
19. Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas" - Bob McKinney (1927)
20. G B Grayson & Henry Whitter - Rose Conley (1927)
21. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit (1938)
22. Lonnie Johnson - Got the Blues for Murder Only (1930)
23. The Delmore Brothers - The Fugitive's Lament (1935)

VA - 2013 - Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & '80s 2xCD

Soundway ‎– 046

Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs.It follows on from Soundway’s much acclaimed African ‘Special’ series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana.
Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language ‘liquid soul’, Luo benga and Swahili afrobeat to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time.
In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya’s unique contribution to afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with it’s fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands many of whom settled in East Africa - influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock ‘n’ roll riffs, elements of ‘afro’ music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha.
Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya’s past. 

Disc 1
1. The Loi-Toki-Tok Band – Ware Wa (03:35)
2. The Rift Valley Brothers – Mu-Africa (05:16)
3. Slim Ali & The Famous Hodi Boy – Watoto Nyara (05:16)
4. The Mombasa Vikings – Mama Matotoya (03:31)
5. The Lulus Band – Ngwendeire Guita (04:30)
6. Mbiri Young Stars – Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe (04:25)
7. Gatanga Boys Band – Wendo Ti Mbia (03:22)
8. Orchestre Veve Star – Nitarudia (08:56)
9. Hafusa Abasi & Slim Ali with The Yahoos Band – Sina Raha (04:51)
10. DO 7 Band – H.O. Ochiri (04:45)
11. New Gatanga Sound – Thoni Ni Caki (04:27)
12. The Lulus Band – Nana (03:59)
13. Nashil Pichen & The Eagles Lupopo – Ng'ong'a Wa Mwanjalo (03:29)
14. Orchestre Baba National – Sweet Sweet Mbombo (08:25)
15. Afro 70 – Cha-Umheja (03:12)
16. Peter Tsotsi Juma & The Eagles Lupopo – Kajo Golo Weka (04:24)

Disc 2
1. The Lulus Band – Mutumia Muriu (02:58)
2. Sophia Ben & The Eagles Lupopo – See Serere (04:15)
3. The Loi-Toki-Tok Band – Leta Ngoma (03:17)
4. Orchestre Super Volcano – Mngeni Mali Yare Yore (04:24)
5. The Rift Valley Brothers – Tiga Kurira (04:26)
6. Kalambya Boys – Kivelenge (05:38)
7. Huruma Boys Band – Teresia (05:07)
8. Gatanga Boys Band – Keep Change Kairitu (04:28)
9. The Famous Nyahururu Boys – Mwendwa (04:31)
10. Sophia Ben & The Eagles Lupopo – Pelekani (04:20)
11. Ndalani 77 Brothers – Nzaumi (04:06)
12. Afro 70 – Afrousa (Move On) (02:35)
13. Nairobi Matata Jazz – Tamba Tamba (05:41)
14. Kiratu And His Group – Yanagiria Kayo (04:41)
15. Afro 70 – Week End (04:35)
16. The Mombasa Vikings – Kibe Kibe (03:07)

VA - 2005 - Every Day Since Sixty Six / Ascension Days (When We Rise)

 Drag City ‎– 296

Plastic Crimewave's immense, amazing psychedelic music zine (almost also a comic book 'cause it's all hand lettered and drawn, and does indeed include some underground comix, as well as a feature on "psychedelic superheroes"), the one and only Galactic Zoo Dossier, returns with issue number six!! This time, you'll find interviews with quite an odd/interesting assortment of folks: Vanilla Fudge, Keith Rowe (ex-AMM), John Renbourn, and Pip Proud. Plus features and bits on psychsters old and new and heavy and obscure including Acid Mothers Temple, Debris, Stackwaddy, Rodriguez, Edgar Broughton, Uriah Heep, The Lemon Drops, Exuma, The Outsiders, etc.
And, beyond the 'zine, you get the second set of Crimewave illustrated "Damaged Guitar Gods" trading cards -- including John DuCann (Atomic Rooster), Michael Yonkers, Wally Gonzalez (Juan De La Cruz), Davy Graham, Dorothy & Helen Wiggins (The Shaggs), Erik Brann (Iron Butterfly), Erkin Koray, BoAnders Persson (Trad Gras Och Stenar) and dozens more. Pretty darn cool. Plus, that's not all: there's also a freakin' double cd compilation entitled Ascension Days When We Rise: Ultra-Rare Avant/Psych/Garage 1960's-1990. It features Acid Mothers Temple, The Heads, Six Organs Of Admittance, Miminokoto, The Hototogisu, Oneida, Michael Karoli, and a bunch more, some we've never heard of before but are eager to check out. This 'zine is just such a "turn on" regarding the underground sounds obsessed about within. Something about everything in the magazine being handwritten not only gives it more of an organic, '60s psych vibe but also utterly underscores how much of a labor of love this is, just how incredibly ENTHUSIASTIC Plastic Crimewave and Co. are about this stuff. Right on.

