Rodion G.A., Look Blue Go Purple, Santana, Led Zeppelin, Im & Count Ossie, Johnny Osbourne, Biota, Doug Rauch, Pharoah Sanders, Nathaniel Bettis, Cher Jey, Angel Bat Dawid, Sleater-Kinney, more
This post makes me extremely happy. I was bouncing around the Substack here because I was certain that you'd written about Don Cherry's "Summer House Sessions" and "Organic Music Theater" albums, two records that sound fantastic even when nothing else does. (Right now I can't stop singing, "oh Ganessssh/iiiiis/an elephant..." from the latter album.)
That particular Biota record is still my go-to example when I try to explain to people just how otherworldly music can truly sound when you go out of your way to make it that way. I like all the Biotas and all the Mnemonists, but I still love "Almost Never" the very, very tippy-top best. And the Mike Patton/Mr. Bungle mini-post make me actually Laugh Out Lord (er, Loud), especially that photo! I've been listening to the "Who Cares Anyway" podcast from Will York (basically a way to give airing to the many interviews he did that didn't get into the book), and there's a great one with Trey Spruance, who sounds like a very righteous dude. And I was thinking, "Hmmm, maybe I'm remembering Mr. Bungle too harshly..." I got 1.5 songs into Disco Volante, and, well, that's enough for another 10 years!
This post makes me extremely happy. I was bouncing around the Substack here because I was certain that you'd written about Don Cherry's "Summer House Sessions" and "Organic Music Theater" albums, two records that sound fantastic even when nothing else does. (Right now I can't stop singing, "oh Ganessssh/iiiiis/an elephant..." from the latter album.)
That particular Biota record is still my go-to example when I try to explain to people just how otherworldly music can truly sound when you go out of your way to make it that way. I like all the Biotas and all the Mnemonists, but I still love "Almost Never" the very, very tippy-top best. And the Mike Patton/Mr. Bungle mini-post make me actually Laugh Out Lord (er, Loud), especially that photo! I've been listening to the "Who Cares Anyway" podcast from Will York (basically a way to give airing to the many interviews he did that didn't get into the book), and there's a great one with Trey Spruance, who sounds like a very righteous dude. And I was thinking, "Hmmm, maybe I'm remembering Mr. Bungle too harshly..." I got 1.5 songs into Disco Volante, and, well, that's enough for another 10 years!
Anyway, miss you, Fuzz-O! Hope you're well.