Disc 1 - Every Day Since Sixty Six

1. John Renbourn says...
2. To Kill a Clown
3. Song for You - Jules Blattner & the Warren Groovy All-Star Band
4. Do You Ever Think (BBC Radio Session) - Glass Menagerie
5. Rising Sun - Jim Ford
6. Untitled Track - 32nd Turnoff
7. Unknown Acetate
8. Somebody to Love (live) - Four O'Clock Balloon
9. Kelly's New Song - Skog
10. I'm a Man (live) - The Bitter End
11. Smokestack Lightning (live) - Michael (Yonkers) & the Mumbles
12. Pippi Longstocking - Tool
13. Weird House - In Time
14. I Am Your Hour - Sound Company
15. You'll Lose - The New Bag
16. Plima - Indexi
17. Hole in My Shadow - Denny Gerrard
18. I've Just Seen You - Act of Creation
19. Recess - Heavy Gunz Industries
20. I Want You to Know - A Little Bit of Sound
21. Oklahoma Cotton Candy - Barking Geckos
22. To Be One - Electric Funeral
23. Silver Mode Test - Henry Flynt
24. Message from the Man in the Saucer - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
25. Mutant Dance Craze - Partners in Wonder
26. Galactus speaks...

Disc 2 - Ascension Days When We Rise

1. Unsolicited Salutations
2. Darkstar Blues - Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
3. Melting Point - Oneida
4. No Title - Monostripe
5. Caress of Steel (live) - Hototogisu
6. Arayuru (live) - Miminokoto
7. I'm Coming Home (live) - Chris Connelly & Plastic Crimewave Sound
8. Words Going Around Then You're Fucked - Sawdust Caesars
9. ...And There You Go - (Sounds of) Kaleidoscope
10. Corpses Flicker (live) - Clyde Federal
11. You Took Me by Surprise - The Heads
12. Live at Barbican Center - Michael Karoli & Sofortkontakt
13. One Cut - Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty Duo
14. Leader Soldier - Children's Hour
15. And the Wind Did Blow - The Cherry Blossoms
16. Dragonflies to Find - Singleman Affair
17. Drinking with Jack - Six Organs of Admittance
18. Naad - The Joy Poppers
19. Red-Split - Psychic Ills
20. The Ancient One speaks...

VA - 2017 - Follow the Sun CD

 Anthology Recordings ‎– 017

Follow The Sun compiles twenty cuts dug from dusty bins by Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring) and Keith Abrahamsson (Founder / Head of A&R at Anthology Recordings and Mexican Summer) surveying the sought after sound of Australia’s lesser — and greater — known moments of ‘70s rock, folk, and their in-between offspring. Follow The Sun filters the sublime and sometimes subversive psychedelic airwaves transmitted around the world from America’s terrestrial platforms during the golden age of gentle, exploratory FM through a distinctly Australian lens.
Independent labels and recording studios proliferated across Australia during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, while major labels simultaneously scoured the furthest reaching corners of the continent to foster new approaches in making music. With both indies and majors ultimately compelled to uncover the almighty single, the fringe was frequently explored for “crossover” sounds. This engendered a creative freedom amongst artists that mirrored the open-ended mood of the times. Anything was possible.

 Tracklist
1     –Dave Douglas      Follow The Sun     3:31
2     –Andy Armstrong      Riverboat     2:58
3     –Mata Hari      Easy     2:39
4     –Marian Henderson     First Boy I Loved     6:50
5     –Flock      Spirit Move Within Me     4:12
6     –Megan Sue Hicks     Hey, Can You Come Out And Play     3:16
7     –Autumn      Kill My World     7:23
8     –Australia     Knowing That You're There     3:33
9     –Moonlight      Am I Really Here     4:13
10     –Gary Shearston     Witnessing     4:08
11     –Tidewater     Wild Horse Plains     3:58
12     –Shepherd      Whispering Pines     4:46
13     –Cathie O'Sullivan     The Orange Tree     3:31
14     –Steve Warner      Cement River     4:28
15     –Paul Adolphus     Good Morning     3:46
16     –Doug Ashdown     Something Strange     3:30
17     –Trevor McNamara     Country Corn     3:42
18     –Billy Green     This Must Be The End     4:12
19     –Catmando      Today's The First Day Of Your Life     3:31

VA - 2013 - Enjoy the Experience Homemade Records 1958-1992

 Sinecure Books ‎– 5100

Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958-1992 is the inaugural offering from Sinecure Books, the publishing company that Now-Again’s Egon co-founded with Johan Kugelberg. Packaged as a hardcover, and weighing in at 512 pages, it is the most comprehensive overview of the American “private press” movement from the latter half of the 20th Century that could possibly be assembled. We’re pleased to be distributing a 2CD/2LP anthology of psych, funk, folk, jazz, lounge, disco, boogie and just-plain-weirdness culled from the the book’s selections.
Take note: this is not a novelty freak show. Contained in this anthology are examples of some of the most highly regarded rock, soul, jazz, funk and singer/songwriter albums from the 60s through the early 80s. From the awkward-yet-talented to the genius-yet-bizarre, one thing unites all musicians presented here: they sincerely hoped to become stars, they committed themselves to record, and they left themselves vulnerable to an industry not understanding of nuance, not appreciative of character. While Enjoy The Experience the book details a forceful American cultural experience that stands in juxtaposition to the mainstream even as its creators attempted to infiltrate it, Enjoy The Experience the album shows the breadth of American creativity in a compelling, start-to-finish listen. Not all of it is easy to digest, but this music is essential to the 20th century American experience.

 Tracklist
1-1     –The Muzzy Band     Intro (Excerpt)    
1-2     –The Invaders      Spacing Out    
1-3     –Sherry Emata     Heaven On Their Minds    
1-4     –Ray Torske     666    
1-5     –Carol-Leigh & Hank Mindlin     Inquire Within    
1-6     –Gary Schneider     Cast Your Fate To The Wind & The Breeze & I    
1-7     –Médico Doktor Vibes     Diska Limba Man    
1-8     –33 1/3      Monkey Bridge    
1-9     –Michael Farneti     ESP Switch    
1-10     –Gary Wilson     6.4 = Make Out    
1-11     –Silk & Silver     Elton John Medley    
1-12     –Jade      Music Slave    
1-13     –Joe E.      Come On Sign    
2-1     –Ray Harlowe And Gyp Fox     Gettin Keyed    
2-2     –Cleo McNett     Snap    
2-3     –The Silhouettes      Lunar Invasion    
2-4     –Arcesia     White Panther    
2-5     –Boa      Never Come Back    
2-6     –Stephen David Heitkotter     Cadillac Woman    
2-7     –Dennis The Fox     Piledriver    
2-8     –Bob Harrison     Why Dont You Do Right    
2-9     –Circuit Rider     Old Time Feeling    
2-10     –Russ Saul     Just To Say Goodbye    
2-11     –Vinny Roma     Ah, Music

VA - 2013 - Drop On Down In Florida 2xCD

 Sinecure Books ‎– 5100

Based on four years of fieldwork throughout the state, the florida folk life program released the two-album, 27-track lp “drop on down in florida” in 1981. the album was intended to highlight african american music traditions for a statewide public audience, blues and sacred traditions in particular. in recent years, the folklife program sought the opportunity to produce an expanded reissue of the album that would include previously unissued fieldwork recordings and photos. drawing upon extensive fieldwork materials now housed in the state archives of florida, the expanded reissue includes nearly 80 previously-unreleased minutes of music on 28 new tracks, plus numerous photos documenting the musicians and communities that perpetuated these traditions
notable among the previously unreleased tracks are additional musical selections and personal narratives from one-string musician moses williams, four-shape-note sacred harp singing from an african american community in the florida panhandle, and recordings from the richard williams family in the blues and gospel-blues traditions. the reissue also includes new track notes from respected music scholars david evans and doris j. dyen; reflective essays from past and present folklorists with the florida folklife program, including peggy a. bulger, dwight devane, doris j. dyen, and blaine waide; and an extensive essay on african american one-string instrument traditions by david evans
the 2012 edition of “drop on down in florida: field recordings of african american traditional music 1977–1980,” highlights the significance of the previously unreleased material. in addition, it calls attention to the importance of the original lp and makes its contents available once again, this time to a larger audience

Disc 1: 

1. Robert Dennis – Early One Foggy Morning2. Robert Dennis – Boogie3. Robert Dennis – Questionnaire Blues4. Robert Dennis – Mean Mistreater Blues5. Richard Williams – Tain't But The One Thing That Grieves My Mind6. Richard Williams – Baby Please Don't Go7. Richard Williams – Old Forty8. Ella Mae Wilson & Richard Williams – Careless Love9. Ella Mae Wilson & Richard Williams – Polk County Blues10. Willie Gillard – Polk County Blues11. Emmett Murray – Old-Time Rounders12. Emmett Murray – She's A Fool, She Ain't Got No Sense13. Emmett Murray – Mobile Blues14. Emmett Murray – I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole15. Emmett Murray – I'll Find My Way16. Emmett Murray – Drinkin' Bad Bad Whiskey17. Moses Williams – I'm From Itta Bena, Mississippi18. Moses Williams – Rolling And Tumbling19. Moses Williams – Sitting On Top Of The World20. Moses Williams – Mama Got More Out Of Me Away From Home21. Moses Williams – I Was Natalie Roberta's Son22. Moses Williams – Harmonica Solo23. Moses Williams – Harmonica "Hustle"24. Moses Williams – The Train25. Moses Williams – Catfish Blues26. Moses Williams – Come Back Baby27. Moses Williams – Apple Farm Blues28. Moses Williams – I3 Highway29. Moses Williams – Which Way Did My Baby Go?
Disc 2: 

1. Johnny Brown – That's All Right2. Johnny Brown – Precious Lord, Take My Hand3. Johnny Brown – Will The Circle Be Unbroken4. Johnny Brown – He Got The Whole World In His Hand5. Johnny Brown – I Don't Know What I'd Do Without The Lord6. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – Motherless Children7. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – Do, Lord, Remember Me8. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – Trial In Judgement9. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – When The Saints Go Marching In (When The Moon Go Down In Blood)10. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – You Got To Move11. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – I Knew It Was The Blood12. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – In The Morning13. Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams & Richard Williams – He's A Battle Axe14. Testerina Primitive Baptist Church – I Don't Know What I'd Do Without The Lord / Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep? (The Weeping Savior)15. Miccosukee Church Of God And Prophecy – Altar Call / Prayer / He Set Me Free16. Florida - Alabama Progressive Seven-Shape Note Singing Convention – God's Gonna Set The World On Fire17. Florida - Alabama Progressive Seven-Shape Note Singing Convention – Inside The Pearly Gates18. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – The Old Ship Of Zion19. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – Florida Storm20. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – Service Of The Lord21. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – Sweet Morning22. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed23. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – Pisgah24. Southeast Alabama And Florida Union Sacred Harp Singing Convention – Parting Hand

VA - 2009 - Anatolia Rocks: A Musical Trip Through Turkey 1963-1983

 Worldwild Production ‎– 001

VA - 2015 - The Sigh of Silver Strings from Suvannabhumi LP

 Little Axe Records ‎– 013 

During the 1800s, various Western stringed instruments came to Burma by means of traders, explorers, and colonizers. These instruments - the acoustic slide guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin, and zither - were quickly and ingeniously adapted to the intricacies of Burmese music. The music draws from Burma’s rich vocal tradition, and the centuries-old royal repertoire of the Burmese harp and xylophone. Recorded and produced by Rick Heizman.

Track Listing
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[01/10] Wunna Paba (Brave Princess) (Unknown) (5:11) 320 kbps 13.08 MB
[02/10] Aung Mingalar (Aim for Success) (Unknown) (5:53) 320 kbps 14.70 MB
[03/10] Mingalar Byo Nyunt (Auspicious Beginnings) (Unknown) (4:45) 320 kbps 12.10 MB
[04/10] Moe Thet Lay Hnin (Rain and Wind) (Unknown) (3:36) 320 kbps 9.47 MB
[05/10] Mya Man Giri (Palace at Mandalay Hill) (Unknown) (2:17) 320 kbps 6.44 MB
[06/10] Pa Day Thar (Variety is the Spice of Life) (Unknown) (3:42) 320 kbps 9.67 MB
[07/10] Chit Hnin Mhon Mhon (Lovely Snows) (Unknown) (4:31) 320 kbps 11.56 MB
[08/10] Tha Phyan (Poem) (Unknown) (5:25) 320 kbps 13.63 MB
[09/10] De Saung Hayman (A Gloomy Winter) (U Ohn Lwin, U Kyi & U Tin) (4:03) 320 kbps 10.50 MB
[10/10] Mann Taung Let Yar (Lore of Mandalay Hill) (U Sein Khin Lay) (6:55) 320 kbps 17.05 MB

Total number of files: 10
Total size of files: 118.26 MB
Total playing time: 46:18

Ulaan Passerine - 2016 - The Great Unwinding 2xCS

 Worstward Recordings ‎– none

Ulaan Passerine is a psychedelic folk / drone project of San Francisco based musician Steven R. Smith (also known for Ulaan Khol, Ulaan Markhor, Hala Strana and Mirza).

VA - 2008 - The George Mitchell Collection Vol. 1-45 7xCD

  Fat Possum Records ‎– none

Originally issued last winter as a voluminous limited edition vinyl set, a big chunk of the material collected by country blues-zealot George Mitchell now is available as a 6-CD package (with a fat, fact-packed booklet), along with an added seventh bonus disc.

Catching the blues bug early and inspired by Sam Charter’s groundbreaking The Country Blues book, a teenage Mitchell spent his Christmas school break in Memphis in 1961 and, beginning with Memphis Jug Band leader Will Shade, began a 20-year odyssey recording and photographing a treasure trove of one-time stars, local legends and retired heroes of the strictly acoustic and vividly elemental idiom. It’s a hypnotic and constantly spellbinding music, especially in the hands of such exemplars of the genre as Buddy Moss, Big Joe Williams, Sleepy John Estes, Fred McDowell and Furry Lewis, to cite only a few of the more well known musicians represented here. Some of Mitchell’s discoveries, such as Jessie Mae Hemphill, RL Burnside and Othar Turner, even went on to have successful careers. It goes without saying that it’s priceless to have these great-sounding recordings in circulation rather than gathering dust in some curator’s catalogue. The music is that extraordinary.

Tarawangsawelas - 2017 - Wanci

Morphine Records ‎– 032

 Tarawangsawelas is a musical duo from Bandung, performing mainly a modern and contemporary version of Tarawangsa, the sacred music from Sundanese West Java, ultimately joined by their teacher and maestro Pak Pupung Supena together with Pak Jaja on Sekalipon. Wanci is a minimalist, cosmic album composed with a careful contemporary interpretation of one of the most mystical and spiritual genres in Indonesia.
Composed and performed by Tarawangsawelas, except Sekalipun (Traditional) featuring Tarawangsa Sunda Lugina. Produced, Mixed and Arranged by Rabih Beaini. Mastered by Neel, Rome.

VA - 2018 - Music From Yemen Arabia: Sanaani, Laheji, Adeni CD

 Sub Rosa – none

Sub Rosa present Music From Yemen Arabia: Sanaani, Laheji, Adeni And Samar a reissue of both Music From Yemen Arabia: Samar and Music From Yemen Arabia: Sanaani, Laheji, Adeni, recorded by Ragnar Johnson and Jessica Mayer in 1973. These songs originate from the city of Sanaa, the sheikdom of Lahej and the port of Aden. Samar is the delicious, luxury time when people gather for relaxation, refreshment, and music. This record contains oudh playing, percussion, and singing from Yemen. The three Kawkabani brothers sing traditional poems and play oudh (lute), double drums, tambourine, and, occasionally, the kanoun (zither). The oudh player Hassan al Zabeede and his double drum playing brother sing songs in the Lahej style and were recorded in Taez.

Tracklisting
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1. (00:22:43) Abdul, Mohammed And Saad Kawkaban - A'Zaffer Sanaa Wedding Song
2. (00:05:15) Hassan Al Zabeede - Ana Mush Areemak
3. (00:07:46) Hassan Al Zabeede - Tabal Samar
4. (00:05:37) Hassan Zubeede - Leish Teguib
5. (00:11:17) Hassan Zubeede - Keef Faiah
6. (00:12:38) Kawkabani Brothers - You Said That You Would Forget Me
7. (00:06:53) Kawkabani Brothers - Wa Seed Ana Lak Min Al Khodan
8. (00:10:32) Saad Al Kawkabani - Ya Sabooh Al Enab
9. (00:06:02) The Kawkabanis - Wa Mogarred Bi Wadi Aldoore
10. (00:07:01) The Three Kawkabani Brothers - Al Sabah

Playing Time.........: 01:35:44
Total Size...........: 175.97 MB

Mdou Moctar - 2017 - Sousoume Tamachek

Sahel Sounds ‎– 043 

Music for desert picnics. Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar delves into his more sensitive side with a minimal studio recording of dreamy ballads. Thumping calabash, droning guitars, and vocal overdubs evoke an imagined desert soundscape. All instruments and vocals performed by Mdou only, creating a very personal and auteur sessions. Emotive and introspective, exploring themes of religion, spirituality, and matters of the heart.

After his underground success on the pirate mp3 networks of West Africa with his first release, the psychedelic autotuned “Anar,” (2008) he was featured on the Sahel Sounds compilation “Music from Saharan Cellphones” (2011) and launched a successful touring career. In 2012, Mdou relocated from his village to Agadez, the center of Niger’s guitar scene, and formed his band. Over the past years, he has become well known on the international circuit, playing high energy electrified music in festivals and clubs across Europe and North America. In 2013, he released his first international album, “Afelan,” rocking and raw sessions recorded live in Niger. In 2015, he starred in the first ever Tuareg language film, “Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red In It,” a Nigerien remake of “Purple Rain.”

In the past years, Tuareg rock music, particularly that of Niger, has gotten faster. There is a preference for this new sound - both in the raucous weddings of Agadez and in Berlin rock clubs. The wavering guitar solos, rapid fire drums and heavy distortion has become characteristic of the contemporary sound. For Mdou, this was not always the case. Self taught in a religious region that eschewed the guitar, Mdou was forced to learn music in secret. And when he did begin to play, there were no weddings or festivities. His early oeuvre was developed to play at informal private sessions with his friends. In these “takits” or picnics, Mdou and his friends would pass the lazy days together sitting under a tree, drinking tea, laughing, and singing songs.

For his new record, Mdou revisits this “music for desert picnics,” taking his compositions from his youth, and bringing them to the studio (his repertoire of “takit” songs were never recorded and only exist on warbly cassette recordings compressed into low quality mp3s). From love ballads (“Nikali Talit”), religious praise (“Ilmouloud”), to life counsel (“Amidini”), the songs are intensely personal, both in content and in structure. Constructed around the guitar, Mdou plays everything on the album in lush layered overdubs, singing both call and response vocals, playing rhythm guitar, and drumming on the calabash. Produced in collaboration with Christopher Kirkley (Sahel Sounds) and longtime associate Jesse Johnson (Boomarm Nation), the light touch pays respect to the origin of these ballads. The result is a very different side of Mdou Moctar, that of quiet introspection, lifted out of memory for one last time.

Maestro Ilaiyaraaja & The Electronic Pop Sound Of Kollywood - 2011 - Solla Solla CD

Finders Keepers Records ‎– 041

Tell me it's not a surprise to flip from the yahooing wildman on the front cover of this album to a current photograph of the composer, a mild-looking, traditionally-dressed, balding gentleman, respected composer of devotional music and soundtracks for Tamil movies. "Give me half an hour," he once said, "and I can finish a film." Finders Keepers/B-Music has boiled six years of his career down to a single 16-track playlist, describing their selection as "heav[y] dancefloor friendly electronic pop", so his quieter side is downplayed, and instead we have something closer to the nutty and energetic idea of filmi music that turned up in the opening credits of Ghost World -- a daggy and inventive go-for-broke landscape, stuffed with drama and orchestras, extravagant as opera, peopled with come-hither men and female vamps who trill high like Asha Bhosle. "Oh dohling!" croons one of them. "Don't tickle me!"

VA - 2015 - Shirley Inspired 3xCD

 Earth ‎– 003 

An album of Shirley Collins covers featuring contributions from Graham Coxon, Lee Ranaldo, Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas (Bonnie Prince Billy), Stewart Lee, Eric Chenaux, Josephine Foster, Johnny Flynn, Stuart Estell, Trembling Bells and many more..
“Her music did kick off for me a whole sort of… renewed passion or interest or love of my own country’s music. Thank you Shirley!” – Graham Coxon
“Shirley has kept us in the loops of unexpired lyric power, sibling collaboration, and musical continuance and heritage. And what a smile.” – Will Oldham
“Even though I am a folk fan, I like lots of different music and Shirley’s in the top ten of all artists for me, irrespective of what they’re supposed to be classified as.”- Stewart Lee
“Shirley is deserving of every accolade that’s thrown at her… she’s the best.” – Linda Thompson
“There are these unique voices, these unique songs that would not have survived if it were not for Shirley… she has kept that entire tradition alive.” – Alan Moore
Earth Recordings are extremely proud to announce the release of ‘Shirley Inspired’. July 2015 will see Shirley Collins celebrate her 80th year – an age that would seem frankly ridiculous for a woman as spritely as her, had it not been for all she’s achieved. From her seminal field-recording trip to America to her lauded musical career; from her role as historian and protector of the folk tradition, to the very fact that this record can exist – more than half a century after her career began – all of these things are testament to the breadth of her influence.And so we arrive at ‘Shirley Inspired’. It would be almost lazy to the talk about the resurgence of folk music or the ‘new folk’ sound – the recordings found here are so much more than that. This is the very essence of folk – songs handed down from person to person, interpreted by modern musicians – as a way of keeping these songs alive.
Make no mistake these are modern versions; we’ve the soulful dirge of Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas’ ‘Pretty Saro’; the rabble-rousing minimalism of Stewart Lee (yes him) and Stuart Estell’s ‘Polly On The Shore’; the prism-like vocals of Ela Stiles’ ‘Murder of Maria Marten’… even Graham Coxon’s traditional affair evokes something altogether more rebellious, his clawing, feral style is much in evidence here. This compilation was an inheritance of sorts: borne to us from the kickstarter appeal that funded ‘The Ballad of Shirley Collins’ – a film that is currently being made about the First Lady of Folk Music’s life. We here at Earth now have the privilege of giving these songs a tangible existence in the shape of this special recording.
The woman herself had this to say: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of the singers and musicians who responded to the invitation to be part of the Shirley Inspired collection. Their choice of songs is fascinating, the interpretations of them fresh and various, beautiful and sometimes challenging! Listening to these recreations shows me again that English folk music has timeless power and significance.”

Track Listing
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[01/45] Pretty Saro (Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas) (4:29) 320 kbps 10.41 MB
[02/45] Richie's Story (Trembling Bells) (3:46) 320 kbps 8.78 MB
[03/45] Polly On The Shore (Stewart Lee & Stuart Estell) (4:10) 320 kbps 9.68 MB
[04/45] Rambleaway (Johnny Flynn) (4:03) 320 kbps 9.41 MB
[05/45] The Plains Of Waterloo (Lee Ranaldo) (8:16) 320 kbps 19.06 MB
[06/45] A Blacksmith Courted Me (Alasdair Roberts and David McGuinness) (3:33) 320 kbps 8.29 MB
[07/45] Cruel Mother (Graham Coxon) (7:01) 320 kbps 16.20 MB
[08/45] Locks and Bolts (Meg Baird) (3:20) 320 kbps 7.78 MB
[09/45] The Blacksmith (Angel Olsen) (4:33) 320 kbps 10.55 MB
[10/45] The Murder of Maria Marten (Ela Stiles) (5:48) 320 kbps 13.43 MB
[11/45] Just As The Tide Was Flowing (Stuart Estell) (7:02) 320 kbps 16.26 MB
[12/45] Hares On The Mountain (Bonnie Dobson and The Lords of Thyme) (2:57) 320 kbps 6.91 MB
[13/45] Polly Vaughan (Rachael Dadd) (3:17) 320 kbps 7.65 MB
[14/45] Love Is Pleasing (Josephine Foster) (4:10) 320 kbps 9.68 MB
[15/45] Edi Beo (The Owl Service and Laura Cannell) (3:35) 320 kbps 8.37 MB
[16/45] Banks of The Bann (Jackie Oates) (3:12) 320 kbps 7.46 MB
[17/45] Shepherd's Arise (Crying Lion) (3:10) 320 kbps 7.39 MB
[18/45] The Blacksmith (Ned Oldham) (4:08) 320 kbps 9.63 MB
[19/45] Poor Murdered Woman (Ulver) (4:45) 320 kbps 11.04 MB
[20/45] Go From My Window (Sally Timms With The Mini Mekons) (2:56) 320 kbps 6.87 MB
[21/45] It Was Pleasant and Delightful (Chris Joynes) (2:58) 320 kbps 6.93 MB
[22/45] Gilderoy (Heart's Delight) (Sharron Kraus) (4:07) 320 kbps 9.57 MB
[23/45] Adieu To All Judges And Juries (Joe Murphy) (2:43) 320 kbps 6.37 MB
[24/45] Proud Maisrie (Slate Islands) (3:10) 320 kbps 7.41 MB
[25/45] Charlie (Sophie Williams) (2:13) 320 kbps 5.24 MB
[26/45] Long Years Ago (Rozi Plain) (3:41) 320 kbps 8.58 MB
[27/45] Geordie (Paul Smith) (4:36) 320 kbps 10.68 MB
[28/45] Oxford Girl (Olivia Chaney) (3:51) 320 kbps 8.98 MB
[29/45] My False True Love (Orlando and Tom Furse) (5:43) 320 kbps 13.23 MB
[30/45] Dearest Dear (Barbarossa) (3:42) 320 kbps 8.60 MB
[31/45] Cambridgeshire May Carol (Belbury Poly) (2:41) 320 kbps 6.31 MB
[32/45] Just As The Tide Was Flowing (Eric Chenaux) (3:43) 320 kbps 8.66 MB
[33/45] Never Again (Tunng and Farao) (3:40) 320 kbps 8.54 MB
[34/45] Just As The Tide Was Flowing (Findlay Brown) (3:05) 320 kbps 7.20 MB
[35/45] Adieu to Old England (Jack Sharp) (3:13) 320 kbps 7.52 MB
[36/45] My Bonnie Boy (Miz Stafani) (3:51) 320 kbps 8.98 MB
[37/45] Turpin Hero (Marco Pirroni and Jen Vix) (2:53) 320 kbps 6.75 MB
[38/45] The Unquiet Grave (Rosemary Lippard) (4:14) 320 kbps 9.83 MB
[39/45] Greenwood Laddie (Sam Gleaves) (3:59) 320 kbps 9.27 MB
[40/45] The Murder Of Allen Bain (Elle Osbourne) (6:19) 320 kbps 14.60 MB
[41/45] Bad Girl (Ruby) (5:26) 320 kbps 12.60 MB
[42/45] The Bold Fisherman (Rob St John) (6:23) 320 kbps 14.76 MB
[43/45] T- Devil (MV & EE) (8:45) 320 kbps 20.18 MB
[44/45] Barbara Allen / Idumea (Susan Stenger) (7:12) 320 kbps 16.63 MB
[45/45] Adieu To Old England (Paul Armfield) (4:02) 320 kbps 9.38 MB

Total number of files: 45
Total size of files: 451.90 MB
Total playing time: 194:21